Traffic chaos on M876 as dramatic footage shows car on fire near Kincardine...
This footage shows the vehicle fire currently causing chaos on the M876. The car is fully engulfed in flames on the eastbound hard shoulder of the motorway between the Larbert and the Kincardine...
View ArticleNeil Lennon will have Hibs stars believing that second place behind Celtic is...
Neil Lennon really is a wily old dog. To say he is marmite in Scotland is an understatement. But what is difficult to argue with is his ability to change the mentality of a club. I’m just glad it’s...
View ArticleSeven jobs at Girvan's Nestle chocolate factory at risk as company plans...
Seven jobs are at risk at the Girvan Nestle chocolate factory. The Grangestone plant supplies chocolate crumb using rich local milk for the firm’s products including Kit Kat and Quality Street. The...
View ArticleJoey Barton life and crimes from red cards, red mists, cigars and assaults
JOEY BARTON doesn’t pull punches – either literally or figuratively. The Rangers star’s career has been crammed with controversy. Here’s the best – and worst – of it. Manchester City Sent off in...
View ArticleCommemorative scroll remembering troops killed in Arnhem during World War 2...
A commemorative scroll has been unveiled in Castle Douglas British Legion club. The memorial pays tribute to members of the 7th (Galloway) Airborne Battalion who landed, and were killed, at Arnhem...
View ArticleDumfriesshire foodbank sees huge increase in demand as families struggle to...
A Dumfries foodbank has seen a near 50 per cent increase of emergency hand-outs in one year. More than 1,700 three day food supply packages were handed out at the Friars Vennel-based charity last...
View ArticleShop in Kilmarnock's Burns Mall guilty of selling alcohol to someone underage
The owner of one of Kilmarnock town centre’s most popular convenience stores looks set to lose his personal license. That’s after staff at his store sold alcohol to underage persons on two occasions...
View ArticleMy name’s Joey Barton and I’ve got a gambling problem: Star releases...
Joey Barton has claimed he has a gambling problem after being hit by an 18-month ban by the FA that ‘forces him into early retirement’. The Burnley midfielder slammed the punishment and accused...
View ArticleCassini's 'grand finale': Plucky spacecraft embarks on death dive into...
The Cassini space probe has embarked on its “grand finale” with a death dive into Saturn’s rings. NASA lost contact with the plucky spacecraft on Wednesday, as it made the first of 22 dives in between...
View ArticlePolice in Dumbarton warn motorists over new prescription drug driving law
Dumbarton police officers have warned motorists to be aware of prescription medication when driving ahead of a proposed crackdown on drug driving limits. The warning comes as new laws are set to be...
View ArticlePolice probing shooting of Ross Monaghan outside a Glasgow school make an arrest
Police probing the alleged attempted murder of Ross Monaghan outside a school in the Penilee area of Glasgow have made an arrest. Monaghan, 35, was shot outside St George’s Primary on January 16. The...
View ArticlePolice name young driver killed in horror three-vehicle crash on A9 near...
Police have named a man who died in a horror three-car collision on the A9 near Dunblane. Marek Majewski, 25, from the Perth and Kinross area, died in the crash last week. The accident happened at...
View ArticleIrvine blaze building to be demolished 'as soon as possible' following spate...
A former B&B on Bank Street in Irvine is set to be demolished following a fire last Tuesday. The building was set on fire last week during the Easter holidays and has fallen victim to vandals...
View ArticlePolice name man found dead by river in Perth and Kinross
The body of a man found in Perth and Kinross has been identified as a missing 25-year-old. Police Scotland said the body of Kieran Bruce, of Tay Street, Perth, was found at a riverbank near to West...
View ArticleMonarchs' Max Clegg keen to build on form after slow start
The Parsons Peebles Monarchs kept up their remarkable start to the season with another brace of victories last weekend to make it five from five to kick off the 2017 season. A plucky visiting Redcar...
View ArticleThief tries to snatch handbag from young woman in West Lothian
Police are appealing for witnesses following an attempted robbery. The incident happened around 2.25pm on Wednesday (April 26) in Boghall. A 26-year-old woman was walking on the steps leading from...
View ArticleSecret agents snare teen terrorist as he planned bomb attack on Elton John...
A teenager was snared by secret agents as he plotted a bomb attack – possibly targeting an Elton John concert in Hyde Park on the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. Haroon Syed, 19, from Hounslow, west...
View ArticleCop car parked in police station bay gets ticket from 'blue meanie'
A ‘blue meanie’ slapped a parking ticket on an unmarked cop car – despite it being parked outside Hamilton Police Station in a designated bay. The vehicle was parked on Campbell Lane yesterday...
View ArticleHelensburgh Tennis Club welcomes new coach
Helensburgh Tennis Club has welcomed a new coach to its team. Jo Kerr is a level four coach who moved to the town from Aberdeen with her young family. She has enjoyed a vast coaching career and is...
View ArticlePolice swoop on man amid claims he confronted former Rangers owner Craig...
Police swooped on a man thought to have abused Craig Whyte outside court yesterday. The skinhead was surrounded by officers after the former Rangers owner – currently on trial over his acquisition of...
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