A gas leak at the Elgin platform, 150 miles off the coast of Aberdeen has been ongoing since Sunday. 238 workers have been evacuated from the platform and the nearby Rowan Viking drilling rig as well as Shell have moved personnel. A three mile safety zone had been put in place but it has been [...]
An oil rig in the North Sea has been evacuated after the discovery of a gas leak on Sunday 150 miles (240km) off the coast of Aberdeen. Total E&P UK (TEP UK), operators of the platform, has stated that 238 people have been evacuated from the rig, and no injuries have been reported. The platform is [...]
By Christopher Hall Scotland Manager Craig Levein has elected to hand three new players their first call-up in an international friendly against the Faroe Islands next Tuesday. With an average squad age of 25, youth appears to have taken precedence and no players over 30 year old will appear in the tie at Aberdeen’s Pittodrie [...]
By Leighton Craig and Craig Alexander Mark McGhee is refusing to resign following a 2-1 defeat at the hands of Inverness Caledonian Thistle in the highland derby. This comes just three days after a record 9-0 defeat by Celtic at Celtic Park. Support is dwindling for Mark McGhee with an attendance of just 5,197 at [...]
By Rebeca Calvo-Gaspar. “Donald Trump does not deserve this honorary degree in my opinion.” said Ben Catriall, a member of the Students Union. Students at Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen are in uproar after Donald Trump was awarded the Doctorate of Business Administration. He was presented this for his contribution towards the golf course development [...]
By Benjamin Zand A 24 year-old football fan on a train in Fife suffered severe burns to his arms and legs as a practical joke turned into a nightmare. Fans of Scotland’s SPL side, Aberdeen, claimed the man ran ablaze through the carriages whilst people sprayed beer on him to try and tame the flames. [...]
By Stewart Primrose Tuesday’s defeat to Arsenal raises many questions for Celtic manager Tony Mowbray, whose honeymoon period looks over. The media can dress it up as much as they like. Celtic were not unlucky, but while avoided a mauling, were comprehensively beaten by a side better in every department. Saturday’s win at Aberdeen was [...]
With a busy weekend of sport ahead, Ross Hart takes a look at the upcoming action. Football: Weather permitting, there is a full card of league fixtures this weekend and a Scottish Cup tie this evening. Tonight, Inverurie Locos and Vale of Leithen will attempt for the fouth time to play their third round Scottish Cup tie [...]
by Margaret Kearns, Magnus Huntly-Grant, Maxim Lewerenz Ex RBS boss named “Worst banker in the World” Disgraced ex-RBS boss Fred Goodwin was this week named by American mag Newsweek as “The Worst Banker in the World”. Goodwin was knighted for ‘his services to banking” in 2004 but resigned in 2008 after the bottom fell out [...]
Graeme Macleod previews this weekend’s sports action. Rugby: Heineken Cup Pool Two Edinburgh Gunners vs. London Wasps The Gunners welcome Guiness Premiership champions Wasps to Murrayfield for this Heineken Cup clash on Friday. Edinburgh coach Andy Robinson is set to make one change to the team that defeated Ospreys last week. That means full-back Chris [...]
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