British High Streets; The Mary Portas Revival plan

13 December 2011  Retail expert Mary Portas report for government on the decline of town centres says years of neglect and the growth of online shopping have left many areas "dying". Mary warns that many of...

Gerry Rafferty 'Baker Street' Singer Dies At 63

Gerry Rafferty Singer of 'Baker Street' & 'Stuck In The Middle With You', has died. Gerry Rafferty Was 63 Gerry Rafferty the Scottish born singer of such hits as "Baker Street", "Stuck In The Middle With You",...

Lance Armstrong invites followers on Twitter for a ride

My local town got a visit from Seven-times Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong when he popped along for a ride in our countryside. He wasn't alone though as he invited anyone who wanted to come...

Woman dies of Swine Flu in UK

A patient suffering from swine flu in Scotland has died - this marks the UK's and Europes first death form the virus. The patient, Jacqueline Fleming from Glasgow died in the Royal Alexander Hospital in...

Police find 2,500 cannabis plants in High Street flat

Three men were arrested in Paisley, near Glasgow in Scotland as suspects after police found a large haul of cannabis plants. Strathclyde police found the one bedroomed flat in High Street had 2,500 plants, that's a...

Fake letter bombs sent to Scottish political addresses

A member of the Scottish National Liberation Army (SNLA) has sent a fake letter bomb to a number of political addresses including the Scottish First minister, Alex Salmond. The SNLA are a group who's mains aim's...

Council considering sacking their 7,000 work force

A Scottish council who, over the years have had more strikes in recent years than most over pay and  working conditions is considering sacking all their staff. Renfrewshire Council, who borders with Glasgow has...

DJ denies drugs charge

The DJ Erick Morillo came to Glasgow, Scotland and was caught with drugs. He is required to return at a later date for his trial." An internationally renowned Colombian-American DJ and record-label owner has been charged with possession of cocaine at Glasgow Airport. Erick...

Kenny Chesney Leads CMA Award Nominations

Kenny Chesney is leading the pack with 7 Country Music Association CMA award nominations. The CMA awards will be held on November 12th and broadcast on ABC. "Kenny Chesney, the Country Music Association's...

Walking the walk: gait infers sexual history

Sexologists (where do you go to school for that?) can now determine your sexual history just by watching you walk.  In the Journal of Sexual Medicine, researcher Stuart Brody of the University of West...

PAISLEY'S COMMENTS 'PSYCHOPATHIC'

Following an IRA operation targeting British forces in Lisnaskea, Co. Fermanagh, Ian Óg Paisley called for Republicans to be murdered on sight to prevent the growth of the Republican Movement. A spokesman for Republican Sinn Féin said that this was wishful thinking on the...

Robinson takes over as DUP leader in Northern Ireland

Ian Paisley, the once fervently anti-catholic firebrand Presbyterian preacher who eventually relented and became a peacemaker, has stepped down from his post as leader of the Democratic Unionist Party, the party representing Protestants who want to keep Northern Ireland as...

Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern hands in resignation

Today marked the end of Irish prime minister Bertie Ahern's 11 years in office, as he handed in his resignation to President Mary McAleese." Ahern announced his resignation at the beginning of April amid ...

Robinson to succeed Paisley as leader of DUP

For a long time, those of us who felt that Ian Paisley was a blundering leader of Northerin Ireland government, felt we had no hope of seeing change until after he died.  We were in for a shock when his son...

Frank To Fine Artist

"When controversy was beginning to envelop the recent Glasgow Art Fair, there was at least one artist from whom the squabbling was immaterial.While some were arguing that the art fair ought to favour Scottish galleries, Frank To was only too happy to be on both sides of the...

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