Scottish Tory Boy (Free subscription) | 21/10/2009
I'm sure very few people that follow Scottish Politics will have any doubts over Jim Hume's gender but I'm grateful that the Scottish Lib Dem website's profile of Mr. Hume has stated that he is indeed a man. Born in Peebles and raised in Selkirkshire, Jim Hume is a born and bred man from the South of Scotland Phew, glad that one has been cleared up.
Edinburgh Evening News (Free subscription) | 16/10/2009
ANDREW OLDCORN, who's coming to the end of an exhausting season, was the overall winner in the Edinburgh & East of Scotland Alliance event at Peebles.
Edinburgh Evening News (Free subscription) | 16/10/2009
ANDREW OLDCORN, who's coming to the end of an exhausting season, was the overall winner in the Edinburgh & East of Scotland Alliance event at Peebles.
Collins Maps Blog (Free subscription) | 22/09/2009
Previous Maps of the Month have covered a wide range of forms and formats. There have been the standard paper maps from old atlases to present day orienteering maps , the now common-place digital maps displaying electronic data and just roads , the more unusual embroidery , marquetry and jigsaw maps as well as the literal wall map (as drawn in Roger’s kitchen). This time I have come across another...
Musings from the Merse (Free subscription) | 17/09/2009
Scotland's Favourite Brake Hard Destination seems not to be Birgham village according to this letter to the Berwickshire S SIR, - Recently two road signs erected several years ago by a local resident were removed by Scottish Borders Council. These signs bore the words ‘Please Drive Carefully Through The Village’. On the back of the east end one I personally had placed a ‘Slow - 30mph’...
PezCycling News.com (Free subscription) | 15/09/2009
Message by NONE "Peebles for Pleasure" says the sign, and the good folk of this part of the world, one of the oldest Royal Burghs in Scotland, certainly do know how to enjoy themselves - today they warmly embraced the first ever visit to these parts by the Professional Tour of Britain, now in its sixth year of running in its current form.
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 13/09/2009
• Kristoff and Boasson Hagen follow in second and third • VaLverde retains overall leads in Vuelta a Espana The Rabobank rider Kai Reus held off the bunch to win stage two of the Tour of Britain and claim the leader's yellow jersey today. Reus prevailed after a lengthy breakaway with Alexander Kristoff (Joker Bianchi) leading the field home in second ahead of Team Sky-bound Edvald Boasson...
Musings from the Merse (Free subscription) | 04/09/2009
Hurrah! Another Record for the Borders Co'path motocyclist denies doing 166mph is the headline over this little item in the Berwickshire News "The offence is alleged to have happened on the Dolphinton straight of the A702 the Scottish Borders in May. BERWICKSHIRE motorcyclist has denied travelling at what is thought to be the fastest speed ever recorded on a Scottish road. Neil Purves, 27, of...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
The identity of Baby P's mother has been revealed after after a court order protecting her anonymity expired. Tracey Connelly was responsible for the death of Baby P - whose name can be revealed as Peter Connelly - along with her boyfriend, Steven Barker. A third defendant in the case is named as Barker's brother, Jason Owen, 37. Should she have remained anonymous? Roger Smith , the director of the...
Footprints and Tyre Tracks (Free subscription) | 04/08/2009
I headed up to Scotland for a family/friends visit last Thursday. I took my On One (as Titus not rebuilt) and my road bike on the chance that I could get some time riding. I knew my best chance was to get to GT on Thursday on the way up though. I calculated that if I was away by 4pm, 3 hours to get there and get riding by 7:15 I should have enough time for a couple of hours with the extra Scottish...
Ladies Club Golf News around the West of Scotland (Free subscription) | 04/08/2009
(Alyson McKechin LHS -- Eilidh Briggs 2nd from the RHS) -- courtesy of Gillian Kirkwood West of Scotland players Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm) and Alyson McKechin (Elderslie) are playing today in the opening matches of the Girls Home International Matches at Fairhaven Golf Club Scottish Team : Lesley Atkins (Minto), Ailsa Bain (Peebles), Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm), Sammy Leslie (Westhill), Alyson McKechin...
Renfrewshire Ladies County Golf Association (Free subscription) | 03/08/2009
Click on the above official Photograph of the 2009 Scottish Girls Team to enlarge The Scotland team is; Lesley Atkins (Minto), Ailsa Bain (Peebles), Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm), Sammy Leslie (Westhill), Alyson McKechin (Elderslie), Rachael Taylor (Bad Griesbach), Sammy Vass (Tain), Rachael Watton (Mortonhall). TUESDAY FOURSOMES PAIRINGS SCOTLAND v. IRELAND Ailsa Bain & Sammy Leslie v Leona &...
Ladies Club Golf News around the West of Scotland (Free subscription) | 17/07/2009
Teams to represent Scotland announced today, Friday 17 July, at Lanark are Girls Home International Matches , Fairhaven GC, 4-6 August 2009 Team: Lesley Atkins (Minto), Ailsa Bain (Peebles), Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm), Sammy Leslie (Westhill), Alyson McKechin (Elderslie), Rachael Taylor (Bad Griesbach), Sammy Vass (Tain), Rachael Watton (Mortonhall) Reserves: 1 Rachel Hanlon (St Regulus), 2 Gemma Dryburgh...
Scottish Veteran Ladies' Golf Association (West... (Free subscription) | 02/07/2009
West Vets Alex Glennie and Helen Faulds met in the Quarter finals of the Scottish Seniors Championship at Kinross this afternoon. In a tight match Alex won 2 and 1 and now meets Heather Anderson in the semis tomorrow. The other West Vets that had qualified for the matchplay stages were Suzanne Cadden and Anna Telfer . Suzanne won in the morning against Sheila Cuthbertson (Peebles) but lost in the quarter...
Ladies Club Golf News around the West of Scotland (Free subscription) | 30/06/2009
Alex Glennie, (Kilmarnock Barassie) Jennifer Mack(Haggs Castle) and Sheilagh Quinn(Stirling) on the 1st tee at Kinross In rather humid conditions and tricky greens Alex Glennie (Kilmarnock Barassie) and Helen Faulds (Douglas Park) were the leading West of Scotland players over the Montgomerie Course in Kinross today. The top sixteen scratch scores after tomorrows round proceed into the matchplay part...
Videos