Monthly Archives: April 2017
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Posted: April 30, 2017Categories: James Pirie NewsRead more »
What Did the Romans Do for Us? –
Built a Wall to Keep Scots Out!
If you remember the scene on Monty Python’s Life of Brian then you’ll recognise the question, but seriously what did the Romans do for Scotland? Well rather like a certain Mr T in the USA they built a wall, in fact two walls. We know all about Hadrian’s Wall, but sometime we forget about the Antoine Wall. This 39 mile wall was built in...
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Posted: April 26, 2017Categories: James Pirie NewsRead more »
By Bye Phone Boxes –
Scotland to Lose One in Five Public Phone Boxes
Good old BT is to take away a huge swathe of phone boxes in Scotland, it seems we don’t use them anymore and even I was scratching my head to think when was the last time I used a pay phone in the great outdoors and I was stumped. Well over the next three years BT is scrapping more than 900 of the booths. This hasn’t gone down well...
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Posted: April 25, 2017Categories: James Pirie NewsRead more »
New Jim Clark Museum in Duns -
For Scottish Driving Hero
You have to be of a certain age, or a dyed in the wool petrol head to remember Jim Clark, a farmer but probably Scotland’s most naturally gifted racing driver ever. He won two World Championships, in 1963 and 1965.Some say he was the world’s greatest ever racing driver, even greater than the legendary Ayrton Senna, whose driving win percentage...
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Posted: April 19, 2017Categories: James Pirie NewsRead more »
Scotland’s First Geopark Funding on the Rocks-
Millions of Years Old and Needing help
Scotland's first geopark which features mountains, costal landscapes and rock formations is located in the far north of the Scottish Highlands. Beginning at The Summer Isles in Wester Ross, near the busy ferry and fishing town of Ullapool. These rocks which are amongst the oldest in our isles may lose its Unesco...
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Posted: April 04, 2017Categories: James Pirie NewsRead more »
Forbidden City Benefits from Scottish Know How –
Smog and Tourists Destroying Famous Palace
If you ever see pictures of China’s capital Beijing you’ll know that the city is under a constant cloud of smog and air pollution which with rising temperatures are destroying the historic emperor’s palace called the Forbidden City. But the terrific job done by Scotland’s conservation movement has led to...
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Posted: April 04, 2017Categories: James Pirie NewsRead more »
Raise Your Glass to a History of Brewing -
When Edinburgh Was Biscuits, Books and Beer
It wasn’t very long away when the northern powerhouse of brewing was Edinburgh with 38 breweries scattered about the town. It was the beer capital of the world. There were as many brewery chimneys as there were kirk spires and the air was thick with hops in the nation’s seat. Drinking water was suspect for centuries...
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Posted: April 03, 2017Categories: James Pirie NewsRead more »
Poisson d'Avril – Shock, Horror and Panic on the Streets
Alien Autopsy Carried Out inside Crop Circles
There is a day in the year when the media can’t be trusted and friends will prank you outrageously, yes its Halloween, just kidding its April 1. It is only in the relatively recent past that hoaxes have become so widespread and prevalent. When in 1938 Orson Welles read H. G. Well’s War of the World’s...
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Posted: April 03, 2017Categories: James Pirie NewsRead more »
Andy Gets the Elbow –
Murray in a Tear
The great Scot Andy Murray, tennis world number one, can't serve at the moment and it looks like an elbow tear may jeopardise his clay court season. His brother Jamie says Andy needs to rest and give the elbow time to heal. Andy is out of the British team to play France in the Davis Cup and our hearts are in our mouths as we wait to see how our greatest sportsman...
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Posted: April 03, 2017Categories: James Pirie NewsRead more »
A Bit of Old Tut
Shroud Lifted on Ancient Mystery
In the equivalent of finding stuff in granny’s attic the National Museum of Scotland have found some exciting relics from ancient days. They will be part of a new summer exhibition from March till September with the catchy title The Tomb – Ancient Egyptian Burial, my word if that doesn’t pack them in who knows what will. The finds include a 2,000...
