Include-Us, the CnES project to assist young people to stay on the islands and help them set up businesses locally, is offering a free day’s training in customer service for young people in Stornoway and Benbecula. Principals of Customer Service ‘World Host Customer Service Training’ has designed a training package which is used world-wide at global sporting events including; London...
NewsJul 26 2012 By Brian McIver Julie Fowlis Image 2 SINGER Julie Fowlis was excited when she was asked to be part of the biggest movie of the summer. But the Scot had other matters on her mind as well – the imminent birth of her second daughter. North Uist-born star Julie, 33, was one month short of her due date with Niamh when she recorded the lead songs for computer-animated film Brave in March this year. As a result, she was unable to fly down to London to join composer Patrick Doyle and his orchestra. She was worried she would miss out on the job of a lifetime, but film bosses allowed her to record ...
NewsJul 19 2012 By Kevan Christie ScotRail train derailed by landslide near Dunfermline A WITNESS said last night that rail passengers were lucky to be alive after their train was derailed when it hit a mudslide. Around 30 passengers and two crew members were on board when the front carriage of a ScotRail train smashed into a mudslip and came off the tracks. The accident happened on a stretch of rail between Rosyth and Dunfermline, near Pitreavie Industrial Estate, at 4.10pm. There were no injuries but Alan Goodsir, owner of Gym 64, near Rosyth, was amazed there were no fatalities. The 48-year-old said: “I’m just glad no one was hurt – they’ve had a lucky escape.” Alan first became aware of the incident when ...
NewsJun 20 2012 By Stephen Stewart A RUSSIAN ship loaded with gunships set to be used to slaughter innocent woman and children in Syria was yesterday turned back off the coast of Scotland. The ship with her £60million haul of helicopters was sent back to Russia after being halted 50 miles off the Hebrides as UK g overnment officials checked her insurance was cancelled. This prevented the ship docking and fuelling in the UK...
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