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Letter from Scotland
Guy Fawkes Night is particularly explosive this year. The fireworks at Westminster have shocked and outraged us Scots. But so have the “firework riots” in Dundee.
On Monday night, bonfires were lit in the streets...
Late strike denies ‘brilliant’ young Scots in Ireland
Ireland broke Scotland hearts with a last-gasp equaliser in the third and final Test in torrential rain in Belfast. Perth-born Ruth Blaikie, who plays club hockey in Holland, fired the young Scotland squad ahead in the...
Rugby – Scotland v Italy, Rugby League World Cup 2021*
Scotland opened their Rugby League World Cup 2021 campaign against Italy at Newcastle Falcon's Kingston Park stadium.
Match favourites, the Scots were hoping to avoid their 2017 last place finish with a good result against...
South African appointed Scotland under-21 coach
Rhett Halkett is the new head coach for the Scotland men’s under-21 team and will also assist head coach, Derek Forsyth, with the senior men after joining Scottish Hockey from Strathallan School where he...
Pedal on Parliament are holding their AGM online
The cycle campaign group Pedal on Parliament is holding its AGM on 6 November 2022 online. Details of how to register are below.
Pedal on Parliament was held earlier this summer when hundreds turned...
Letter from Scotland
It’s been the earliest harvest in Scotland for 25 years. Not surprising, considering it’s been the driest summer for 150 years and temperatures have reached record highs. Our farmers have moved on and begun...
Letter from Scotland
This week waiting times in Scotland’s accident and emergency departments reached a new and painful record.
According to the latest official figures for the second week in September, only 63 per cent of patients...
Auction house looking for descendants of soldier ahead of sale of medals
An appeal to find the descendants of a “Battle of Balaklava” war hero was triggered after the soldier’s medals were found in a secret drawer where they had lain hidden for a century-and-a-half.
Pensioner David...
Edinburgh duo in Scotland’s world championship angling squad in Croatia
James Dornom (pictured) and David Corcoran are currently practicing in Croatia with Scotland's men's coarse fishing team ahead of the World Freshwater Angling Championships on Saturday and Sunday.
Also on the banks are James Woodrow (Cumbernauld),...
Letter from Scotland
We are into our second week of a bin strike in the festival city of Edinburgh and it’s now spreading to another 20 council districts across the country.
A long list of other public sector...
Letter from Scotland
The first week of the Edinburgh Festival has been a scorcher. Temperatures in the high 20s, blazing sunshine, a warm gentle breeze, crowds from all over the world, dressed for the Mediterranean. We’re not...
Scotland’s men in wooden spoon clash in Commonwealth Games
Victory for Ghana over Scotland men on Saturday (9am) would mean the Blue Sticks would take the wooden spoon in the Commonwealth Games hockey tournament at the University of Birmingham arena (pictured).
Coach Derek...
Letter from Scotland
One of the joys of living in a city is that when you get out into the countryside it has such a refreshing impact. So for us city-dwellers, summer holidays in the hills or...
BBC ALBA showing Ukraine v Scotland match on Friday
BBC ALBA is to show live coverage of Ukraine v Scotland as the women’s national team attempt to take a huge step towards World Cup qualification.
The Group B qualifier for Australia and New Zealand...
Hockey – Scotland v GB Elite Development Programme – Match 2
Following on from Saturday's drawn match, Scotland's women came back on Sunday with a better performance and outcome.
Scoring early from a penalty corner, they were never under a great deal of pressure and ran...
Hockey – Scotland v GB Elite Development Programme* – Match 1
Over the weekend, Scotland's women played two non-capped Internationals against the Scotland v GB Elite Development Programme at The University of Edinburgh's sports' complex at Peffermill.
A more comprehensive match report can be found here,...
Letter from Scotland
We are getting used to a new – and much reduced – timetable on Scot Rail, our rail service. And this just two months after it was “nationalised.” The number of services has been...
Scotland’s fly fishing ladies fourth in the Home International at the Lake of Menteith
Scotland's ladies fly fishing team failed to capitalise on home advantage when they finished fourth in the Home International at the Lake of Menteith near Stirling.
The 12-strong team totalled 22 fish with Ireland third on...
Four nations test for Scottish Hockey men at Uddingston
A men’s 4-Nations tournament featuring Scotland, Ireland, Wales and USA will be held at Uddingston on 29 June to 3 July as a test event ahead of the men’s EuroHockey qualifiers, also at Uddingston,...
Coach Duncan praises squad after Scotland sweep two-game series against Wales
Sarah Robertson (pictured) claimed a glory double as Scotland women defeated Wales 2-0 in Altrincham to secure their second series victory in a week.
They also beat Wales, ranked No 23 in the world, five...
Rugby – Edinburgh v Pau and Scotland Women v France Women
Two big games over the weekend were on the cards as first Edinburgh and then Scotland Women played vital matches in their respective tournaments against French opponents.
Edinburgh were up first on Friday in the...
Letter from Scotland
The world-wide rise in gas prices, and the horror of importing gas from Putin’s Russia, has re-ignited the debate in Scotland over our energy supplies. Compared with most other countries, we are blessed with our...
Letter from Scotland
The Scottish Parliament not only flies the Ukrainian flag, it is constantly condemning Putin’s invasion and expressing its support for the Ukrainian people. The government has added £2million to the £10million already donated to...
Letter from Scotland
There is nothing much else to talk about this week except the war in Ukraine. The horrors grow worse by the day. I feel guilty just looking on, as cities are destroyed and people...
Letter from Scotland
We woke on Thursday morning to the sleet and snow at the tailend of Storm Franklin and to the news that war had broken out in Europe again.
There is a small Ukrainian community...
Letter from Scotland
Storm Dudley blew in on Wednesday afternoon, as predicted by our new climate change weather schedule.
It was the third storm of the winter – with another due as I write, apparently with the south...
Letter from Scotland
As our schools reach the half-term break, it’s a good time to reflect on how hard the royal road to learning has been in the last two years. Around half of Scotland’s 307,000 secondary...
Letter from Scotland
Perhaps because we’ve got so much of it, we Scots have been slow to realise that the price of energy has to rise. So it has come as a shock to us to learn...
Letter from Scotland
This week I had my home fitted with two smoke alarms and a heat alarm, all interlinked. I was only just in time to comply with a new law in Scotland requiring all homes...
Letter from Scotland
Where does Scotland stand at the beginning of census year 2022? We have come a long way since King Angus looked up into the sky before the battle at Athelstaneford in 832 and saw...
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