Tag: Hawick

Scotland’s 32 local councils have made a rare appearance on the election hustings this week. The work-horses of politics have become the latest talking point in this “tax and spend” election, now just two...

From flood to frost. Last week we were all talking about the floods. This week we’ve had the first serious snowfalls of the winter. From my east-facing window I see Arthur’s Seat dusted in...

It’s one of the great icons of modern Scotland. So when the great silver bridge flying over the Firth of Forth is broken, it’s a little embarrassing. Some over- excited politicians have called it a...