Monthly Archives: November 2016
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Posted: November 30, 2016Categories: James Pirie NewsRead more »
Aberdeen: What Did Santa Leave up the Chimney?
Extremely Rare World Map Not a Dampener
Well it is that time of year isn’t it? Things going up and down chimneys like a fiddler’s elbow. On Christmas Eve the kids will be watching Santa’s ride round the world on the NORAD website. If you haven’t done it yet then do it this year, it tracks the red dressed bearded man’s flight with the sunrise across the...
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Posted: November 29, 2016Categories: James Pirie NewsRead more »
CSI in the Glens –
The Science Tracking the Bird Killers
If like me you are a fan of Rizzoli and Isles then you are also a fan of forensic science. The series is set in Boston, USA, and it features two glamorous female investigators and a Scotsman Adam Sinclair who plays Dr. Kent Drake in a combo that twins the Commonwealth of Massachusetts' Medical Examiner's Office and the Boston Police Departents...
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Posted: November 28, 2016Categories: James Pirie NewsRead more »
Duke of Rothesay Backs New Restaurant for Ballater –
New Beginnings for ‘Drowned Village’
Prince Charles who is always known as the Duke of Rothesay in Scotland has opened his very own restaurant to bring back the money and the tourists the flood affected village of Ballater on the banks of the River Dee. It was an idea from a local butcher who suggested a Highgrove shop and the Duke was eager...
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Posted: November 28, 2016Categories: James Pirie NewsRead more »
Scrooges Need Not Apply –
Glasgow’s Santa Dash a Huge Success
You would have to have a heart of stone not to smile at the sight of 6,000 men and women all dresses as Santa Claus running through the streets of Glasgow. The 5km race is in its tenth year now and it is a huge success. It raised £40,000 for the nominated charity - the Prince and Princess of Wales Hospice.
George Square Start and Finish...
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Posted: November 23, 2016Categories: James Pirie NewsRead more »
Happy St Andrew’s Day –
To All our Readers
Enjoy the holiday.
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Posted: November 23, 2016Categories: James Pirie News
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Posted: November 23, 2016Categories: James Pirie NewsRead more »
Is Rab C Nesbitt Hanging up the String Vest -
Glasgow’s Street Philosopher Has Had a Vest Full
After a long running success with the character, first seen on our screens in 1988, Gregor Fisher is waving the white flag or at least the grimy grey vest. After 10 series he has indicated that the character may have run his course. Speculation has been rife that after the success of the comedy Still Game...
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Posted: November 23, 2016Categories: James Pirie NewsRead more »
Scottish Birds Growing in Number –
But Still Decline in Upland Species
As you might have gathered I am somewhat of a bird watcher, there are a pair of binoculars on the kitchen counter as I write to help me identify anything interestingly avian in the garden or on the beach. But of course I am very careful never to turn the binoculars on the neighbours, who luckily are away most of the time anyway...
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Posted: November 23, 2016Categories: James Pirie NewsRead more »
Victorian Trains Faster than ScotRail –
Her Majesty is Not Amused
You would think in the age of the high speed internet, hybrid cars and flashy gizmos that a simple thing like travelling by train would be faster now. Steam has gone and we have the glories of diesel, I say that tongue firmly in cheek – unless you are a diesel buff. Those aforesaid steam locomotives were able to make the journey - regularly...
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Posted: November 23, 2016Categories: James Pirie NewsRead more »
You’re Bard –
Great Poet Gets Greater Recognition with a Whopper Grant
The workof the Scottish Bard has received a great boost. The Robert Burns project
has won the funding to complete Burns’ works. The grant, from the Arts and Humanities Research Council, enables five years of study on this great Scot. Born in Alloway in South Ayrshire in 1759 Burns is Scotland’s national writer. He grew up in...
