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Diary of an Innkeeper (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
You will have seen on the news how the G20 have been at Fairmont this weekend. We have had some great business from it as well as, I'm sure the other restaurants in the area have. This is such a boost for Fife and St Andrews. We launched our new autumn menus on Wednesday and the restaurant and bar feedback has been brilliant , Richard has introduced some great old style dishes with a modern twist Fresh...
Nipper News (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/6508550/Children-get-lift-to-school-on-96-second-flight.html Children living on a remote Scottish island are getting a lift to school on what is said to be the world’s shortest flight. The plane journey from Papa Westray to Westray in the Orkney Islands takes just 96 seconds, covering a distance of little over a mile. Six teenagers are to...
Dunedin Napier News (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
By Leroy Carter Edinburgh’s top chefs may be salivating over the return of oysters to the Firth of Forth, but local people hope there are bigger fish to fry. Local historian, George Hackland, says the real benefit will be in the re-generation of his town and the return of prosperity to Newhaven. Newhaven used to be Scotland’s oyster [...]
dooyoo newest opinions in UK / Irel (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
a new opinion on www.dooyoo.co.uk about Maeshowe (Orkney Islands) written by llamass Maeshowe is fantastically well-preserved neolithic chambered cairn in the west of Orkney's mainland, thought to date from around 2700BC. The cairn looks like a large grassy mound from the outside and was first excavated in 1846. It is now looked ...
Dunedin Napier News (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
By Patricia Pereira Fish and chips are supposed to be one of the most typical take away dishes consumed by Scots. However, fewer than half of the population in Scotland eat the recommended two portions of fresh fish a week. Fish and shellfish are Scotland’s top exports, with a value of some £700m annually. But although Scotland [...]
Button Tree Crafts (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
I am back ~ and I had a very lovely ~ but very WET weekend ~ in the beautiful Highlands of Scotland. The hotel was just as warm and friendly as I remembered and the picture of the Buachaille Etive Mor was taken just as we arrived from our bedroom window! The weather was very typically Scottish and it rained for most of the weekend and rather unfortunately I discovered that my so called waterproof coat...
Beattie's Book Blog (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
University of Otago professor tells Craig Sisterson why his first novel is a contemporary thriller (Sisterson's article was first published in the Weekend Herald on 31 October and is reproduced here with permisson. Special thanks to Linda Herrick, Books Editor NZ Herald). Looking up at the bronze likeness of poet Robbie Burns, listening to bagpipes wafting on the chill air, Professor Liam McIlvanney...
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 26/10/2009
Scotland's top snowboarder wants to emulate Chris Hoy at 2010 Games.
Ayr Boswell FC (Free subscription) | 26/10/2009
Scores from the matches for the Ayr Boswell 11-a-side teams in the West of Scotland Youth Football League and Cups (w/e 25th October 2009) were…. Under 13s : Ayr Juniors 3 Ayr Boswell 1 (Westwire Shield) Under 14s: Ayr Boswell 6 Tarbolton 0 (League) Under 15s: Ayr Boswell 6 Southside 0 (League) Under 16s: Hurlford BC 1 Ayr Boswell 4 (Sports & Rainwear Cup Round 2) Under 17s: Ayr Boswell...
Peak Energy (Free subscription) | 25/10/2009
The Herald in Scotland has an article on the country's growing offshore wind industry - Scotland’s £30bn offshore bounty . Unbeknown to most of us, offshore wind has actually been building up a head of steam since the start of the decade. Mainland wind farms and their battles with local protesters might have seen most of the headlines, but the first few demonstration offshore farms started...
All The (Useless) Info... (Free subscription) | 25/10/2009
By Bart Forcey The need for alternative fuel sources has been a topic of hot debate and dire concern for decades. It is only as we reach points of energy catastrophe and economic peril that the issue is taken seriously. Researchers and scientists in many countries have been planning for this time with research and practice in wind farms. The United States, the European Union and the United Kingdom...
dooyoo newest opinions in UK / Irel (Free subscription) | 23/10/2009
a new opinion on www.dooyoo.co.uk about The Old Man of Hoy (Orkney Islands) written by llamass The Old Man of Hoy is the tallest sea stack in Europe at 137m and an impressive natural site for those who are sick of all the archeological sites around the Orkney Isles. Originally a headland, the sea stack is created when the force of the sea ...
ERE Blog Central | ERE Blog Network (Free subscription) | 22/10/2009
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Leaves on the Line (Free subscription) | 22/10/2009
There's a curious leader on the Scotsman tonight - Jim Murphy has warned about the dangerous rise of the BNP in Scotland, whilst other Scottish politicians have observed that the odious shower of idiots doesn't have any traction in Scotland. I'm inclined to agree with that latter sentiment, and just wondering what Labour's point is? As I've said elsewhere today, I do believe that the Labour Party is...
Dunedin Napier News (Free subscription) | 21/10/2009
By Tracy Norris Barely over 4 centimetres tall, the Orkney Venus saw daylight for the first time in 5,000 years when she was unearthed by archaeologists this summer. Found during an excavation by Historic Scotland on the Orkney island of Westray, the figure is a rare and exciting find. ot only is the charming, simplistic figurine the oldest [...]
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