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Scottish News: French tourists arrive at hotel in the Hebrides.. and realise they had booked place with same name back in France

on May 10, 2012 Total Views: 12 Daily Views: 1

May 11 2012 FOUR holidaymakers turned up at a Hebridean hotel – to be told they had booked into a namesake 1000 miles away at home in France. They travelled by air, land and sea to the Isle of Jura Hotel. But the internet booking confirmation slip they handed over was for the Hotel Le Jura in Dijon. Owner Andy McCallum said: “There was a bit of a panic because we were ...

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Business & Consumer News: Building company UBC Group which employs 277 people in Scotland goes into administration

on May 8, 2012 Total Views: 25 Daily Views: 0

May 8 2012 A BUILDING firm which employs 277 people in Scotland has gone into administration. UBC Group had suffered from the "widespread downturn" affecting the construction industry, administrators Zolfo Cooper said. They said they will continue to trade the group, which has an annual turnover of around £31million, while exploring "all possible options" for its future, including a sale of all or parts of the business. Joint administrator Elizabeth Mackay said: "Unfortunately, the group has suffered from the widespread downturn impacting the construction industry and as a result has experienced a decline in trading performance. "The financial position facing the business was such that administration was the last remaining option available to the directors. "Working with all stakeholders including employees, customers, suppliers ...

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Editor’s Choice: Diabetes sufferer celebrates 80th birthday by becoming Scotland’s oldest bungee jumper

on April 18, 2012 Total Views: 6 Daily Views: 0

Apr 18 2012 John MacDonald performs bungee jump over River Garry A MAN diagnosed with type 1 diabetes almost 50 years ago is said to have become Scotland's oldest bungee jumper. John Macdonald, from Eriskay in the Outer Hebrides, celebrated his 80th birthday at the weekend by throwing himself 40 metres off Garry Bridge in Perthshire. Mr Macdonald was diagnosed in 1964 while serving with the Royal Navy in Brazil. He said he hopes his "leap of faith" will encourage younger people who have diabetes to manage their situation by staying active. He was joined by family and friends as he marked the birthday milestone with Highland Fling Bungee in Killiecrankie. Mr Macdonald said: "I wasn't afraid at all. I just wished I could have had a swim in the River Garry as well. "I have had diabetes for 48 years and, when I was lying in hospital in Rio...

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Scottish News: Children and OAPs airlifted to hospital after people-carrier crashes into loch

on April 10, 2012 Total Views: 18 Daily Views: 0

Apr 10 2012 By Record Reporter harris crash Image 3 SEVEN casualties were airlifted to hospital yesterday after their people-carrier crashed into a loch. Three children, two pensioners and two other adults, all from the same family, were hurt. The crash happened after 4pm on the Tarbert to Leverburgh road on the Isle of Harris. The people-carrier ended up in several feet of water in Loch Bearastadh Mor. One of the occupants is thought to have been trapped in the vehicle. Emergency crews pulled out two of the family through the windscreen. A Coastguard helicopter took the two most badly injured casualties – thought to be the pensioners – to the Western Isles Hospital in Stornoway, Lewis. It then returned for the other five people. It is believed the family, who included two girls and a 10-year-...

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Scottish News: OAP Nan, 82, tells how she fought off mugger as she made her way to keep-fit class

on January 19, 2012 Total Views: 11 Daily Views: 0

Jan 19 2012 By Paul O'Hare A GUTSY gran yesterday told how she fought off a mugger on her way to a keep-fit class. With the help of a mystery Good Samaritan, Nan MacIver, 82, battled the thug – even snatching her purse back off him after he grabbed it out of her handbag. She is recovering in hospital after two of her ribs were broken in the struggle on a stairway in Knightswood, Glasgow. Nan, a former teacher, told the Record: “It was a horrendous thing to do to an elderly person. He could have killed me and could have been facing a murder charge.” She was targeted as she walked to...

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Scottish News: Weather warnings issued as snow and ice returns to large parts of Scotland

on January 19, 2012 Total Views: 14 Daily Views: 0

Jan 19 2012 WEATHER warnings have been issued for large parts of Scotland for today and tomorrow as winter makes a chilly return. The Met Office issued a yellow “be aware” warning for snow in parts of the Highlands, Grampian, Strathclyde, Central and Tayside. And with temperatures plummeting, a yellow alert for ice is in place for south-west Scotland, the Borders and Strathclyde. A Met Office spokesman said snow was expected in the west this morning and again tonight. As the band of weather moves east, patches of snow are forecast on higher ground across most of the country – with up to six inches falling in the Highlands. Meanwhile, high winds could cause disruption in the west, with gale-force gusts expected to batter the Western Isles and Argyll. MeteoGroup forecaster Nick Prebble said: ...

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