Girls' basketball: Feisty Highland goes down swinging - Times Herald-Record

10 Mar 2010, 7:10 am

Girls' basketball: Feisty Highland goes down swinging
Times Herald-Record
POUGHKEEPSIE — Highland was still diving for loose balls, forcing jump balls and crashing the offensive glass. ...

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Local Boy Scout called hero for saving sister, mom - Chicago Daily Herald

10 Mar 2010, 6:25 am

Local Boy Scout called hero for saving sister, mom
Chicago Daily Herald
Moments later, the West Dundee family's 1999 Ford Explorer left the roadway and flipped over at least twice. It came to rest on its roof in the ditch. ...

Olsen still a concern for Bears - Freeport Journal-Standard

10 Mar 2010, 5:52 am

Olsen still a concern for Bears
Freeport Journal-Standard
It's gotta stink to be a Highland Cougars fan if you support both the men's and women's basketball teams. Just when you think the Highland women can repeat ...

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Highland Park schools not immune to budget woes - Chicago Tribune

10 Mar 2010, 5:47 am

Highland Park schools not immune to budget woes
Chicago Tribune
Michael Cohn moved from Chicago to Highland Park in 2000 because he thought his two young daughters would get a better ...

Dundee boy beats Batavia student in county Bee - Kane County Chronicle

10 Mar 2010, 5:26 am

Dundee boy beats Batavia student in county Bee
Kane County Chronicle
Two others struck out on “escrow” and “addenda,” leaving only Daniel and Brian Andersen, an eighth-grader from Dundee Middle School. ...

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Kirk facing loss from collapse of Bible charity - The Herald

10 Mar 2010, 4:07 am

The Herald

Kirk facing loss from collapse of Bible charity
The Herald
On is in Dundee and it is understood that about £14000 is owed there to the Kirk as part of the £70000. Baker Tilly said the best creditors can expect from ...

RICK SMITH: Laying out the law - San Angelo Standard Times

10 Mar 2010, 4:02 am

RICK SMITH: Laying out the law
San Angelo Standard Times
Max, a 3-year-old male West Highland white terrier, is missing and was last seen Sunday morning in San Angelo State Park. Max is a creamy white color, ...

Local sports roundup: BC holds off tough Red Raiders - Gaston Gazette

10 Mar 2010, 3:40 am

Local sports roundup: BC holds off tough Red Raiders
Gaston Gazette
Highland Tech 15, Waddell 10 — Heath Leagon pitched 5.1 innings, striking out 10 and giving up six hits with two walks. Derrick Shuda picked up the win in ...

Local sports roundup: BC holds off tough Red Raiders - Gaston Gazette

10 Mar 2010, 3:40 am

Local sports roundup: BC holds off tough Red Raiders
Gaston Gazette
Highland Tech 15, Waddell 10 — Heath Leagon pitched 5.1 innings, striking out 10 and giving up six hits with two walks. Derrick Shuda picked up the win in ...

City Plans Makeover For Allegheny Riverfront - WTAE Pittsburgh

10 Mar 2010, 2:09 am

Pittsburgh Post Gazette

City Plans Makeover For Allegheny Riverfront
WTAE Pittsburgh
The city is teaming up with real estate firm the Buncher Company to develop 80 acres of land from the Strip District to Highland Park. ...
Will development of Pittsburgh's Strip District mean the end for wholesalersPittsburgh Post Gazette
Pittsburgh, Buncher set to develop Allegheny riverfrontPittsburgh Post Gazette

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Rovers snatch win with late goal - Scotland Courier

10 Mar 2010, 1:13 am

Rovers snatch win with late goal
Scotland Courier
The victory is the perfect confidence booster for Rovers before they travel to Dens on Saturday for the Scottish Cup quarter-final with Dundee. ...
Division One: Raith Rovers v Ross CountyScottish Daily Record
Staggies can make it week to rememberAberdeen Press and Journal
County skipper Brittain hailed as a 'driving force'Inverness Courier
Scotland on Sunday -Aberdeen Press and Journal -Aberdeen Press and Journal
all 21 news articles »

Borders railway is key to good transport - Scotsman

10 Mar 2010, 12:06 am

Borders railway is key to good transport
Scotsman
It seems Mr Monteith belongs to that vocal group who never use local public transport themselves and have little conception of the Third-World conditions ...

Opposition left blowing in the wind - Sarnia Observer

9 Mar 2010, 11:29 pm

Opposition left blowing in the wind
Sarnia Observer
DAWN-EUPHEMIA — Two years after hundreds of local residents and the township's council vehemently opposed a large wind farm, plans are moving forward to ...

'Irish' food in Chicago isn't quite so in Ireland - Bolingbrook Sun

9 Mar 2010, 10:19 pm

'Irish' food in Chicago isn't quite so in Ireland
Bolingbrook Sun
What you won't find in Ireland are many foods on local “Irish” menus. Even corned beef and cabbage, an emblem of Irish America for over 100 years, ...

