It has been announced that oil services company Techchip have won a multi-million pound contract with with oil giants BP. The contract will include the replacement of the Schiellion floating production and storage vessel, and will take place off the west coast of Shetland. Based in Paris, Techchip will oversee the project from its Aberdeen office. [...]
Cameron pledges boost to dementia care and research
March 26, 2012 By Leave a Comment
David Cameron is expected to pledge to double funding for dementia research by 2015 to £66 million. It is hoped that this funding increase will ensure that the UK will become “the world leader for dementia research and care”. With the figure of dementia sufferers set to rise to 1 million within the next decade [...]
Edinburgh basks in an early summer
March 26, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Much of Scotland has been basking in the glorious sunshine and soaring temperatures this weekend. Feeling more like summer than spring, UK temperatures surpassed Mediterranean temperatures, out-scorching Barcelona and Mallorca. After a foggy Saturday in Edinburgh, Sunday had sun worshippers out in force around the capital’s parks basking in the unseasonal heat wave. The warm [...]
Edinburgh couple robbed in ‘terrifying’ ordeal
March 12, 2012 By Leave a Comment
An Edinburgh couple have been held at knife-point and robbed in their own home. A group of armed men entered the house on Barnton Avenue West at around nine thirty on Friday evening. Police have disclosed that a four figure sum of money and jewellery were taken from the house. It is believed that two [...]
Cameron wants more British home-owners
March 12, 2012 By Leave a Comment
David Cameron has said that he aims to help more people in the UK become home-owners. The government has launched a scheme targeting lenders, encouraging them to offer 95 per cent deposits on new build properties. It is hoped that the scheme will provide a financial ‘cushion’ if a property falls into negative equity.
Afghan Parliament calls for US soldier to be tried publicly
March 12, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The Afghan parliament has issued a statement demanding that the US soldier responsible for the civillian killings on Sunday should be tried in Afghanistan.
Edinburgh set to celebrate its remarkable women
March 5, 2012 By Leave a Comment
March sees the annual return of International Women’s Day (IWD) with events planned throughout Edinburgh to mark the occasion. For over 100 years, the world has celebrated the achievements of women and their contribution to the arts, sciences, medicine and numerous other fields. On and around 8th March the celebration continues as countries around the [...]
Paul McBride, QC (1963 – 2012)
March 5, 2012 By 1 Comment
One of Scotland’s top criminal lawyers, Paul McBride has represented clients in some of the country’s most high-profile cases. Son of George and Mary McBride, he was educated in Glasgow. At just 19, McBride graduated from Strathclyde university with a degree in Law. He was called to the Bar in Scotland in 1988 and in [...]
Edinburgh Distillery granted £27 million boost
March 5, 2012 By Leave a Comment
An Edinburgh based distillery has been granted £27 million by RBS as part of a flexible funding package. Founded in 1898, the BenRiach distillery currently employ 80 people over their 2 sites. In 2008 the company bought over the GlenDronach distillery in Aberdeenshire. This latest investment could expand the company even further. New acquisitions as [...]
Lockerbie Timeline
February 27, 2012 By 1 Comment
December 2008 – Pan Am flight 103 explodes over Lockerbie, killing 243 passengers, 16 crew and 11 on the ground November 1991 – Libyan nationals Abdelbaset Al-Megrahi and al-Amin Khalifa Fhimah are accused of 270 counts of murder January 2001 – After a trial at Camp Zeist, a neutral court set up in the Netherlands, [...]
Fans protest BBC Radio 1 cuts
November 24, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Musicians and music fans gathered on a rainy Sunday to protest the cancelling of a Radio 1 show championing new Scottish music. Glasgow’s Pacific Quay played host to the protesters who illustrated their point with Scottish musicians playing their music to show the BBC what they would be missing. The campaign began back in October [...]
Edinburgh libraries ‘will not close’
November 24, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Quashing fears of community library closures, Edinburgh City council assured the public that all Edinburgh libraries will remain open. Across the country campaigners have been fighting to keep libraries open since budget cuts threatened to close some smaller libraries earlier this year. In response to public concerns, the council have published a libraries consultation document [...]
The Quest for Robert Louis Stevenson
November 17, 2011 By Leave a Comment
A celebration of the life and work of Robert Louis Stevenson kicked off in Edinburgh today. A literary trail of quotes were written on the ground in various locations connected to the Edinburgh born novelist for admirers of his work to follow. Copies of two of his most iconic books, ‘Kidnapped’ and ‘Jekyll and Hyde’ [...]
World Peace Day to Aid Polio Eradication Campaign
September 22, 2011 By Leave a Comment
by Suzanne Neilson On a day dedicated to peace, the Polio Eradication Initiative hope to issue mass immunizations in war-torn regions around the world, vaccinating those who would otherwise be difficult to reach. Established by the UN in 1981, World Peace Day encourages regions in conflict to ceasefire for one day to promote the ideal [...]
