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Scots charity raises £50,000 at its Burns Supper
Specialist charity Spina Bifida Hydrocephalus Scotland has raised £50,000 at its 29th annual Burns Supper with the help of luxury jeweller and diamond retailer, Chisholm Hunter. A long-standing supporter of the charity, Chisholm Hunter have sponsored the annual A Question of Burn” event for over a decade, and this year donated a range of luxury…
Read MoreTeen Stroke Sufferer Wins Young Photographer Awards
At just 14, Brenna Collie from Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, suffered a stroke and had to learn to walk again as well as come to terms with her ‘new normal’. Two years on, she decided to document her struggle to recover in her Higher Photography portfolio through 12 striking images. Brenna’s mum encouraged her to enter one…
Read MoreRoyal Air Forces Association needs helpers
The Royal Air Forces Association, which supports the wellbeing of RAF veterans, serving personnel and their dependants, needs more befrienders and caseworkers to meet growing demand for its services. While volunteers are sought across Scotland, the greatest need is in the central belt, including the Edinburgh and Glasgow areas, where many RAF veterans and their…
Read MoreBrash McKelvie – We all just want to complain
Scottish Field’s online columnist Brash McKelvie on the moans and groans of every day life . Here are the cast of characters that share the vicissitudes of life: Scragend – a Rhode Island Red of indeterminate age and foul nature. Shitting Cat – does exactly what it says on the tin. The Beloved – a…
Read MoreLaings training staff in CPR to make more lifesavers
Luxury jewellers Laings are committed to working with their charity partner, the British Heart Foundation (BHF), in a number of ways. Over the past few months they’ve been supporting the BHF in their vision to build a Nation of Lifesavers and have held CPR training for staff across all of their locations in the UK.…
Read MoreAn exciting thriller with clever plot twists
The body of a woman is found bludgeoned and dumped in the water of Loch Lomond, while Iain Fraser of Helensburgh, who put her there, is living with his guilt. Nearby, DI Alex Morrow and her team have been shadowing a woman they believe to be involved in drug smuggling, but she disappears without a…
Read MoreBrash McKelvie – The lost treasures of the woodshed
Scottish Field’s online columnist Brash McKelvie found some old friends during a look in the woodshed. Here are the cast of characters that share the vicissitudes of life: Scragend – a Rhode Island Red of indeterminate age and foul nature. Shitting Cat – does exactly what it says on the tin. The Beloved – a…
Read MoreImpulsive Scots spend big – and don’t save enough
Scots are the biggest impulsive purchasers – more likely to spend big on a whim. We are likely to spend on pay day and struggle the rest of the month and regret it, they also don’t save enough with 60% saying they have too much month at the end of their money. Bó, which is…
Read MoreConverted church with eight bedrooms
A beautiful, distinctive home at the heart of a quiet town is now on the property market. East Church House is a spectacular church conversion enjoying a wonderful position within the locally admired historic market town of Strathaven, in South Lanarkshire. Having had previous success with an earlier project at Congregational Church in nearby Stonehouse,…
Read MoreSchool’s gold award is a first for Scotland
George Heriot’s School has become the first school in Scotland to achieve the SAPERE Gold Award for its teaching of philosophy. Following a recent assessment by SAPERE, this accolade follows hot on the heels of Heriot’s being named Scotland’s Highest Achieving School by the Sunday Times in November 2019. SAPERE is an internationally recognized charity…
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