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Orkney man, 56, embarking on 1000 mile race - stv.tv

9 Mar 2010, 9:33 pm

sportingintelligence

Orkney man, 56, embarking on 1000 mile race
stv.tv
Sichel was passing on his fitness tips to youngsters at a local school who regard his efforts as inspirational. “It's pretty amazing. ...
Briton braces for 'step into unknown' in 1000-mile runsportingintelligence

all 2 news articles »

Urgent call for ferry meeting - Shetland Marine News

9 Mar 2010, 8:18 pm

stv.tv

Urgent call for ferry meeting
Shetland Marine News
There are social implications for passengers, but there are economic implications for local industry and employment in Shetland. “The government seems to be ...
North boats forced to leave an hour early to save on fuel costsShetland Times Online

all 7 news articles »

Boult stretchered off as Thame remain top 09/03/10 - - Thame

9 Mar 2010, 5:55 pm

Thame

Boult stretchered off as Thame remain top 09/03/10 -
Thame
When the half time whistle blew Thame keeper Lee Orkney had not really been tested. Whatever the visiting manager said to his team at half time worked as ...

New Banff clinic turns the focus on sexual health - Banffshire Journal

9 Mar 2010, 4:19 pm

New Banff clinic turns the focus on sexual health
Banffshire Journal
... and complements work provided by local primary care and hospital staff. Dr Susie Logan, consultant in sexual and reproductive healthcare in Aberdeen, ...

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New Banff clinic turns the focus on sexual health - Banffshire Journal

9 Mar 2010, 4:19 pm

New Banff clinic turns the focus on sexual health
Banffshire Journal
This specialist nurse-led clinic runs a drop-in service every Monday from 2.15-5.15pm, and complements work provided by local primary care and hospital ...

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Toilet plan rejected - Banffshire Journal

9 Mar 2010, 4:19 pm

Toilet plan rejected
Banffshire Journal
"At present, the local authority runs four facilities at an annual cost of £64292 per annum. The trust's proposals would have increased the total number of ...

Local Schools On Low-Performing List - KXJZ News

9 Mar 2010, 4:04 pm

KXJZ News

Local Schools On Low-Performing List
KXJZ News
Which local district pops up most on the list? Stockton Unified…with seven low-achieving elementary schools. “The district was aware that this was coming so ...
State gives Visalia's Highland Elementary a failing gradeVisalia Times-Delta
Parents, district defend San Bernardino schools on state's-worst listRedlands Daily Facts
State lists 13 underachieving Valley schoolsFresno Bee
Lodi News-Sentinel -Stockton Record -Press-Enterprise
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Union claims high support for strike - Evening Telegraph

9 Mar 2010, 3:07 pm

Evening Telegraph

Union claims high support for strike
Evening Telegraph
The PCS's local HMRC official, Steve Ferrier, claimed 90% support for the second day of action and said the Dundee office was only able to provide an ...
Union: Strike was a success in LancashireThe Bolton News
Union claims 90% out on strikeEvening Telegraph

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New move in hunt for missing Dundee mum - Evening Telegraph

9 Mar 2010, 3:07 pm

BBC News

New move in hunt for missing Dundee mum
Evening Telegraph
Tayside Police are to stage a reconstruction of the last known movements of missing Dundee mum Mary McLaren as it was revealed around 50 officers were now ...
Mary: man to be interviewed againScotland Courier
Students help out police in search for mum who went missing from nightclubScottish Daily Record
Police to hold missing Mary reconstructionstv.tv
Scotland on Sunday -Aberdeen Press and Journal -Scotland Courier
all 91 news articles »

TP Niven joins Palletline - Road Transport

9 Mar 2010, 2:52 pm

TP Niven joins Palletline
Road Transport
The Palnackie, Castle Douglas-based firm made its first deliveries for Palletline yesterday (Monday 8 March), covering the Dumfries & Galloway region. ...

Father charged in deaths - Record Herald

9 Mar 2010, 1:52 pm

10TV

Father charged in deaths
Record Herald
The father of the children, Wesley Coonrod of Greenfield, was charged with two counts of child endangering Sunday night and is being held in the Highland ...
Father Charged in Deaths of Two SonsWKRC TV Cincinnati
$1M Bond For Father Whose Children Died In Firekypost.com
Two children die in fire as father is too drunk to save them, police sayExaminer.com
Chillicothe Gazette -Coshocton Tribune -Columbus Dispatch
all 87 news articles »

wind farm extension plan approved - BBC News

9 Mar 2010, 1:05 pm

BBC News

wind farm extension plan approved
BBC News
... from Stirling Castle would be affected. But 36 letters were received in support of the Falck Renewables scheme, which had considerable local backing. ...

