Jul 21 2012 By Stephen Stewart soldier daniel mackenzie Image 1 A FORMER Army corporal has swapped the killing fields of Afghanistan and Iraq for the burst water mains of the Western Isles. Daniel Mackenzie – who left the Royal Signals after several tours of duty – is now an apprentice with Scottish Water. They are backing our Hire A Hero campaign to end the...
NewsJul 18 2012 THE number of homes sold in the first five months of the year has increased by 11% on an annual basis, showing signs of recovery in the housing market, according to a new report. The average cost of a house in Scotland stood at £146,073 in May, down almost £200 on the previous month's figure. Experts said the housing market was faring well under a "stuttering" economy, with an increase in sales hinting towards a more sustained recovery. However, they issued a note of caution over the future availability of mortgages, saying lending to buyers with small deposits has been suppressed. The findings in the latest LSL/Acad Scotland house price index revealed that despite prices being flat, they are...
NewsJul 3 2012 beatrice oil field, moray firth The aircraft crashed near the Beatrice oil platform in the Moray Firth TWO people have been picked up by helicopter from the Moray Firth after two Tornado jets crashed off the north coast of Scotland. They were taken to hospital in Inverness, the RNLI said, where ...
NewsJun 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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