| Dentists Ask For Review Of Decontamination In Practices In Scotland The British Dental Association (BDA) has written to the Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) to request the development of a guideline on dental instrument decontamination. The BDA's... | |
| Second Man Arrested And Charged Over Shooting At Edinburgh Bar Mar 11 2010 A SECOND man has been arrested and charged in connection with a shooting at a pub, police said today. The 24-year-old victim needed hospital treatment after the incident in the Jocks... |
| Man Jailed Over Teenager's Rape A man who admitted raping a 17-year-old girl after DNA evidence from another crime led to him being caught has been jailed for six years.John Morton, 32, attacked the girl in July 2002 as she sat... |
| Jefferies Happy With Hearts Start Hearts manager Jim Jefferies has revealed that the club owner Vladimir Romanov is happy with his performance.Jefferies returned for his second spell in charge at Tynecastle in January, after... |
| Airline In No Comment On Service Highland Airways has refused to comment on its future involvement in a service between Cardiff and Anglesey in Wales.The airline has been in discussions with a potential investor after hitting... |
| Tornado Lands With Engine Problem A Tornado has landed safely at RAF Lossiemouth after suffering engine problems.The alarm was raised on Thursday morning when the Tornado suffered a mechanical failure with one of its two engines over... |
| Scottish Water Fine For Loch Leak Scottish Water has been fined £6,000 after sewage from one of its treatment plants polluted Loch Ryan in Stranraer.The town's sheriff court heard that waste from Stranraer wastewater treatment... |
| Scottish Power To Cut Gas Bills Scottish Power has announced it is to cut gas prices by an average of 8% from the end of March.The company said its 1.6 million domestic gas customers would save an average of £66 a year on... |
| Scottish Power To Cut Gas Bills By 8% The group is the last of the "big six" energy providers to reduce its gas tariffs this year as firms respond to sharply lower wholesale energy prices.Around 1.6 million gas customers will benefit... |
| Second Man Charged In Connection With Alleged Jocks Lodge Shooting Lothian and Borders Police confirmed today that a 20-year-old man has been charged in connection with the incident which took place on Sunday evening. The man will appear at Edinburgh Sheriff Court... |
| Protesters Hit Out At Council For 'undermining Democracy' CAMPAIGNERS have accused city chiefs of undermining local democracy after a motion opposing the closure of six community centres was taken off the agenda for today's full council... |
| Reliving 300 Years Of Shipbuilding History Established four years after the Act of Union to capitalise on Scotland's growing trade links with the Americas, the name of Scott's was a linchpin of industrial Clydeside for centuries.Now, more... |
| Second Man Charged After Alleged Pub Shooting The 20-year-old was arrested following an incident at the bar on Sunday night.He was set to appear at Edinburgh Sheriff Court today.On Wednesday afternoon, another man appeared at the court in... |
| Gang Attack Breaks Man's Jaw A MAN suffered a fractured jaw and his friend sustained injuries to his face after being attacked by a gang of five men beside Edinburgh College of... |
| Scottish Power Trumps Edf With Gas Prices Cut EDF Energy just hours earlier.The company's 1.6 million gas customers will see the size of their gas bills fall by 8% – a typical £66 a year – from 31 March. EDF Energy also announced it would... |
| Science Festival To Set Up Photo Exhibit In St Andrew Square But a new exhibition will see the square taken over by some of the planet's most awe-inspiring animals as part of this year's Edinburgh International Science Festival.A series of 60 giant photographs... |
| University Unearths 'lost' City Symphony The Edinburgh Symphony was written by Dutch-German composer Julius Röntgen, a close friend and associate of Johannes Brahms.An excerpt from the symphony, which will not have been heard since it was... |
| Msps Told To Hand Over Pay Rise To Good Causes The call comes as opposition leaders at the Scottish Parliament are to refuse the 1.5 per cent rise which MSPs will receive next month.Labour's Iain Gray, Tory Annabel Goldie and Liberal Democrat... |
| Messy Patch Of Grass Lands City Officials In The Mud For 14 months, businesses and householders on Drum Brae Avenue have called for a small patch of muddy land to be filled in – the local Scotmid supermarket has even offered to pay for repairs as its... |
| New Evidence Points To Cromwell Camp On Site Of Water Facility The site has not only given up the remains of a Second World War camp but it may also hold evidence of an even older military camp held by Oliver Cromwell.The Second World War camp was uncovered in a... |
| Garage Fined After Youth Buys Petrol A PETROL station has become the first in Edinburgh to be fined for selling fuel to a child following a council crackdown aimed at cutting antisocial... |
| Stars Gather For Mclaren Tribute Night WELL-known faces from sport and broadcasting will gather this evening to pay their own tributes to late rugby commentator Bill McLaren in the... |