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Regeneration in the newspapers: Welsh shared public services scheme 'collapse' - Regen.net

9 Mar 2010, 12:52 pm

Regeneration in the newspapers: Welsh shared public services scheme 'collapse'
Regen.net
News that a project aimed at getting Welsh councils to work together has collapsed and reports that Shetland Council is to send litter louts on compulsory ...
Wales shared services project collapsesLocal Government Chronicle

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Holocaust Hero award for Scottish woman who died in Auschwitz - stv.tv

9 Mar 2010, 12:52 pm

InTheNews.co.uk

Holocaust Hero award for Scottish woman who died in Auschwitz
stv.tv
Jane Haining, a Church of Scotland missionary who was originally from Dunscore in Dumfries and Galloway, worked as matron of the girls' home at the Scottish ...
Scots 'Schindler' Jane Haining honoured at last for trying to save Jewish orphansScotsman
Gordon Brown honours British Holocaust heroesJewish Chronicle

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Orkney is the Place to See and Tourists Would Highly Recommend a Visit - Allmediascotland

9 Mar 2010, 12:22 pm

Orkney is the Place to See and Tourists Would Highly Recommend a Visit
Allmediascotland
According to the research, carried out over a full year, by AB Associates of Shetland, the main reason for visiting the islands is for a holiday although ...

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Orkney is the Place to See and Tourists Would Highly Recommend a Visit - Allmediascotland

9 Mar 2010, 12:22 pm

Orkney is the Place to See and Tourists Would Highly Recommend a Visit
Allmediascotland
It is important that we gather tourism intelligence to demonstrate that the Council's investment continues to have a positive impact on the local economy. ...

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Soldiers prepare for Afghanistan mission - BBC News

9 Mar 2010, 12:22 pm

BBC News

Soldiers prepare for Afghanistan mission
BBC News
The 1st Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland recruits traditionally from Edinburgh, the Lothians, Dumfries and Galloway and the Scottish Borders.

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Soldiers prepare for Afghanistan mission - BBC News

9 Mar 2010, 12:22 pm

BBC News

Soldiers prepare for Afghanistan mission
BBC News
The 1st Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland recruits traditionally from Edinburgh, the Lothians, Dumfries and Galloway and the Scottish Borders.

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Innerleithen ding dong - Peeblesshire News

9 Mar 2010, 12:18 pm

Innerleithen ding dong
Peeblesshire News
Also in attendance were, Ken Jones, of Scottish Borders Council's Environmental Services and, Susan Shaw, of its legal department. ...

Peebles BID first in Borders - Peeblesshire News

9 Mar 2010, 12:13 pm

Peebles BID first in Borders
Peeblesshire News
"A BID will allow businesses, in partnership with Scottish Borders Council and other groups like the Tweeddale Valley Tourism Consortium to really put ...

MP's Backing for Broughty Development Trust - DundeeSNP.org

9 Mar 2010, 11:36 am

MP's Backing for Broughty Development Trust
DundeeSNP.org
The group has conducted surveys of local opinion on planning matters and hopes to work in partnership with other agencies, especially Dundee City Council to ...

Where am I? Blog > News > General > Trust facing £400000 shortfall for schools ... - Shetland Times Online

9 Mar 2010, 10:30 am

Where am I? Blog > News > General > Trust facing £400000 shortfall for schools ...
Shetland Times Online
Shetland Recreational Trust is facing a potential shortfall of £400000 in next year's budget if Shetland Islands Council decides it will not pay for ...

Weather Outlook – Tuesday, 09 March 2010 at 09:50 - Shetland Times Online

9 Mar 2010, 10:19 am

Weather Outlook – Tuesday, 09 March 2010 at 09:50
Shetland Times Online
NW'ly winds will be strong over Shetland and fresh across Orkney. SATURDAY 13th – SUNDAY 14th: Generally cloudy with showers, these probably merging into a ...

Weather Outlook – Tuesday, 09 March 2010 at 09:50 - Shetland Times Online

9 Mar 2010, 10:19 am

Weather Outlook – Tuesday, 09 March 2010 at 09:50
Shetland Times Online
SW'ly winds freshening later, with thickening cloud bringing a little patchy rain to Shetland overnight. Windy, cooler and showery on Thursday with showers. ...

Golabek looks to Caley Jags double that can dent Dundee - Aberdeen Press and Journal

9 Mar 2010, 8:33 am

Golabek looks to Caley Jags double that can dent Dundee
Aberdeen Press and Journal
Defender Stuart Golabek is confident First Division leaders Dundee will feel under increasing pressure if his Inverness team can record successive wins this ...
No nerves in Dens dressing-roomEvening Telegraph
We are still masters of our destiny – ButcherInverness Courier
ICT stunned by late goals in Dens crunchHighland News
Aberdeen Press and Journal -Aberdeen Press and Journal -Evening Telegraph
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Wallace to resume career as advocate - Aberdeen Press and Journal

9 Mar 2010, 8:31 am

Wallace to resume career as advocate
Aberdeen Press and Journal
Now Lord Wallace of Tankerness QC, the ex-Orkney MSP and justice minister is joining Terra Firma Chambers and starts work next Monday. ...

