Scottish postie scoops national bravery award

By Alexander Lawrie
A HEROIC Scots postman who was severely injured fighting the Taliban in Afghanistan has won an award for outstanding bravery.
Iain Macdonald, 38, was on tour with his TA unit in the Helmand province last year when he was hit by flying shrapnel during a rocket-propelled grenade attack.
The injured Sergeant brushed off his injury [...]

Football star denies red light rap

By Paul Thornton
FORMER Hibs frontman Dean Shiels has denied running a red light in Edinburgh.
It is claimed the 24-year-old ignored a red light in the capital’s London Road last July, before his move to Doncaster Rovers during the January transfer window.
The Northern-Ireland striker, who came on as a substitute in his country’s three-two win over [...]

Shocked Dunfermline Building Society customers condemn Westminster Government

By Oliver Farrimond
TROUBLED Dunfermline Building Society customers spoke about their shock and anger at the news that the bank is to be taken over by Nationwide yesterday.
The 140-year-old mutual was acquired yesterday after racking up losses of £26 million amid claims that the UK government had not acted fast enough.
Some locals even suggested that the [...]

Scots student racing at Grand National

By Cara Sulieman
AN EDINBURGH student is getting the perfect birthday present – racing at the Grand National this weekend.Rosanagh Robertson celebrated her 23rd birthday yesterday.
But the icing on the cake will be when she takes to the stirrups on Saturday.
The sports science student at Edinburgh University has always loved horses but has never had the [...]

Black Watch set off for Afghanistan

By Cara Sulieman
MEMBERS of the Black Watch bid an emotional farewell as they prepared to be shipped out to Afghanistan yesterday.
Around 450 soldiers from the 3rd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland (3 Scots) based in Inverness are on their way to Afghanistan to start a six-month operational tour.
They will be based in Regional Command [...]

Plucky pooch’s leg gets saved

By Cara Sulieman
A PLUCKY pooch is back on his feet after almost losing his leg in a horror road accident thanks to a team of skilled surgeons who carried out their longest ever operation to save him.
Punch, a Staffordshire Bull Terrier, ran out the front door of his owner’s home when their son answered the [...]

Sgt Lennon’s lonely art club band

By Michael MacLeod
ALL you need is… £500 to own a rare piece of John Lennon’s artwork, thanks to the credit crunch.
Unseen doodles, sketches and paintings by the Beatles legend will be unveiled on Monday, with organisers anticipating ‘a stampede’ from fans of the Fab Four.
They include excerpts from a book of paintings titled ‘Real [...]

Strangle video stuns court

By Lauren Crooks
 
A FATAL Accident Inquiry into the death of a toddler hanged by a window blind cord was shown a shocking home video of another horror incident.
 
The amateur footage – taken by a mother in the US using a home camcorder – shows the woman’s young child playing in a crawler.
 
But as she pans [...]

World’s Fastest Barber dies after short illness

By Alexander Lawrie
A SCOT who won the accolade of the ‘World’s Fastest Barber’ has died after a short illness.
Sandy Dobbie, 47, shot to fame in 1999 when he smashed the record for the world’s fastest haircut at one minute, 20 seconds.
The demon barber also held the world title for the most haircuts in an hour [...]

Scotland running out of kilts

By Alexander Lawrie
THE TARTAN Army has all but wiped out the availability of the country’s kilts – after kilt hire shops reported a massive upsurge in sales.
15,000 tartan-clad supporters are descending on Amsterdam this weekend as Scotland take on the mighty Dutch in a crucial World Cup qualifying match.
And the figures for kilt hires and [...]