| 12 Firms Hit After Thieves Break In By Scaling Scaffolding The office block in Leith was raided after the city council put up the scaffolding to carry out safety checks on the building. It is the third time in a fortnight that thieves have used scaffolding... |
| Pupils Want More Input On Planning The Heriot-Watt students' project examined local perceptions of the Inverleith area and investigated awareness of the Edinburgh City Local Plan, which went out for public consultation for two months... |
| Mix-up Adds Further Delays To Jodi Killer's Conviction Appeal Mitchell, 21, appeared briefly at the Court of Criminal Appeal in Edinburgh yesterday to hear that crossed wires had prevented a planned hearing going ahead.Mitchell's legal team thought they were... |
| Sports Pavilion To Get Kitted Out In Makeover The pavilion is used by a variety of amateur and youth football teams, as well as the Preston Village Cricket Club. Councillor Paul McLennan, East Lothian Council's community wellbeing spokesman,... |
| Police Detain Antisocial Pair Officers detained the men, both aged 21 and from Haddington, while carrying out patrols in the town's Market Street and Kilpair Street on Saturday night.The first was issued with a fixed penalty... |
| Win A Pamper Day For Mum West Lothian College is offering £100 worth of vouchers to spend at its Platinum Salon.Claire Glen, head of the creative centre at the college, said: "This is a great opportunity for sons and... |
| Stolen Quad Bike Is Found The green Kawasaki KLF-300, which had been reported stolen, was recovered from James Lean Avenue in Dalkeith on Sunday.The discovery came as police warned that the improving weather had led to... |
| Liverpool Fans Plan Boycott Of Royal Bank Of Scotland fans are planning to boycott the Royal Bank of Scotland. The Mirror says fans are threatening the Royal Bank of Scotland with a boycott, unless they withdraw loans that are underpinning the club's... |
| Woman Who Blinded Me With Stiletto Should Face Long Jail Term, Says Bouncer Mar 11 2010 By Jack Mathieson A BOUNCER who was blinded in one eye when a woman stamped on him with a stiletto heel called yesterday for her to be jailed for "as long as possible". Graham Roach... |
| Scottish Expat Jailed In Singapore For Headbutting Taxi Driver Mar 11 2010 By Alan Carson A SCOT who headbutted a taxi driver has been sentenced to two months in a Singapore jail. Jamie Rae Hislop, 47, also bit the cabbie for driving too fast at the end of... |
| Glasgow Airport Flight Had To Abort Landing After Air Traffic Controller's Double Mistake, Report Finds Mar 11 2010 By Lachlan Mackinnon A PILOT had to abort a landing because his airliner was flying too low, a report revealed yesterday. Crew on the flight to Glasgow airport were only alerted to... |
| Van Driver's 'moment Of Madness' Led To Apprentice Welder's Death, Court Hears Mar 11 2010 By Dave Finley A DEVOTED family man who killed a motorist in "a moment of driving madness" was jailed for three years yesterday. Patrick MacFadden's van hit a car head-on after he... |
| Men Accused Of Extortion Over Stolen Leonardo Da Vinci Masterpiece Made No Demands For Money, Court Told Mar 11 2010 By Brian Horne MEN accused of holding a stolen art treasure to ransom made no demands for cash when it was handed over, a trial was told yesterday. The High Court in Edinburgh... |
| Second Man Charged Over Shooting A second man has been arrested and charged in connection with an alleged shooting and stabbing incident at an Edinburgh pub.The 20-year-old was arrested following an incident at the Jocks Lodge bar... |
| Lost Musical Tribute To Edinburgh Aired For First Time In 80 Years A composer's long lost musical tribute to Edinburgh is to be played for the first time in 80 years.An excerpt from a symphony written by Dutch-German composer Julius Rontgen, a friend of Johannes... |
| Video Firm Reports 'flat' Profits An Edinburgh-based video security firm has reported half year pre-tax profits of £1.2m.IndigoVision said although sales were up profits were flat due to an increase in spend on research and... |
| Hearts Give Nade 'final Warning' Hearts have issued a "final warning" to Christian Nade over the striker's recent indiscipline.Nade, 25, clashed with midfielder Ian Black in the dressing room after the 2-0 defeat by Celtic... |
| Man, 52, Dies After House Blaze A 52-year-old man has died following a fire at his home in the village of Douglas in South Lanarkshire.Emergency services were called to the property in Pathhead at about 1630 GMT on Wednesday. The... |
| Scots Rescue Base 'busiest In Uk' The Royal Navy's search and rescue (SAR) unit in Prestwick is the busiest in the UK, official figures show.HMS Gannet undertook 447 call outs in 2009 - 20% of all UK military SAR operations and 65... |
| Warning Over Buried Marker Cairns Cairns used by walkers to navigate in poor conditions on Ben Nevis are almost completely covered in snow, a mountain safety officer has warned.Heather Morning, of the Mountaineering Council of... |
| Lifeboat Rescues Woman From Water A woman had to be rescued by a lifeboat after getting into difficulties in the sea in Shetland.The alarm was raised south west of Lerwick shortly before 0830 GMT and police alerted RNLI and... |
| Scotland's Death Rate Falls By 3% The number of deaths in Scotland fell by more than 3% to 53,856 last year, the registrar general has announced.New figures showed that the country's three "biggest killers" claimed fewer... |