Civil servants' strike hits north and north-east hard in mass walkouts - Aberdeen Press and Journal

9 Mar 2010, 8:28 am

The Guardian

Civil servants' strike hits north and north-east hard in mass walkouts
Aberdeen Press and Journal
Stonehaven Sheriff Court was forced to close its doors while public-sector workers gathered in Dundee, Aberdeen and Inverness to protest against plans to ...
Chaos looms as 270000 civil servants stage 48-hour strike over redundancyMetro
Holyrood staff among 30000 joining Scottish PCS strikersMorning Star Online
Holyrood hit as thousands of public sector workers start two-day strikeScottish Daily Record
Glasgow Evening Times
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UHI could be granted university status within a year - Aberdeen Press and Journal

9 Mar 2010, 8:28 am

UHI could be granted university status within a year
Aberdeen Press and Journal
Sandy McCook UHI, the prospective University of the Highlands and Islands, is on the brink of becoming a fully-fledged university, Education Minister ...

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Senior council leaders waive their right to 2.5% pay rise - Aberdeen Press and Journal

9 Mar 2010, 8:28 am

Senior council leaders waive their right to 2.5% pay rise
Aberdeen Press and Journal
The Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (Cosla), which brokered the deal with a union which represents the senior officials at Scotland's 32 councils, ...

Senior council leaders waive their right to 2.5% pay rise - Aberdeen Press and Journal

9 Mar 2010, 8:28 am

Senior council leaders waive their right to 2.5% pay rise
Aberdeen Press and Journal
The chief executives of Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Angus, Moray, Highland, Dundee, Perth and Kinross, Orkney, Shetland and Western Isles councils yesterday ...

Senior council leaders waive their right to 2.5% pay rise - Aberdeen Press and Journal

9 Mar 2010, 8:28 am

Senior council leaders waive their right to 2.5% pay rise
Aberdeen Press and Journal
Aberdeenshire Council chief executive Colin Mackenzie, who earns £133971 a year, said the council has already reduced staff costs by around £500million a ...

Second refusal for Lochaber homes - Aberdeen Press and Journal

9 Mar 2010, 8:24 am

Second refusal for Lochaber homes
Aberdeen Press and Journal
... the campaign mounted by the Torlundy Community Group, and called for the scheme to be deleted from its blueprint West Highland and Islands Local Plan. ...

Neolithic Orkney Venus to be taken on Scottish tour - Aberdeen Press and Journal

9 Mar 2010, 8:23 am

Neolithic Orkney Venus to be taken on Scottish tour
Aberdeen Press and Journal
SCOTLAND'S earliest human face, the Orkney Venus, is to go on temporary display at venues in Argyll and Inverness-shire. The 5000-year-old figurine, ...

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Hunt after another fuel raid at Peterhead - Aberdeen Press and Journal

9 Mar 2010, 8:23 am

Hunt after another fuel raid at Peterhead
Aberdeen Press and Journal
In January, police said there were 19 similar thefts in Aberdeenshire over just 12 days. Thieves stole from lorries and commercial vehicles at 10 premises ...

Hunt after another fuel raid at Peterhead - Aberdeen Press and Journal

9 Mar 2010, 8:23 am

Hunt after another fuel raid at Peterhead
Aberdeen Press and Journal
Hundreds of pounds worth of diesel was siphoned from a tank at Peterhead-based John A Smith and Sons, which supplies oil and fuel to the local fishing ...

Allotment reinstated after residents' demands - Aberdeen Press and Journal

9 Mar 2010, 8:23 am

Allotment reinstated after residents' demands
Aberdeen Press and Journal
AN ALLOTMENT site which fell into ruin in an Aberdeenshire village has been reinstated following high demand from local residents. ...

Virtuoso classical guitar duo to perform at Plockton - Aberdeen Press and Journal

9 Mar 2010, 8:23 am

Virtuoso classical guitar duo to perform at Plockton
Aberdeen Press and Journal
TWO of the world's best classical guitarists are to give a performance at Plockton, itself considered a classic among the west Highland villages. ...

Banff Museum friends formed to fight for town base - Aberdeen Press and Journal

9 Mar 2010, 8:22 am

Banff Museum friends formed to fight for town base
Aberdeen Press and Journal
The local authority museum shares the same High Street building as Banff library, and Aberdeenshire Council has proposed that the library could move to a ...

Patients 'missing out on telehealth' - Aberdeen Press and Journal

9 Mar 2010, 8:20 am

Patients 'missing out on telehealth'
Aberdeen Press and Journal
Rural Aberdeenshire and Orkney can already use video links at local GP surgeries or hospitals to talk to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary doctors. ...

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Global interest in Dundee V&A design prize - BBC News

8 Mar 2010, 1:30 pm

BBC News

Global interest in Dundee V&A design prize
BBC News
It is hoped the V&A at Dundee will bring 500000 extra visitors to Dundee and create up to 900 local jobs. Mike Galloway, the council's director of city ...
V&A developers attract global interestAberdeen Press and Journal

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Carlisle Blondes in Demand - Stackyard

8 Mar 2010, 12:06 pm

Stackyard

Carlisle Blondes in Demand
Stackyard
Destiny joins the Ramrig herd of G & A Hamilton from Duns, Berwickshire. The Senior and Supreme Male Champion, Brownhill Drew a 23 month old sole entry from ...

