Judy Murray buys candle to celebrate shining light Andy's triumph to the top...
JUDY Murray is determined not to let the memory of her son’s crowning glory burn out any time soon – so she’s bought a candle marking his coronation as world No1. Read More Isle of Harris firm Buth...
View ArticleScottish pensioner man of the hour after becoming voice of new speaking clock
PENSIONER Alan Steadman is making history as the first Scots speaking clock. The 69-year-old former civil servant from Dundee is only the fifth permanent voice to fill the BT role. His name went up in...
View ArticleWayne Rooney is ready to wreak havoc on Scotland at Wembley boasts Gareth...
GARETH SOUTHGATE has warned Wayne Rooney is ready to wreak havoc on Scotland’s World Cup dreams at Wembley. The England boss has confirmed the Manchester United striker will skipper his side in...
View ArticleEast Kilbride FC: Jack's back as Smith signs on loan from Stenhousemuir
JACK SMITH has tonight agreed a deal to return to East Kilbride on loan from Stenhousemuir. The striker was Kilby’s top scorer last season with 34 goals and boss Martin Lauchlan is hoping he can find...
View ArticleRutherglen teenager vows to bounce back from broken foot and represent...
A Rutherglen teenager who suffered a broken foot just weeks after winning a prestigious taekwondo event has vowed to carry on competing and coaching young hopefuls. Arran Stewart, 13, was teaching a...
View ArticleCommuters blast council for allowing weeks of road closures in Rutherglen
Commuters in Rutherglen and Cambuslang have lambasted South Lanarkshire Council for allowing weeks of road closures and creating what they have called “traffic chaos”. Road works on Dukes Road and the...
View ArticleFormer Rangers owner Craig Whyte gets bankruptcy order lifted over his debts...
FORMER Rangers owner Craig Whyte has had his bankruptcy order over multi-million-pound debts lifted. Whyte, 45, was made bankrupt at the High Court in London last year over a debt of more than...
View ArticleLast orders warning as hundreds of pubs and clubs face closure due to slump...
HUNDREDS of pubs and clubs could close next year after nearly 40 per cent of them saw a huge slump in sales. Experts warned plans for a business rates shake-up would be the “death knell” for many more...
View ArticleI'm A Celebrity star Scarlett Moffatt wants boyfriend to propose when she...
She is tipped to become Queen of the Jungle, but Scarlett Moffatt only wants one thing after I’m A Celebrity : her boyfriend to propose. The Gogglebox favourite, 26, has been dating Luke Crodden for...
View ArticleDonald Trump and Barack Obama hold 90-minute White House transition meeting –...
Bitter rivals President Barack Obama and his successor Donald J Trump awkwardly greeted each other at the White House today. It was the pair’s first public step towards a peaceful handover of the...
View ArticleAndy Murray backs charity call for Vietnam to end shocking illegal wildlife...
ANDY Murray has backed wildlife charity WWF’s call for Vietnam to end its illegal wildlife trade. The new world tennis No1 – a World Wide Fund ambassador – added his name to a 155,000 signature-strong...
View ArticleScotland for under a tenner: Everyone's a winner as we announce the top...
WE ASKED you to tell us how you would enjoy our brilliant country for under £10 – and you responded in droves. Nearly 2000 readers wrote to share their favourite things to do as part of our...
View ArticleIrvine primary school's breakfast club is revealed as one of the UK's best
An Irvine primary school has been hailed as having one of the UK’s best breakfast clubs. St Mark’s Breakfast Club has only been running for two years but was named among eight other schools that have...
View ArticleAnna Burnside's restaurant review: Encore Une Fois, Inverness
ONE of the many things I dislike about advanced capitalism is how inefficient it is. Take the availability of delicious food at 6pm on a Friday in Inverness. The laws of supply and demand dictate...
View ArticleJunior football: Cambuslang Rangers boss hails deadly strike force
Cambuslang Rangers have not been in short supply of goals this season and last Saturday was no different. Thomas Kilmartin’s double, a Liam Gormley effort and an own goal meant The Lang went three...
View ArticleDarts superstars help raise £2000 for Poppy Scotland in Bathgate exhibition
Four darting superstars helped raise £2000 for Poppy Scotland with a recent exhibition night at the Royal British Legion in the town. Former world champions Ted Hankey and Andy Fordham along with Tony...
View Article6 great books to try if you like Outlander
AS well as being the most romantic place in the world, Scotland is also the perfect setting for a braw historical thriller. In celebration of Book Week Scotland 2016 (November 21-27) and its theme of...
View ArticleFlic Everett on how the guid Scottish weather left her out in the cold
IT’S not been a great week in the West Highlands or, for non-Trump supporters and Leonard Cohen fans, anywhere else. I should have known everything was going to go wrong last Sunday, when we woke up...
View ArticleWishaw General Hospital Margaret Russell nets a royal honour
A Wishaw General Hospital nurse is celebrating after receiving the British Empire Medal in the Queen’s Birthday Honours. Margaret Russellsaid she was “overwhelmed” to receive the prestigious honour,...
View ArticleUber drivers' fury as controversial cab company fails to pay them their fares...
UBER drivers throughout Scotland are raging after the billion dollar cab company failed to pay them. Hundreds of drivers in Scotland and thousands of drivers around the UK were due to be paid on...
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