Boys' Brigade News (Free subscription) | yesterday
Boys brigade stars shine - Daily Express : "DEDICATED hardworking members of the Boys’ Brigade have been honoured at a special presentation ceremony. The Paisley and District Battalion held its annual presentation day in Johnstone Town Hall. Presentations were made by Provost Alex Mackie of East Renfrewshire Council to more than 40 boys from Paisley who received their Presidents’ badges....
SCOTLAND NEWS INFORMATION BLOG. (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
MSP Bill Wilson Calls on Minister for Fastlink Transport System for Renfrewshire. Monday, 09 November 2009 Dr Bill Wilson, MSP for the West of Scotland, attended the Clyde Fastlink meeting chaired by Cllr Derek MacKay, leader of Renfrewshire Council. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss proposals for a rapid bus transport system for areas north and south of the Clyde. The proposals for the southern...
Watch live european football (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Heart of Midlothian vs St Johnstone Premier League, Scotland Date: Saturday, Nov 21, 2009 Stadium: Tynecastle Stadium Live score and results will be available soon.. stay with us. Watch football free Latest matches Heart of Midlothian St Johnstone Bookmaker odds Heart of Midlothian vs St Johnstone Home Draw Away Bet365 1.91 3.75 3.60 Stan James 1.90 3.50 4.00 Blue Square 1.80 3.30 4.20 LadBrokes 1.73...
Edinburgh Evening News (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
SCOTLAND'S A side return to the fray against Tonga at Galashiels tonight for the first time since triumphing in the Nations Cup during the summer.
Football.co.uk (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
The Paisley-born 43-year-old ruled himself out of the running almost as soon as George Burley was sacked on Monday as he remains committed to the Clarets' Premier League campaign...
LEELA SOMA (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
My friend Palo gave me the biography of JRR Tolkein. My daughter read the whole boxed set of his works, and I watched the dvd's with her I'm ashamed to say.His biography though is fascinating. To read how writers started their journeys into writing, how their stories are influenced by their lives is so interesting that I'm spending too much time reading rather than finishing my own novel. JRRT's love...
Andrew Reeves' running blog (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
The latest batch of MSP expenses are out and there are two names that stand out John Lamont MSP and Jim Hume MSP, both of which have spent in excess of £20,000 in the last twelve months on postage and office costs. Firstly, let us tackle the issue of dual mandate, something the Conservative leader in Scotland has long banged her drum about, however it appears that her MSPs aren't following the...
Dunedin Napier News (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
By David Henderson Underwater heat pumps, rainwater harvesting, solar panels, seaweed baths and a carbon footprint reduced by half. It sounds like an eco-campaigners’ utopia. This is no fantasy land. The green dream is reality and it’s now open. This is Glasgow’s first eco-hotel. The five star Blythswood Square. A massive £25 million has been invested in [...]
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
ABERDEEN, Scotland & HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CapRock Communications, a leading provider of global communications to remote environments, today announced a long-term agreement with Statoil to provide satellite communications to a new drillship. Norwegian-based Statoil, a premier international energy company focused on upstream oil and gas operations, will use the services to support its onboard...
Fin de Cinema (Free subscription) | 15/11/2009
The St. Louis International Film Festival has kept me busy, so I'm just now getting around to posting the February Criterion additions, which were announced on Friday. Through IFC, Steve McQueen's Hunger will make its way to DVD and Blu-ray; Max Ophüls' Lola Montès will be upgraded from the old (lousy) Fox Lorber disc on DVD and Blu-ray; Janus Films' first-run release of Götz Spielmann's...
Lancaster Unity (Free subscription) | 15/11/2009
Members of the SDL gathered in the city centre Two rival marches in Glasgow have led to a number of skirmishes in the city About 1,500 anti-racism protesters marched through the city under the banner Scotland United, in opposition to the Scottish Defence League (SDL). The SDL - an offshoot of the English Defence League - had been attempting to hold an "anti-Islamist" demonstration. There...
Dispatches from Paisley (Free subscription) | 14/11/2009
So New Labour claimed their first by-election win in a year with their huge win in Glasgow North-East. While all of the vanquished have been playing the time honoured game of clutching at straws, for 2 of the defeated this is a serious slap in the face. For the SNP, this is a crushing defeat. They had high hopes of winning this seat, and were certainties to push New Labour close. Instead they conceded...
BBC News (Free subscription) | 13/11/2009
Police are treating an attack on a 26-year-old man at flat in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, as attempted murder.
SNP Tactical Voting (Free subscription) | 13/11/2009
The Glasgow North East by-election is all over and let's be honest, it wisnae a 'brammer' as promised. But, on reflection, the sight of Willie Bain MP with 58% of the vote is really not something to be too despondent about. For a start, Labour ran a dastardly campaign. Fair play to them but they won't be able to pull off avoiding the big issues in a national debate and talking about who was born where...
Times Online (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
A war hero murdered outside his mother’s home while he was on leave was today buried with full military honours following a funeral attended by hundreds. Paul McGee, who was honoured for his bravery while serving with the Scots Guards in Iraq, died in Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire, on October 25.
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