Case Studies: Terrible toll of animal cruelty in Scotland - stv.tv

8 Mar 2010, 11:00 am

BBC News

Case Studies: Terrible toll of animal cruelty in Scotland
stv.tv
The adult female Staffordshire bull terrier cross was found in a field behind a row of houses on Edinburgh Road in Peebles, Scottish Borders. A local ...
Revealed: huge rise in cases of animal crueltyThe Herald
Scots animals suffered 'worst year' for cruelty in 2009, warns SSPCAScottish Daily Record

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Butcher shop crash witness appeal - BBC News

8 Mar 2010, 10:12 am

Butcher shop crash witness appeal
BBC News
A spokesman for Dumfries and Galloway Constabulary said the driver of the vehicle had made off from the crash and left the vehicle at the scene. ...

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Lynch bags hat-trick as East Stirlingshire end mini-slump - Aberdeen Press and Journal

8 Mar 2010, 7:35 am

Lynch bags hat-trick as East Stirlingshire end mini-slump
Aberdeen Press and Journal
EAST Stirlingshire ended a mini-slump with a home win against Third Division promotion rivals Forfar. Shire's hero was attacker Simon Lynch who bagged a ...
FORFAR STUTTER AFTER FINE RUN OF RESULTSForfar Today
Shire up for challenge as they take on the leadersAberdeen Press and Journal

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Orkney advance - Aberdeen Press and Journal

8 Mar 2010, 7:35 am

Orkney advance
Aberdeen Press and Journal
Orkney took time out from their quest to claim the honours in Caledonia League 1 when they advanced to the fourth round of Regional Bowl with a 59-10 win at ...

Council acts quickly to block illegal access by travellers off the A96 - Press and Journal

8 Mar 2010, 7:28 am

Council acts quickly to block illegal access by travellers off the A96
Press and Journal
Three local Highland councillors who responded to residents' concerns about travellers at various city sites remain the subject of a Standards Commission ...

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Wild Weekend: A delectable setting - The Herald

7 Mar 2010, 7:49 pm

The Herald

Wild Weekend: A delectable setting
The Herald
This post, with its white thistle emblem, indicates the West Highland Way, Scotland's first official long-distance trail. The section from here, ...

Cost of police crashes revealed - BBC News

7 Mar 2010, 12:13 pm

RAC

Cost of police crashes revealed
BBC News
Dumfries and Galloway Constabulary said 27 vehicles were damaged during the period, at a cost of £18581. Fife Constabulary said it paid £86128.98 for 112 ...
Police pay out £720000 for crash repairsThe Herald
Crashes cost police almost £1 millionstv.tv

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Prisoner is accused of using fishing line to get drugs - Scottish Daily Record

7 Mar 2010, 9:09 am

Prisoner is accused of using fishing line to get drugs
Scottish Daily Record
Warders carried out a raid on his cell at Glenochil Prison, in Tullibody, Stirlingshire. It is alleged that he had an eighth of an ounce of heroin, ...

Past Life: Letter - Shetland Times Online

7 Mar 2010, 8:24 am

Past Life: Letter
Shetland Times Online
... various materials, including any relating to Orkney and Shetland, especially in the era before local newspapers were established in the Northern Isles. ...

Past Times: One school for Ness area? - Shetland Times Online

7 Mar 2010, 6:26 am

Past Times: One school for Ness area?
Shetland Times Online
... thought if they did anything like this, perhaps this was the one part of Shetland where it might be done with the agreement of the local people. ...

It's chip and bin - The Sun

6 Mar 2010, 12:33 am

It's chip and bin
The Sun
Aberdeenshire, Clackmannanshire and Inverclyde local authorities have a total of 120000 chipped bins but they deny using the technology. ...

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It's chip and bin - The Sun

6 Mar 2010, 12:33 am

It's chip and bin
The Sun
Aberdeenshire, Clackmannanshire and Inverclyde local authorities have a total of 120000 chipped bins but they deny using the technology. ...

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Nugget of unrest over gold mine plan - Scotsman

6 Mar 2010, 12:06 am

Nugget of unrest over gold mine plan
Scotsman
It would be built next to Scotland's most popular long-distance route, the West Highland Way, along which up to 50000 visitors walk every year. ...

West Highland Free Press Bucks National Sales Trend - Allmediascotland

5 Mar 2010, 6:27 pm

West Highland Free Press Bucks National Sales Trend
Allmediascotland
The West Highland Free Press - owned by the West Highland Publishing Company - was taken over by 10 of its employees in October. While local, weekly ...

Staff at Whyte & Mackay whisky bottling plant threaten walkout over alleged ... - Scottish Daily Record

5 Mar 2010, 8:44 am

Staff at Whyte & Mackay whisky bottling plant threaten walkout over alleged ...
Scottish Daily Record
Several managers at the Whyte & Mackay plant in Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, have been named in complaints about shouting, finger-pointing, bottle-smashing ...

