The Herald (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
It is perhaps more a reflection of the prosperous era in which he operated rather than a judgement of his undoubted talent that Tommy Burns was only capped eight times for Scotland. As he prepares to earn his 40th international cap at the age of 24, Darren Fletcher acknowledges as much.
The Herald (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008
Darren Fletcher will captain Scotland and earn his 40th cap in Saturday’s World Cup qualifier against Norway at Hampden Park.
Times of the Internet (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008
EDINBURGH, Scotland, Oct. 8 (UPI) -- About 40 percent of passenger trains in Scotland were canceled Tuesday as the union representing signalmen began a 24-hour strike. All First ScotRail service north of Perth was suspended, The Scotsman reported. The Rail Maritime & Transport Union began the walkout at noon. The union threatens to strike for a second 24-hour period beginning noon Thursday if talks...
Celebrity Baby Blog (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
Ross Kinnaird/Getty Irish pop singer Ronan Keating and his son Jack, 9 ½, stand near the 17th hole during the second round of The Alfred Dunhill Links Championship at The Old Course on Friday in St. Andrews, Scotland. Former Boyzone member Ronan, 31, and wife Yvonne Connelly are also parents...
Environmental History News (Free subscription) | 04/10/2008
Battleby Conference Centre, by Perth, Tuesday 28th October, 2008. The Scottish Woodland History Discussion Group will hold its annual conference on 28 October. This year's theme is related to the 50th anniversary of the publication of Steven and Carlisle's seminal book The Pinewoods of Scotland. The papers presented cover a wide range of aspects related to the history of the pine woods of Scotland...
Adventures of Bluedog (Free subscription) | 26/09/2008
I really enjoyed the opening concert from the BBC Scottish Symphony on BBC2 Scotland last night, broadcast live from Glasgow. There were a few patchy moments, and we could not hear Karen Cargill very well, but I wish we could have more coverage like this. Last year, the BBC covered this concert where The Planets was [...]
Europe A La Carte Blog (Free subscription) | 25/09/2008
Good - reasonable rates (£35 for a single room on Saturday in September 2008), friendly staff, spacious, comfortable rooms, good breakfast, free upgrade to twin room. Bad - my bedroom appeared to have boxed in plumbing pipes which meant every time water was used in my room and an adjacent room that it was quite noisy. [...]
ConservativeHome's Seats & Candidat (Free subscription) | 23/09/2008
Peter Lyburn has been adopted for one of Scotland's most marginal seats. ToryBear has more. Mr Lyburn, just 24, has been selected for Perth and North Perthshire. The seat has a projected SNP majority of 1,521. The PoliticsHome poll of...
Crafty Green Poet (Free subscription) | 22/09/2008
We've had a very wet and dull summer in Scotland and its been a bad year for a lot of butterflies. Apart from for the Comma, seen here, earlier today, on the Wildlife Garden sign at Gorgie Farm. The Comma is spreading pretty rapidly up Scotland. It's a beautiful butterfly, this is only the second I've ever seen. Click on the photo for full effect....
Anything Caron can do..... (Free subscription) | 19/09/2008
The above video from BBC Scotland's Landward programme illustrates what the resident's of Carnbo village have been going through for over 3 years. A few questions for Simon Wilson: 1. Why have you built a wall, without planning permission, on someone else's property? 2. Why have you destroyed the mill lade and caused another property to have a burn running through it where no burn existed before? 3....
Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | 16/09/2008
SCOTLAND'S poor health record could be directly linked to a lack of sunshine, it was claimed yesterday.
Cllr Fraser Macpherson (Free subscription) | 12/09/2008
News Release from Alison McInnes Liberal Democrat MSP for North East Scotland McInnes dismayed by radio jobs threat North East MSP Alison McInnes has contacted the owners of Radio Tay after plans emerged for standardising evening and overnight broadcasts across seven Scottish stations. Bauer group anticipates redundancies or reduced hours as a result of the decision to centralise broadcasts between...
BBC News (Free subscription) | 12/09/2008
Conservation charity WWF Scotland warns of 'climate chaos' after a dull, wet and warmer August.
Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | 11/09/2008
SCOTLAND Women's Under-19 team battled back to earn a 1-1 draw against Finland at McDiarmid Park in their International Challenge Match.
Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | 11/09/2008
GARRY Kenneth was struggling to come to terms with the nightmare end to his Scotland Under-21 career following last night's defeat in Denmark.
