News from Scotland
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NewsAberdeen woman admits stealing designer clothes from John Lewis
An Aberdeen woman has admitted stealing more than £300 of designer clothes from a city centre department store.
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PromotionsLandscape used to lure teachers
A parent council is promoting an island’s landscape in an effort to attract applicants to a vacancy for a maths teacher at their school. The closing date for applications to the post at Castlebay Community School on the Isle of Barra in the Western Isles is 28 September. Worried by ...
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NewsJohn Lewis and Diageo on how budget cuts can create opportunities
Diageo’s Syl Saller and John Lewis’s Craig Inglis believe marketers should approach budget conversations with the broader business in mind. Brittle consumer confidence, uncertainty over Brexit and relatively weak GDP and productivity growth in the UK means there is pressure to be more frugal and more accountable in proving the ...
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NewsMore beavers reintroduced to Knapdale Forest
Adult beaver at Knapdale Three more beavers have been successfully released into the wild at Knapdale Forest in Argyll. They are the first to be introduced since ministers declared them a native species, having been extinct for centuries.
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NewsAberdeen mural scheme aims to help increase civic pride
A scheme to revive some of Aberdeen’s neglected streets with colourful murals is part of a move to clean up the city centre. The city’s Aldelphi lane has been given a makeover with two new murals painted across the entrance to the 19th Century lane. The revamp is part of ...
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NewsCampaign to track numbers of threatened juniper plants
Walkers in the Scottish countryside are being urged to record sightings of juniper bushes which may be affected by a deadly fungal disease. Charity Plantlife Scotland wants walkers to complete a survey form every time they see juniper. The group said this would help track juniper numbers and the spread ...
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NewsSkye otter charity gets Border Fine Art figurines
A charity that looks after orphaned and injured otters has been donated a collection of figurines that could raise up to £3,500 at auction. Thirteen Border Fine Art ornaments depicting otters were given to the Skye-based International Otter Survival Fund (IOSF) to help it raise funds. The organisation will auction ...
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NewsGlasgow Boys exhibition to open at Kelvingrove Museum
The biggest-ever exhibition of work by the artists known as the Glasgow Boys is to open this week.
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NewsWetlands trust tags geese to monitor wind farm impact
Barnacle geese have been tagged with satellite trackers amid concern planned offshore wind farms could affect their migration to the Arctic.
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NewsIcy conditions welcome for Edinburgh's bear
The UK’s only polar bear has revelled in deep snow during her first winter in the Highlands.
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NewsDeveloper knocks down 250-year-old Fife wall
Campaigners have been left “angry and upset” after a developer knocked down a 250-year-old wall.
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NewsMSPs to pass Alcohol Bill
New laws to tackle Scotland’s historic alcohol problems are to be passed - but without plans to bring in minimum drink pricing.
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NewsYuletide snow starts to land
Rising temperatures will lead to a slight thaw for many parts of the UK although travel in some places remains hazardous due to ice.Over the next few day’s, temperatures across the UK will rise to BBC above freezing, however they will fall back below freezing by night. With a slight ...
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NewsThings to do in Edinburgh
The Homecoming 2009 and the Edinburgh Fringe FestivalThis is the year to travel to Scotland! This year Scotland is hosting its first Homecoming. The Homecoming is taking place to honor the 250th anniversary of Robert Burns’ birth. Don’t know you Robert Burns is? That’s okay because ...
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NewsHighland Toffee firm goes into administration
The makers of one of Scotland’s oldest and best-loved sweets have gone into administration, putting 103 jobs at risk. New McCowans Ltd, which produces the Highland Toffee bar, has been losing money despite selling more than 140 million bars a year. Administrators Grant Thornton took over the running of the ...
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NewsSkimo racing first for Scotland
Ski mountaineering racing is to be introduced to the UK for the first time later this year. Skimo combines skiing with mountaineering skills. The sport is established in the Alps and North America, but organisation Skimo Scotland said it had not spread to the UK. Four races will be held ...
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NewsGlasgow Games volunteers to be called Clyde-siders
The army of volunteers enlisted to help during the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow will be known as Clyde-siders. Organiser Glasgow 2014 said the title would be given to 15,000 people who had been chosen to help out from a total of 50,811 who had offered their services. Successful applicants ...
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NewsFurniture project 'turning lives around'
In the centre of Edinburgh, old church pews and top quality but discarded wood are turned into bespoke, highly sought-after items. However, the Grassmarket Community Project is not just about creating top of the range furniture - it’s about turning lives around. The project aims to support people through transitions ...
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FeaturesGerry Rafferty's musical past brought home
A collection of songwriter Gerry Rafferty’s personal memorabilia - from album artwork and gold discs to hand-written lyrics - is to go on display in Paisley. Gerry Rafferty’s daughter Martha has been looking through a lot of boxes. As a precursor to the second Bring It All Home festival, which ...
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NewsJoseph Lee: Dundee's forgotten war poet
Joseph Lee’s poetry was once ranked alongside those of famous World War One poets Wilfred Owen and Siegfried Sassoon but the Dundee writer and artist has fallen out of the public consciousness.