Scots council chiefs deny pension fund problems - Aberdeen Press and Journal

5 Mar 2010, 7:19 am

Scots council chiefs deny pension fund problems
Aberdeen Press and Journal
Scottish council chiefs denied last night pension funds covering local authority workers across the north and north-east were in difficulty ...

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Scots council chiefs deny pension fund problems - Aberdeen Press and Journal

5 Mar 2010, 7:19 am

Scots council chiefs deny pension fund problems
Aberdeen Press and Journal
A spokesman for Aberdeenshire Council, whose scheme is actually administered by Aberdeen, said the deficit quoted “is the amount which would have to be paid ...

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Grumpy Club set to quiz council - Lochaber News

4 Mar 2010, 2:52 pm

Grumpy Club set to quiz council
Lochaber News
The meeting closed with a number of speakers deploring "the loss of local decision-making within the Lochaber area of Highland Council" and the collation of ...

Salmond in budget cuts warning to Westminster - Aberdeen Press and Journal

4 Mar 2010, 7:22 am

Salmond in budget cuts warning to Westminster
Aberdeen Press and Journal
Finance Secretary John Swinney has come under fire from council bosses in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire for refusing to change the local government funding ...

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Salmond in budget cuts warning to Westminster - Aberdeen Press and Journal

4 Mar 2010, 7:22 am

Salmond in budget cuts warning to Westminster
Aberdeen Press and Journal
Finance Secretary John Swinney has come under fire from council bosses in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire for refusing to change the local government funding ...

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Stranraer waterfront masterplan headway bid - BBC News

4 Mar 2010, 1:00 am

BBC News

Stranraer waterfront masterplan headway bid
BBC News
Dumfries and Galloway Council is being asked to endorse a masterplan which will help shape how the town develops. Stena signalled its intention to leave ...

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Work starts on Scottish Borders rail link - Telegraph.co.uk

3 Mar 2010, 4:31 pm

BBC News

Work starts on Scottish Borders rail link
Telegraph.co.uk
Work has officially started on a £295 million project to reopen a rail line between Edinburgh and the Scottish Borders. By Simon Johnson, Scottish Political ...
Hopes rise in the Borders as work starts on rail linkThe Herald
Scottish Borders rail link underwayPublic Servant Scotland
Advance works underway on £295M Borders railwayNew Civil Engineer
stv.tv
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Steven Purcell leaves rehab clinic - Telegraph.co.uk

3 Mar 2010, 12:22 pm

Daily Mail

Steven Purcell leaves rehab clinic
Telegraph.co.uk
The secluded clinic sits in 50 acres of parkland and woods in the Scottish Borders countryside, around 20 miles from Edinburgh. Officially, the 37-year-old, ...
Labour 'visionary' Steven Purcell quits politics amid drug blackmail scandalDaily Mail
Purcell steps down as councillorThe Herald
Politician resigns from city council with exhaustionPink Paper
Scotsman -stv.tv -Scottish Daily Record
all 178 news articles »

Four avalanches close west Highland line - Aberdeen Press and Journal

3 Mar 2010, 7:50 am

Four avalanches close west Highland line
Aberdeen Press and Journal
THE scenic west Highland line has been closed by a series of massive avalanches, and yesterday conditions were being assessed to see if it was safe for ...

Forfar have to settle for draw after failing to hold on to early lead - Aberdeen Press and Journal

3 Mar 2010, 7:48 am

Forfar have to settle for draw after failing to hold on to early lead
Aberdeen Press and Journal
But in the end they were probably glad to share the points, especially with East Stirlingshire crashing 3-0. Ian Harty put them ahead after four minutes but ...
AWAY SHARE SEES LOONS CLOSE IN ON SHIREForfar Today

all 4 news articles »

Young Shire keeper has night to forget - Aberdeen Press and Journal

3 Mar 2010, 7:48 am

Young Shire keeper has night to forget
Aberdeen Press and Journal
FORMER Queen's Park coach Billy Stark did his former club a big favour as it eased to a shock away win at promotion-chasing East Stirlingshire in the Third ...

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I was taken in by lies of Orkney murderer, says his ex-girlfriend - Aberdeen Press and Journal

3 Mar 2010, 7:41 am

BBC News

I was taken in by lies of Orkney murderer, says his ex-girlfriend
Aberdeen Press and Journal
Robert Rose, 54, died after he was beaten and smothered at his home on Sanday in Orkney in June last year. The father-of-three had begun a relationship with ...
Two men guilty of killing islander and burying his body in sand dunesScottish Daily Record
Jealous lover guilty of killing rival on remote Scottish isleYorkshire Post
Residents' insistence victim was still on island led to manhuntAberdeen Press and Journal
Aberdeen Press and Journal -Scottish Daily Record
all 39 news articles »

Kind brother's 100-mile trip to cheer up homesick teenage piper - Scottish Daily Record

2 Mar 2010, 10:25 am

Kind brother's 100-mile trip to cheer up homesick teenage piper
Scottish Daily Record
Amy, of Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire, said: "I still can't believe he travelled all that way just for me. "But I wasn't coping well with being so far away ...

