On-board performance ahead of Tattoo 110

by Karrie Gillett
VISITORS to the Royal Yacht Britannia in Leith were treated to a guest performance from a group of Royal Marines today.
The band of 24 Scottish Marines boarded the popular tourist attraction as part of a dress rehearsal ahead of the opening night of the Edinburgh Military Tattoo.
And the director [...]

Disco girl gets judges in a spin 109

by Alexander Lawrie
A HYPERACTIVE youngster who turned to disco dancing to use up her excess energy has stunned her family by becoming World Champion.
Tamara Robertson is officially the best under-eight disco dancer on the planet after fighting off stiff competition from more than 100 girls from across the globe.
The confident eight-year-old wowed [...]

Ex-snooker champion gives up battle 108

By Martin Couper
A STRICKEN former snooker champion is facing a cash crisis after giving up his battle for money from a World Snooker disability fund.
Former world number 12, Chris Small quit the sport nearly three years ago after developing a degenerative spinal condition called ankylosing spondylitis.
Since then Chris, 34, has been embroiled in a turbulent [...]

Harmony restored after theft on train 107

by Alexander Lawrie
A MUSICIAN who had a rare instrument stolen after a gig has had it returned – after finding it for sale on Ebay.
Rob St John, 22, and his band were travelling back to Edinburgh by train after playing a gig in Glasgow in April when he noticed the band’s [...]

Ronnie Corbett unveils seabird statues 106

by Karrie Gillett
THE seabird centre in North Berwick was the unusual location for a rare performance from TV legend Ronnie Corbett OBE.
The diminutive funnyman – who has long connections with the East Lothian area – arrived with his wife Anne to reveal the famous sculpture of an Arctic tern and bronze penguins at the [...]

Boy hurt in 30ft cliff fall 105

by Michael MacLeod
A YOUNG boy has been seriously injured after falling more than 30ft from a cliff face on the first day of his holiday.
The seven-year-old – named locally as Cameron – was climbing up the edge of the rocks at Pease Bay Holiday Home Park when he lost his footing.
His frantic grandmother – who [...]

Warning over dangers of texting 104

by Alexander Lawrie
YOUNG Scots send more texts than anywhere else in Britain – but are now being urged to cut down in a bid to ward of injury.
 
Almost two thirds of Scots aged 16-24 are sending an average of 20 or more texts a day.
 
One in six (16%) are now complaining of discomfort in their [...]

Supercat Basil survives balcony plunge 103

By Michael MacLeod
A CAT who dresses as Superman plunged 65ft from a balcony – and survived.
Lucky Basil could have been killed in the fall from the top-floor flat after he landed just inches from metal railings.
But the two-year-old Bengal cat – whose owner Debbie Standen made him a Superman cape to wear around the house [...]

Clothes store too sexy for shopping centre 102

By Martin Couper
AN online clothes shop that has supplied dresses to stars of the new James Bond film has been banned from opening in a shopping centre – because it is too sexy.
Sexy Little Numbers has been operating over the internet for four years and has been popular with a host of celebrity clients including [...]

Musical trio climb highest mountain 101

By Alexander Lawrie
THREE cellists who specialise in playing in extraordinary places have completed their most challenging task yet – playing on top of Ben Nevis.
The Extreme Cellists performed at the top of Britain’s highest peak as part of their Four Peak challenge, where the novice climbers are attempting to scale the heights of the four [...]