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Holyrood backs plan to honour Scottish heroes
Glasgow :: United Kingdom | 7 days ago
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Scottish Parliament under plans announced yesterday to name the building's committee rooms. MSPs, who presently meet in rooms known only as one to six, were asked to suggest people who made a "significant contribution" to the country. SNP back-bencher...
Tags: Scotland, Holyrood, United Kingdom, Glasgow, Scottish Parliamentary constituencies, Holyrood Edinburgh, Royal Mile, Scottish Parliament, Kenny Gibson
Stanley Robertson: Storyteller and folk singer who chronicled Scots Traveller history
London :: United Kingdom | 7 days ago
Credibility Stanley Robertson knew a thing or two about triumphing over adversity and still more about open-handedness...He told stories from the common treasury, nudging tales from the past into the present with contemporary touches that never compromised the integrity...
Tags: Jeannie Robertson, William Stanley Robertson, William Robertson, Scotland, Romany, United Kingdom, London, Scottish Travellers, Cant, Jeannie, Stanley Robertson, Gypsy
From the chalkface
Glasgow :: United Kingdom | 7 days ago
Credibility Keegan has been unveiled as the new chair of Scotland's Colleges. Currently chair of Langside College in Glasgow, Mr Keegan has 35 years experience of further education and training in a variety of roles, beginning his career at Motherwell College in...
Tags: Glasgow Science Centre, Scotland, United Kingdom, Glasgow, Bagpiping, College of Piping, Education, Knightswood, Army School of Bagpipe Music and Highland Drumming, Highland games, Celtic music, Scottish music
Measures included in the alcohol pricing legislation
London :: United Kingdom | 7 days ago
Credibility Introduce a lowest price for every unit of alcohol sold in Scotland...This would raise the price of some supermarket own-label vodka by 50 per cent and strong cider by 100 per cent. Allow local licensing boards to ban so-called "irresponsible promotions"...
Tags: Scotland, United Kingdom, London, Sexually transmitted diseases and infections, Sexually transmitted disease, Health Medical Pharma, HIV/AIDS, Human sexuality, Drug culture, Overweight, Public house, Childhood obesity, Body shape, Nutrition, Bariatrics, Public health, Sexual health, Syphilis, Obesity, Alcohol, Alcoholic beverages, Metabolic disorders, Social Issues, Bacterial diseases, AIDS, Hospitality Recreation, Cider, Men who have sex with men, Viral diseases, Alcoholism, Drinking culture
What you might have missed
Chennai :: India | 7 days ago
Credibility In overnight sport, Juan Martin Del Potro kept his ATP World Tour finals hopes alive and India piled on the runs against Sri Lanka. US Open champion Juan Martin del Potro kept alive his challenge at the ATP World Tour Finals with a 6-4 3-6 7-6 (7-1) victory...
Tags: India, Portsmouth, MVP, tour final, National League, mvp award, india piled, Ottawa Senators, Scotland, Albert Pujols, Chennai, Rahul Dravid, Gautam Gambhir, allnews, Juan Martￃﾭn del Potro, Punjabi people, Virender Sehwag
Council workers make 3% pay claim
London :: United Kingdom | 7 days ago
Credibility Unison, Unite and the GMB - which represent 150,000 council workers in Scotland, are seeking an above-inflation pay rise of 3%. They also want the lowest paid workers to get even more, so their pay would rise by a total of £600. The councils, which are...
Tags: United Kingdom, London, Politics, United Kingdom constitution, Scotland, Scottish Parliament, Commission on Scottish Devolution, Politics of Scotland, Scottish Government, Stephen Hester, Nursing, Geriatrics, Royal Bank of Scotland Group, UNISON, Devolution, HBOS, Lloyds Banking Group, Members of the Scottish Parliament 1999-2003, Nursing home, GMB, Social Issues, Business Finance, National Health Service, Members of the Scottish Parliament 2003-2007, Trade unions, Labor, Royal Bank of Scotland, Health Medical Pharma, Labour relations, Fred Goodwin, Healthcare
Home sweet Homecoming hailed
Edinburgh :: United Kingdom | 8 days ago
Credibility Scotland's Year of Homecoming have hailed the initiative as a huge success – despite admitting the number of overseas visitors had slumped this year. The number of foreign visitors is down 2.7 per cent so far while the number of visitors from the United...
Tags: United Kingdom, Edinburgh, Scottish diaspora, Scotland, VisitScotland, Scottish clans, Homecoming Scotland, Scottish Government, Western Europe, The Gathering, Northern Europe, Homecoming
San Jose area community college chancellor enjoyed big benefits as class offerings shrank
San Salvador :: El Salvador | 8 days ago
Credibility In the four years since Rosa Perez took over the cash-strapped district, her salary has jumped 48 percent to $293,000 a year, with a $147,000 bonus to boot. She also has charged the district and its foundation for lavish perks that included overnight...
Tags: Rosa Perez, El Salvador, San Jose City College, San Francisco, San Jose/Evergreen, San Salvador, Salvadoran, Scotland, KGO-TV, Bayinaah Jones, KGO, Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Evergreen Valley College, San Jose California, Education
One-man-band is now the name of the game
Glasgow :: United Kingdom | 8 days ago
Credibility Published Date: 24 November 2009 THE commercial property sector has not escaped the downsizing that has hit business generally as a result of the recession but a new niche sector has emerged in Scotland – small companies, often one-person operations,...
Tags: assets managing, Scotland, CBRE, Glasgow, United Kingdom, Surveying, Finance, Business Finance, Lloyds Banking Group, HBOS, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
Scottish Business Briefing - Tuesday November 24, 2009
Glenrothes :: United Kingdom | 8 days ago
Credibility Every morning we bring you a comprehensive round-up of all news affecting business in Scotland today. Bank of Scotland, while raising further questions over the future of its Clydesdale Bank subsidiary ( Scotsman ). Speaking at a business lunch, Clyne...
Tags: United Kingdom, Glenrothes, Lloyds Bank, Scotland, Lloyds Banking Group, The Scotsman, Economy of Scotland, Business Finance, VELUX
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