Monthly Archives: May 2015
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American Eagle owls which can kill deer have been seen in Scotland. These large creatures can attack dogs and deer and are threatening to other wildlife are a new menace.
The eagle owls, which can grow to 3ft tall and are not native to Scotland, recently they have been spotted in Moray, the Black Isle and very worryingly in Edinburgh.
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The Leki Hot Shot Ski Pole brings new possibilities to the world of the skier as the poles contain two shot glasses and space for a couple of large ones for when you are out on the piste.
Pole Malting
The poles are hollow and have a funnel, while the handles become shot glasses which can store a double Scotch each. These poles are proving exceptionally popular with Scottish skiers.
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The papers are full of the Queen revealing her joy at having a new great-granddaughter following the arrival of Princess Charlotte on Saturday May 2 this year. Her Majesty is reported as confiding in guests at a Buckingham Palace garden party saying that she “loved” having another girl in the family
Royal Baby
The royal baby was born at the Lindo Wing at St Mary’s Hospital in Paddington, west London...
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Centurion Celebrates
Margaret Miller from Glasgow signed up for the Women’s Voluntary Services in 1939 little thinking that war would last for 6 years and that she might live to be the WVS’s oldest surviving member at 104 years old. She is a fine example of the Bulldog spirit that saw us through the war.
Green Clad Volunteers
The WVS is now known as Royal Voluntary Service and as we celebrate the...
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Border Collie With a Rucksack
A Scottish author has taken his Border CollIe dog, Meg, off on a journey that follows in the footsteps of Robert the Bruce the 14th century king of Scotland. Robert was a fugitive at the time and hunted by fierce enemies.
Well Known Author and Border Collie Meg
Author Gregor Ewing followed in the footsteps of the Bruce as he tried to turn the tides of his fortune even...
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Cock a Doodle Don’t
We all know the sound of a cockerel greeting the morning with his loud cock a doodle do, but few of us have heard or seen a cock at a bus stop. Yet in Kincardinshire this week a cockerel has been found waiting for a bus. Well what with the state of the rural bus services at the moment he might have been waiting a very long time. As he didn’t have a bus pass the bird was handed into...
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If you’ve ever felt under the weather and wondered what it was making your nose heavy you’ll feel for 51 year old Steve Easton who had his own personal Homer Simpson moment when he sneezed outrageously and dislodged a rubber sucker that had been up his nose for more than 40 years. Unlike Homer who knew he had a crayon stuck there, Steve knew nothing about his pesky problem.
Suckered
Aged 7 Steve had...
