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Whisky Galore bottles expected to attract attention from around the world as they go to auction

25 Apr 2013 18:04 THE two bottles of whisky were salvaged from the wreck of the ship SS Politician which sank in 1941 inspiring the book and film Whisky Galore. Whisky Galore Diver Bob Pert brings up bottles of whiskey the wreck of the sunken ship Daily Mirror TWO rare bottles of whisky salvaged from a shipwreck which inspired a book and film are to be auctioned. The collector's items were part of the cargo on the 8,000-ton cargo ship the SS Politician which sank off the shores of Eriskay in the Outer Hebrides in 1941 and inspired the book and film Whisky Galore. The bottles, which have documents of authentication, are to be sold as a pair by Britain's biggest internet-only auction site Scotch Whisky Auctions, based in Glasgow, with bidding opening...

 
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Team Leader, Children’s Services. Area 234 Achmore

Organisation: Comhairle nan Eilean Siar Location: Lewis Salary/Hourly Rate: £36160 - £39401 Hours: 37 Full/Part Time: Full Time Published: 18 July 2012 Closing Date: 6 August 2012 Ref. No.: CNS001035 Job Description   To be responsible for the day to day operational management of Chidlren’s Services for the respective Learning Community Area i.e. Looked After and Accommodated Children, Youth Justice, Child Protection, Court Welfare, Throughcare/Aftercae, Educational Welfare and Family Support . You will provide regular and planned supervision to team members in order to ensure good practice, that required service standards are met and

 
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Scottish News: Protected pearl mussels stolen from remote area of Harris

Jun 25 2012 ENDANGERED freshwater pearl mussels have been stolen from a Scottish island. Breeding colonies of the molluscs, which have protected status, were targeted in remote areas of Harris, in the Outer Hebrides, in the past week or so. Northern Constabulary said that the mussels were taken either by poachers or someone unaware of their protected status. Freshwater mussels are protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 and it is an offence for any unauthorised person to tamper with them. Police warned that they will take action against anyone suspected of committing offences under the Act. Freshwater pearl mussels are one of the most critically endangered molluscs in the world, according to Scottish Natural Heritage, with illegal pearl fishing ...

 
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Scottish News: Delight as thousands line streets of Scotland to welcome the Olympic torch

Jun 8 2012 Olympic torch bearer Ross McClelland Ross McClelland carries the torch through the streets of Stranraer CROWDS have been lining the streets of towns and villages across Scotland to welcome the Olympic flame. The torch has wound its way to Glasgow on a 138-mile (222km) route which has taken it through communities such as Alloway and Kilmarnock in Ayrshire. In the seaside port of Stranraer, on the south-west coast, the build-up began at dawn with music in Castle Square where bearers carrying flags of the 200 countries taking part in the London Games greeted the torch procession. The relay set off at 6am, carried by soldier Ross McClelland from Ayr, the first person to run with the torch on Scottish soil. The...

 
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Building firm in administration

INVERNESS-based construction group UBC has gone into administration, throwing the future of its workforce of 277 all over Scotland into doubt. With headquarters in Henderson Road, Inverness, UBC is a privately owned building and civil engineering company trading as UBC Group, Wyvis Building Services, Wyvis Roofing and Mardon Project Services. Together these businesses turn over around £31 million and employ 277 permanent members of staff in Inverness, Glasgow...

 
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Man waited days for leg break op

27 April 2012 Last updated at 10:08 James MacLeod's broken leg was eventually operated on at Raigmore A mechanic from Lewis went without food for four days while waiting for an operation on his badly broken leg. A series of delays to air ambulance transfers - coupled with bed and medical kit shortages - meant James MacLeod's surgery kept being put back. He broke his leg in a work accident last Tuesday, but did not undergo surgery in Inverness...

 
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