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Incredible clip of Scots home goes viral for Christmas inspired lights show
SCOTS have been left stunned after witnessing a breathtaking festive light display at a home which features music alongside the incredible dazzling lights. The incredible showpiece takes place in Holytown, North Lanarkshire each evening and has left social media users in awe of the theatrics after the video was posted online last week. The show, […]
Tourist claims she was left wearing just a coat for almost eight hours after finding bedbugs in her Scots hostel
AN AMERICAN tourist claims that she was left wearing just a coat for nearly eight hours after finding bedbugs in an Edinburgh hostel. Julie Ping Luu says she was staying at St Christopher’s Inn Edinburgh Original near the capital’s Waverley train station last week when she was woken up by bedbugs crawling on her. Julie […]
Travel Review: Mani Peninsula, Greece
By Jeanie West LYING in bed in a boutique hotel in the Greek Mani, a wild bucolic place in the Peloponnese nurtured for centuries by Mother Nature and now undergoing a rediscovery, the howling is at first unsettling. It’s loud, mournful, wolf-like and offers up a hint of Halloween. But this is mid May – […]
Fourth annual trade mission deepens Scots ties with Barbados
A TOTAL of 22 Scottish firms and organisations have returned from a successful trade mission to Barbados with a slew of new business opportunities. The yearly Scottish Trade Mission to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean creates a forum for Scottish entities to strike deals and build relationships with the Caribbean Island. Now in its fourth […]
Historic mill visit led to £2.4m donation for National Trust for Scotland
CONSERVATION charity the National Trust for Scotland has received a major gift of £2.4m from a donor after a visit to Barry Mill, Carnoustie. The donor, from Fife, visited the historic B Listed mill earlier this year and was impressed by the recent restoration work already carried out to the structure of the mill. The […]
Five Scots charities get an early Christmas with share of £110k fundraising pot
FIVE Scots charities have received their share of the £110,000 raised during Piper Sandler’s recent Sportschallenge event. The record level of funds raised at the popular event have been split between its long-term beneficiaries, Maggie’s Aberdeen and Children’s Aid (Scotland), and three other smaller local causes. Sportschallenge, the North-east’s sports-themed corporate fundraising dinner, which is now entering its 10th year, […]
Scots locals slam shopping centre over “shocking” and “pointless” nativity scene
SCOTS locals have been left disappointed by a “shocking” and “pointless” Christmas nativity scene set up in the town’s shopping centre. The Kingdom Centre in Glenrothes, Fife has set up a festive display in one of their windows depicting the traditional scene of the birth of the baby Jesus. However, many people have been left […]
20,000 native trees to be planted at East Lothian site
Cala builds links with local firms on major development A LOCAL East Lothian based company has assisted Cala Homes to turn one of the area’s largest developments into a green haven, transforming former farmland with the inclusion of thousands of native trees. Cala Homes (East) has called on East Lothian firm Root One East Ltd […]
Scotland’s climate changing faster than predicted, analysis shows
SCOTLAND’S climate is changing faster than predicted, with more frequent and extreme weather events increasingly likely, new analysis shows. Experts at Aberdeen’s James Hutton Institute, an independent research organisation, say weather patterns in Scotland have changed substantially since 1960. They also found changes that were expected to be seen over the next three decades are […]
Heartwarming moment Belfast pubgoers come together for rendition of Christmas classic in tribute to Shane MacGowan
A HEARTWARMING video captures the moment a Belfast boozer comes together for a rendition of Fairytale of New York in tribute to Shane MacGowan. MacGowan, 65, passed away from pneumonia last month but left a lasting legacy on music and Christmas itself, with a newfound surge for his penned classic to hit number one this […]