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lasting Legacy - BBC News (blog)

1 Mar 2010, 7:05 pm

stv.tv

lasting Legacy
BBC News (blog)
Or Dumfries and Galloway, which will once again double for Eastern Europe. Would-be zombie extras should keep their eyes on the local press for ...
Gregory's Girl stars reunite as Glasgow Film Festival leaves us with a Legacystv.tv

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CCTV clue in death of teenager - Glasgow Evening Times

1 Mar 2010, 1:44 pm

Glasgow Evening Times

CCTV clue in death of teenager
Glasgow Evening Times
The body of Dean Geary, 19, was found on the A811 near Drymen, Stirlingshire, in the early hours of February 7. Officers today released fresh images of the ...

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East Stirling slip up at Annan - Aberdeen Press and Journal

1 Mar 2010, 8:31 am

East Stirling slip up at Annan
Aberdeen Press and Journal
EAST Stirling's Third Division title hopes suffered a blow as Annan picked up three useful points. Manager Jim McInally insisted David Dunn's straight red, ...
Annan 1 - 0 East Stirling 0Scotland on Sunday

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Chile earthquake: Fears for two British couples as death toll hits 700 - Daily Mail

1 Mar 2010, 7:17 am

The Guardian

Chile earthquake: Fears for two British couples as death toll hits 700
Daily Mail
Kirsty Duff and Dave Sandercock - both keen surfers - were in the middle of a trip around South America, and were there to sample the local beaches. ...
Scots couple missing amid chaos following 'massive' Chile earthquakeScottish Daily Record
Chile earthquake: Concern mounts for missing ScotsScotsman
Local couple missing after huge earthquake hits ChileGuernsey Press and Star
24dash -UK Express -Metro
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Chile earthquake: Fears for two British couples as death toll hits 700 - Daily Mail

1 Mar 2010, 7:17 am

The Guardian

Chile earthquake: Fears for two British couples as death toll hits 700
Daily Mail
Clare has uploaded details of Kirsty, 25, from Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, onto Google Person Finder in a bid to get news. The website was set up following ...
Scots couple missing amid chaos following 'massive' Chile earthquakeScottish Daily Record
Chile earthquake: Concern mounts for missing ScotsScotsman
Local couple missing after huge earthquake hits ChileGuernsey Press and Star
24dash -UK Express -Metro
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Borders school project seeks cash flow aid - BBC News

1 Mar 2010, 1:12 am

BBC News

Borders school project seeks cash flow aid
BBC News
However, the trust has now asked Scottish Borders Council to provide it with a £300000 funding facility. The authority has been recommended to agree the ...

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Orkney murder trial: Dad was killed in 'cowardly and brutal act', court hears - Scottish Daily Record

26 Feb 2010, 10:31 am

BBC News

Orkney murder trial: Dad was killed in 'cowardly and brutal act', court hears
Scottish Daily Record
... Prentice QC urged the jury to convict John Campbell and Stephen Crummack of murdering Bob Rose and burying his body in sand dunes on Sanday, Orkney. ...
Orkney isle murder trial: Accused's blood was found at victim's home, court hearsScottish Daily Record

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Homes evacuated after Bervie Braes landslip - BBC News

25 Feb 2010, 5:56 pm

BBC News

Homes evacuated after Bervie Braes landslip - BBC News

25 Feb 2010, 5:56 pm

BBC News

Homes evacuated after Bervie Braes landslip
BBC News
The local authority has urged people living in the affected area to seek alternative accommodation. The council said it was ready to assist and has asked ...
John Swinney set to join talks with community leaders in landslip-hit town ...Scotsman
Houses evacuated as landslides hit at notorious blackspotScottish Daily Record
Landslide-hit town to get 'early' funding decisionstv.tv
Aberdeen Press and Journal -Scotland Courier -BBC News
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What a story as Maltings celebrates 20th anniversary - Berwickshire Today

25 Feb 2010, 8:38 am

What a story as Maltings celebrates 20th anniversary
Berwickshire Today
With the majority of Berwick's youngsters having come across 'West Side Story' at some point, there was no shortage of takers for some of the production's ...

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Extra ambulance during ferry work - BBC News

25 Feb 2010, 1:52 am

BBC News

Extra ambulance during ferry work
BBC News
Additional ambulance cover will be provided for remote west Highland communities during repairs to a ferry slipway, Highland Council has said. ...

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industry fears taken to Commons - BBC News

23 Feb 2010, 12:24 pm

BBC News

industry fears taken to Commons
BBC News
Roxburgh and Berwickshire Lib Dem Michael Moore secured a Westminster debate following a number of redundancy announcements across the region. ...

