Travel: Harvest Moon, Lochhouses Farm, East Lothian
A ROMANTIC break away? When it was first put to me by my other half, I nearly bit his hand off. But I acted very casual about the whole thing, a lady likes to be convinced and woo-ed, you know. He...
View ArticleThousands line the streets for Andy Murray as he returns to Dunblane
HE LEFT his home town a decade ago, a boy full of promise and dreams of – one day – returning in glory as a man who conquered all before him.And today, ten years after he departed Dunblane aged 15 for...
View ArticleOlympics parade: Freedom of Edinburgh is Sir Chris Hoy‘s biggest honour
IN TYPICAL Scottish fashion, the heavens opened minutes before Britain’s greatest ever Olympian, Sir Chris Hoy, greeted thousands of fans lining the Royal Mile in Edinburgh ahead of the city’s Olympic...
View ArticleMixed jobs news, but BoS says Scotland is showing ‘resilience’
Scotland’s economy is displaying “resilience” in the face of the global slowdown despite fresh downbeat news on the employment front.Today’s Report on Jobs from Bank of Scotland points to a further...
View ArticleDuke and Duchess of Cambridge lodge complaint over Kate photos
THE Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will today make a criminal complaint against the photographer who took topless pictures of Kate, as it emerged that a separate civil action could see the royal couple...
View ArticleGame review: Transformers: Fall of Cybertron
THE second Transformers game from High Moon Studios follows the escalating war between the Autobots and Decepticons as it tears apart their home city of Cybertron. With their world on the brink of...
View ArticleDrink: Raise a glass to online innovations including virtual viniculture and...
SOCIAL media are being used by wine companies to whip up interest in new wines and to connect with a new generation of wine lovers.One importer has created a new wine brand, Piggy Bank, specifically...
View ArticleInterview: Clare Balding, broadcaster
THROUGHOUT her childhood sports comentator Clare Balding’s mentors have been the four-legged variety. She shares their wisdom in her new biographyThough the analogy is pure cheese, it’s a dead cert...
View ArticleWonga eyes growth as profits triple
Payday lender Wonga has more than tripled its profits as it eyes expansion overseas.Accounts for the firm – which charges annualised interest rates in the thousands of per cent but claims its...
View ArticleAnalysis: Our thirst for self government may have been satisfied
THE problem for Alex Salmond made clear in these figures is that people think that Scottish devolution works and if they believe that, then why would they want go further by supporting independence?It...
View ArticleRoger Cox: After half a century, Edinburgh outdoors specialists Tiso are...
CHRIS TISO is showing me the edited highlights of the Tiso family scrapbook. There’s a black-and-white shot of his dad, Graham, standing outside his first outdoors gear store on Edinburgh’s Rodney...
View ArticleTravel: 48 hours on the Isle of Bute
A whirlind weekend on the beautiful isleFriday, 5:55pm Catch the train from Glasgow Central to the pretty Victorian station of Wemyss Bay, which doubles as the ferry terminal for the 7pm CalMac...
View ArticleGovernment agency staff withdraw £10k
An INVESTIGATION is under way after staff at the Scottish Government’s jobs agency breached policy by withdrawing cash from corporate credit cards for their own use.Seven Scottish Enterprise staff...
View ArticleShooting and fishing: Dog gone days
ANOTHER dog done gone. Not Crumpet the cocker but Mango, the amiable, affectionate and slightly batty golden (almost red really) retriever whose main trick was not retrieving.Then she’d suddenly...
View ArticleWhat Britons think
The NatCen survey took a very broad look at opinions on matters that could feasibly swing pollsSupport for welfare cutsTHERE was a dramatic slump in support for benefit claimants during the last few...
View ArticleNew English exams to be announced
NEW exams which will replace GCSEs in England’s schools are expected to be unveiled tomorrow.The UK government’s education secretary, Michael Gove, plans to introduce the qualification in 2015, which...
View ArticleGardens: Border patrol
THE breathtaking plantings at Floors Castle are sure to inspire you Stroll in to the walled garden at Floors Castle and I guarantee you will stop dead in your tracks. To the left, a ribbon of bright...
View ArticleJohn Swinney urged to be ‘bolder’ on jobs as he unveils budget plan
JOHN Swinney is under pressure from business leaders and opposition MSPs to deliver a Budget to boost investment in jobs and reduce taxes on business as Scotland’s finance secretary prepares to set out...
View ArticleViews wanted on creation of IVF babies from genes of three parents
MEMBERS of the public are being asked for their verdict on allowing the creation of IVF babies with three genetic parents.What they say could pave the way to a landmark change in the law as early as...
View ArticleBusiness interview: Mark Clare, chief executive of Barratt Developments
AS his flight descended on Edinburgh on Thursday evening Mark Clare got another reminder of the changeable weather that greets many a visitor.The following day we’re enjoying some sunshine, but Clare...
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