It Is What It Is (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago
I'll never get off this sodding planet! No flights can leave the planet from Scotland until the law is changed! This is what the president of Virgin Galactic , Will Whitehorn , is saying in a news . It's a shame, he says Lossiemouth is just right, and it's reasonably handy for me, but because of the stupid laws I'll be stuck here on Earth and probably end up crushed to death by Lord Sacks' offspring...
OberonHouston (Free subscription) | yesterday
I've always been irritated with the way Gordon Brown has always loudly boasted about Labour's record tax and spend come debt record in office. So where does this get us? Well, not very far if your involved in the Search & Rescue unit at RAF Lossiemouth. The stupid decisions didn't stop at the TA it seems. So, one more time, where is all the money going? As the BBC reports tonight on the RAF Search...
Buzzin Music Blog (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
One of Scotland’s most respected bands Trashcan Sinatras have announced a UK tour that will take place in November, kicking off in Glasgow on November 12th at the Oran Mor and finishing a week later at London’s Bloomsbury Theatre. Trashcan’s will be supported on all the dates by fellow Scottish band The Seventeenth Century, a band [...]
Andrew Reeves' running blog (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
53 Threshers shops out of the 219 across Scotland are now to close down. There will be 373 closures across the UK out of a total of 1,300 shops which will affect all of First Quench's brands including Threshers, Wine Rack, Haddows, Bottoms Up and Victoria Wine. As most people know the parent company, First Quench went into administration just last month and have appointed KPMG as their administrator,...
SAOIRSE32 (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
BBC The dissident republican group Republican Action Against Drugs (RAAD) is partly responsible for the increase in paramilitary-style attacks in Derry, according to the IMC . In its latest report, the Independent Monitoring Commission referred to the "growth of vigilante organisations which claim to want to 'clean-up' (their term) anti-social behaviour". The IMC said these groups - which...
Insurance Daily (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
Towergate Partnership has expanded its presence in Scotland with the acquisition of Money Wise (Scotland) Limited, which has offices in Banff and Buckie. The firm’s 15 staff and directors have transferred to Towergate and the team will continue to be led by managing director, Bruce Law. Money Wise controls premiums of over £3.5 million and [...]
My Nairn (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
It just wouldn’t stop raining on Sunday – and the result was a lot of flooding across North and North East Scotland, as the BBC reports: The following roads are closed: • The A96 at Huntly. • The A97 at Deveron Bridge. • The A920 Dufftown to Huntly road. • The B993 Kemnay to Monnymusk road. • The B977 Esht to [...]
Luxist (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
The latest release from Scotland 's famed Speyside distillery The Balvenie is a limited edition 17 year old single malt finished in Madeira casks. Matured in traditional oak and finished in casks previously used to make fortified Madeira wine, the whisky is rich and aromatic with flavors of spice and dried fruit. Each year The Balvenie Malt Master David Stewart uses different cask types and mature...
Keith Robinson's blog (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
Friday’s meeting of the Wiltshire Assembly seemed to go well; there was a good spirit about the place. Several people from the voluntary sector and the Economic Partnership spoke about our ‘Action for Wiltshire’ in response to the recession, and this showed what we can achieve through the Assembly by working together. Our keynote speaker was Roger Levett, who gave a provocative talk...
Pyatshaw Papillons (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
Mo. Tass. I travelled up the 145 miles to Lossiemouth on Saturday to the Open show with 4 dogs. People say I must be daft, and they could be right, but I reckon the dog people up there have to travel at least similar distances to atttend shows and many a lot farther. My day started with the alarm at 4am and setting off at 5.---I always have breakfast before setting out! It was dark for more than half...
The Observer (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
Hundreds evacuated, motorists stranded and coastguard called in as heavy rain strikes north-east Several hundred people, including residents of a care home, have been evacuated from their homes after torrential rain caused heavy flooding across north-east Scotland. The downpours yesterday forced emergency services to rescue scores of residents in the worst-affected towns of Stonehaven and Huntly,...
Andrew Reeves' running blog (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
The recent heavy rain, especially yesterday where in Aberdeen 39mm and in Edinburgh 32mm fell in the 12 hours from 6am to 6pm yesterday has caused havoc in the North East of Scotland with the main rail line between Edinburgh and Aberdeen has now closed. The centre of Stonehaven in Aberdeenshire (where the Edinburgh to Aberdeen rail line goes through) is underwater after the rivers Cowie and Carron...
Only Just Offside... (Free subscription) | 01/11/2009
First published in Sons View , 02 February 2008, Dumbarton -v- Elgin Dumbarton supporters are a pretty well travelled lot. Well, the ones I know are. Judging from the reports in Sons View ’s regular ‘Fan of the Week’ slot, there’s a fair degree of mileage involved in being a really dedicated follower of the Mighty DFC. Ross County ’s ground is one of those more often mentioned...
Open Democracy (Free subscription) | 30/10/2009
The wave of arrests in Iran that followed the presidential election of 12 June 2009 means that many more Iranians are now experiencing the brutal treatment already endured by thousands of their fellow citizens. For the repressive response to the civic uprising that followed the shocking declaration of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's landslide victory has many precedents in the thirty-year history of the Islamic...
Helmand Blog - Afghanistan (Free subscription) | 28/10/2009
While Army Warrant Officer Class 2 Mark Boardman is helping to improve the infrastructure in Helmand province, his brother, RAF pilot Flight Lieutenant Richard Boardman, is flying overhead in the Tornado GR4, providing tactical reconnaissance to troops on the ground. WO2 Mark Boardman, aged 36, is in the Royal Engineers. He is currently based at Lashkar Gah with the Helmand Provincial Reconstruction...
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