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Scotland braced for new big freeze as temperatures prepare to plummet

on February 4, 2013 Total Views: 0 Daily Views: 0

4 Feb 2013 09:28 THE Met Office has issued yellow "be aware" weather warnings for many regions including Central, Strathclyde, Tayside, Grampian and the Highlands as snow is predicted to fall. Scotland bracing itself for snow Hemedia/SWNS HIGH-WINDS, snow and freezing temperatures are expected to return to Scotland today. Storm-force gales brought gusts of 84mph to the Western Isles last week and similar winds are due to disrupt the west of the country throughout today. Falling temperatures are ...

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Ewan McGregor and Sir David Attenborough to team up for new Scottish BBC show

on February 1, 2013 Total Views: 42 Daily Views: 1

1 Feb 2013 00:01 THE Hollywood star and national treasure will partner up for a programme showcasing Scottish nature, Hebrides – Islands On The Edge. Ewan McGregor lends his voice to a new BBC series about the Hebrides BBC EWAN McGregor will join Sir David Attenborough in narrating a new season of BBC TV shows featuring Scotland’s wildlife. The actor will provide the voice-overs for Hebrides – Islands On The Edge. The four-part series, created by part of the team who worked on award-winning Frozen Planet, has been three years in the ...

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Live blog: News, weather and travel from across Scotland

on January 31, 2013 Total Views: 17 Daily Views: 0

TRAVEL 07.59am: Temporary traffic control from 08.00 until 16.00 on the A77 at Kirkoswald North Gateway. TRAVEL 07.57am: A737 South of M8 - queuing is restricting two lanes Eastbound indefinitely. WEATHER 07.52am: The Met Office have issued yellow alerts for wind and rain in Strathclyde with gusts of up to 50-60mph expected. Tayside and Fife: Persistent and heavy rain at times is expected today with snow on high ground. Localised flooding possible. SW Scotland, Lothian Borders: Westerly winds of up to 50-60mph, perhaps as ...

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Fuel campaigners’ fury as pump price probe is ruled out by competition watchdog

on January 30, 2013 Total Views: 21 Daily Views: 0

30 Jan 2013 14:50 THOSE who had called on the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) to announce a full investigation into the sector, said drivers would feel let down by the findings. Drivers will be hit by a 4p a litre rise in petrol prices Danny Lawson/PA CAMPAIGNERS say they are "bitterly disappointed" that the competition watchdog has ruled out a full investigation into the fuel market after concluding high prices are the fault of taxes and the cost of crude oil. The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) said competition in the sector was "working well" and there was "very...

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Parent councils suggest plan to halt school closures

on January 23, 2013 Total Views: 13 Daily Views: 0

Parent councils from Shetland’s six junior high schools have clubbed together to table fresh ideas which they say could save the SIC millions of pounds without the need for any secondary closures. Three parent council representatives – Catriona Waddington from Baltasound, Jeremy Sansom from Aith and John Irvine from Mid Yell – presented a draft paper to the education and families committee this morning.  Consultations on the closure of Aith and Skerries are due to commence this year, depending on the outcome of the Scotland-wide commission on rural education. Councillors unanimously agreed to bring forward a planned...

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Man dies after plunging off cliff while tending his sheep

on January 15, 2013 Total Views: 12 Daily Views: 0

15 Jan 2013 08:33 A MAN has died after falling from a cliff while tending his sheep on the Eye Peninsula on the Isle of Lewis yesterday afternoon. DESPITE surviving the fall and being airlifted to hospital after a rescue mission by the emergency services, the injured man died. Coastguard rescue teams scrambled to his aid at Swordale, on the Eye Peninsula ...

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