Scottish law firm bolsters senior team with five new appointments
INDEPENDENT Scottish law firm Anderson Strathern has bolstered its senior team with the appointment of a partner and a further four directors. The move strengthens Anderson Strathern’s commercial property, corporate law, commercial litigation, tax & accountancy, and private client teams. The three new hires bring with them expertise in sectors such as renewables, intellectual property, […]
Lighting the way with Scotland’s first glow in the dark ice cream
Limited edition flavour set to shine at major light festival SCOTLAND’S favourite ice cream brand has had its brightest idea yet by creating the country’s first ever glow in the dark ice cream. Mackie’s of Scotland will showcase the first-of-its-kind creation at the 10th anniversary of the Spectra Light Festival in Aberdeen. The Aberdeenshire-based family firm […]
Blackburn Rovers fans fume over pre-match children’s entertainment dubbed a “disgrace”
BLACKBURN Rovers have been slammed by fans over their pre-match children’s entertainment option dubbed a “disgrace”. A picture snapped on Saturday showed industrial waste bins being used as makeshift targets for young fans of the Lancashire club to try and chip a football into. Many were left unimpressed by the car park offering and were […]
Swimming coach who secretly filmed children undressing is sentenced
A FORMER sports coach from Portsmouth who supplied videos of naked swimming pupils to an Australian paedophile has been jailed. Terry Neale, 55, from North End, was tracked down and arrested by National Crime Agency officers in January 2021. The arrest was made after the Australian Federal Police (AFP) recovered the videos and shared them […]
Laser firm moves to larger Glasgow premises following funding support
WATT Laser has completed a £433,000 project to expand its business within the Clyde Gateway Tradepark in Glasgow, with £128,000 grant support from Scottish Enterprise. The company moved into the new, larger premises in September 2023 – a move that it says produced improved productivity, greater operational efficiency, increased innovation capacity and the creation of […]
Housing provider launches new online portal
ONE of Scotland’s top housing providers has officially launched an online customer portal which is set to improve access to a range of services and encourage independent living. As part of an ongoing commitment to digital transformation, Bield Housing and Care worked with a number of tenants to test a new online customer portal, which […]
JK Rowling teases new series of hit BBC crime drama
JK ROWLING has teased a new series of hit BBC crime drama Strike, based on her popular novels. The 58-year-old penned The Ink Black Heart in 2022 under her pseudonym Robert Galbraith as the sixth entry in her Cormoran Strike series based around the beloved detective of the same name. With the previous books having […]
“Musician, marathon runner, pilot, and quantum physicist”: Woman pranks grandma with fake job interview complete with bizarre answers
A WOMAN pranked her grandma by faking a job interview and offering up some wacky answers to the employer’s questions. Megan Hussey had her grandmother on strings yesterday after pretending to take a phone call in which she answered some standard interview questions. Megan, from Monkstown, County Dublin left her gran bemused after telling a […]
Busker gives new twist to tune with howling feature from his own pooch
A LONDON busker gave a new twist to his tunes thanks to a howling feature from the vocals of his pet dog. Brad Jameston was joined by his pooch Buddy during a performance at the foot of the London Eye in Lambeth on Monday night. With Brad on guitar and vocals for a performance of […]
International law firm appoints two senior lawyers in Scotland
INTERNATIONAL law firm CMS has announced the appointment of two senior level disputes specialists in Scotland. Amy Cornelius and Lizzie Gray join the firm’s Disputes Resolution practice as Of Counsels Hto support its UK and international client base. Amy has extensive experience as a commercial litigator working across all levels of the Scottish court system […]