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Eco graffiti attack on Scottish Borders Council HQ - BBC News

22 Feb 2010, 4:17 pm

BBC News

Eco graffiti attack on Scottish Borders Council HQ
BBC News
The incident happened at about 0400 GMT on Sunday at Scottish Borders Council offices in Newtown St Boswells. The spray paint attack left the message: "They ...
Borders Council HQ under graffiti attackBorders Today
Wind farm protester suspected of graffiti attack at Borders Council headquartersBorders Today

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Growing fanbase is perfect start for Eyemouth's Gallas* - Berwickshire Today

19 Feb 2010, 7:36 am

Growing fanbase is perfect start for Eyemouth's Gallas*
Berwickshire Today
BERWICKSHIRE might just have found its own supergroup in the form of GALLAS* from Eyemouth. Jim McGowan (lead singer), Lewie Harrison (rhythm ...

Scottish Borders Council drops tax discount offer - BBC News

17 Feb 2010, 11:36 am

BBC News

Scottish Borders Council drops tax discount offer
BBC News
A local authority has agreed to drop a discount offered to people paying their council tax early as a lump sum. Scottish Borders Council currently offers a ...

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Missing Eyemouth busker anniversary appeal - BBC News

17 Feb 2010, 12:18 am

BBC News

Missing Eyemouth busker anniversary appeal
BBC News
... CCTV leaving a local supermarket with his cross-collie dog. He was well known in the Killies area of Eyemouth, and used to busk in Berwick-Upon-Tweed, ...
Police renew appeal over missing Borders manstv.tv

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No silver bullet - Shetland News

16 Feb 2010, 2:04 pm

No silver bullet
Shetland News
In response to Richard Gibson's letter 'Particularly puzzled' Shetland News 04/02/10, I will begin by pointing out that wave resources in Shetland, ...

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Hundreds appeal over new Dumfries and Galloway pay deal - BBC News

16 Feb 2010, 10:26 am

BBC News

Hundreds appeal over new Dumfries and Galloway pay deal
BBC News
... Dumfries and Galloway Council received a pay rise on Monday worth about £9m-a-year in total. However, more than 2000 employees of the local authority ...

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Dumfries and Galloway Council staff given pay increases - BBC News

15 Feb 2010, 12:48 am

BBC News

Dumfries and Galloway Council staff given pay increases
BBC News
Dumfries and Galloway Council agreed the increases as part of its "single status" deal to address historic wage inequalities for its workers. ...

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Freeze is on - The Sun

13 Feb 2010, 12:49 am

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Freeze is on
The Sun
And councils in Shetland, Angus and Western Isles will decide next week whether to follow suit, in keeping with SNP Government policy. ...
Ingram welcomes budgetCumnock Chronicle
POLITICIANS WELCOME BUDGET ANNOUNCEMENTArbroath Herald
Labour and unions condemn SNP over job loss threatTribune (blog)
stv.tv
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Tories target Scottish revival - The Guardian

12 Feb 2010, 5:27 pm

Tories target Scottish revival
The Guardian
The Liberal Democrat frontbench spokesman, Michael Moore, is under intense pressure from the Tories in Roxburghshire, Berwickshire and Selkirk, ...

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Football: Scotland player escort competition for Stirlingshire youngsters - Stirling Observer

12 Feb 2010, 5:06 pm

Football: Scotland player escort competition for Stirlingshire youngsters
Stirling Observer
ONE local football-loving youngster will have the chance to play a key part in a Scotland international match next month. The McDonald's Football in the ...

BT upgrade allows Berwickshire villagers to adopt broadband - Top 10 Broadband

12 Feb 2010, 4:58 pm

Cable.co.uk

BT upgrade allows Berwickshire villagers to adopt broadband
Top 10 Broadband
Broadband provider BT's plans to increase broadband coverage in a Berwickshire village have been welcomed by local residents. The telephone exchange in ...
Village to benefit from BT's broadband upgradeCable.co.uk
Whitsome residents welcome improved broadband accessBerwickshire Today

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The parable of the slaughtered lamb - The Guardian

12 Feb 2010, 10:16 am

The Guardian

The parable of the slaughtered lamb
The Guardian
We eat meat and we keep a pig - remotely and organically, at Peelham Farm in Berwickshire. In April, my kids and I will go down with some friends to help ...

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Scottish Conservatives leader visits Berwickshire - Berwickshire Today

12 Feb 2010, 7:33 am

Scottish Conservatives leader visits Berwickshire
Berwickshire Today
"The Conservatives have to prove they are ready for hard work both at local level and with our policies at UK level that we have a got a recipe to change ...

How council budget day has changed - BBC News

11 Feb 2010, 5:33 pm

BBC News

How council budget day has changed
BBC News
For the last three years Dumfries and Galloway Council and Scottish Borders Council have kept council tax frozen. As a homeowner, of course, ...
Minister to visit Dumfries and GallowayDumfries and Galloway Standard
Scottish Motion TabledDeHavilland (press release) (subscription)
Council to make £1m savingsGalloway Today
Scotsman
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More trains to stop at local stations - Berwick Today

11 Feb 2010, 10:11 am

More trains to stop at local stations
Berwick Today
Welcoming the news, Sir Alan said: "The minister made commitments to what will in many ways be an improved service from Berwick and Alnmouth and will ...

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