1977 30 2 2011-08-04T18:35:47+01:00 446 HyperlocalSite http://www.deadlinenews.co.uk/?p=33363 416345 2011-08-04T17:26:21+01:00

A SCOTS bingo hall is to build a giant smoking shelter outside which will allow customers to have a cigarette while they play. Customers will be given handheld devices so that they can keep track of the numbers while they are outside. The Mecca Bingo in Edinburgh’s Leith is only one of the clubs that [...]

2011-08-04T18:35:47+01:00 http://www.deadlinenews.co.uk/2011/08/04/lungs-eleven-as-bingo-hall-installs-outdoor-shelter-for-smokers/ 2011-08-04T18:35:49+01:00 446 HyperlocalSite http://www.deadlinenews.co.uk/?p=33353 416346 2011-08-04T17:07:36+01:00

By Lauren Gelling A RUNAWAY dog handed herself into a police station after escaping from her home. Collie cross Rosie ran away from owner Karen Brown’s garden on Mid Street, Bathgate, last Thursday evening. After realising Rosie was missing, Karen frantically searched for the 11-year-old pooch before calling Bathgate police station to enquire about any lost [...]

2011-08-04T18:35:49+01:00 http://www.deadlinenews.co.uk/2011/08/04/ruff-justice-as-runaway-hound-hands-herself-in/ 2011-08-04T18:35:50+01:00 446 HyperlocalSite http://www.deadlinenews.co.uk/?p=33355 416347 2011-08-04T17:06:37+01:00

  By Lauren Gelling   THE recently refurbished National Museum of Scotland has revealed that a record-breaking 100, 000 visitors passed through its doors in less than a week of its re-opening. In just six days, entry figures for the museum topped 100, 000, a high figure which venue staff expected would take at least [...]

2011-08-04T18:35:50+01:00 http://www.deadlinenews.co.uk/2011/08/04/museum-sees-record-breaking-number-of-visitors-in-first-week/ 2011-08-03T18:34:45+01:00 446 HyperlocalSite http://www.deadlinenews.co.uk/?p=33346 415563 2011-08-03T18:07:06+01:00

By Kirsty Topping   A BAFFLED dog owner has told how his puppies were stolen – only to be mysteriously returned to him 14 hours later. Colin Blacklabel, 24, says he was devastated when the seven week old animals were taken on Monday morning. But he was puzzled when the thieves returned them unharmed the [...]

2011-08-03T18:34:45+01:00 http://www.deadlinenews.co.uk/2011/08/03/pinched-pooches-mysteriously-returned/ 2011-08-03T18:34:47+01:00 446 HyperlocalSite http://www.deadlinenews.co.uk/?p=33344 415564 2011-08-03T18:00:53+01:00

By Kirsty Topping   A SCOTSMAN has become the first person to swim across the widest part of the Forth. Karteek Clarke, 44, from Edinburgh completed the nine and a half mile journey from North Berwick to Earlsferry in Fife in just under five and a half hours. Wearing nothing but trunks, goggles and a [...]

2011-08-03T18:34:47+01:00 http://www.deadlinenews.co.uk/2011/08/03/forth-first-as-man-swims-widest-point/ 2011-08-03T18:34:50+01:00 446 HyperlocalSite http://www.deadlinenews.co.uk/?p=33341 415565 2011-08-03T17:31:39+01:00

A PRANKSTER terrorised shop staff by donning an Osama Bin Laden mask and waving a cardboard gun – on the same day it emerged the Al Queda leader had been gunned down by Navy Seals. But Stefan Diamond’s idea of a joke backfired spectacularly after he received a criminal record and narrowly avoided a possible [...]

2011-08-03T18:34:50+01:00 http://www.deadlinenews.co.uk/2011/08/03/how-a-bin-laden-gun-prank-backfired-for-stupid-stefan/ 2011-08-03T18:34:52+01:00 446 HyperlocalSite http://www.deadlinenews.co.uk/?p=33338 415566 2011-08-03T16:52:10+01:00

A WIDOW has lost her legal battle over where to bury the body of her soldier husband. Stacy Connolly went to court after learning her husband’s body would be released to his mother for burial. Mark Connolly, 24, who survived a deadly blast in Afghanistan, died after a bar brawl with Black Watch comrades in [...]

2011-08-03T18:34:52+01:00 http://www.deadlinenews.co.uk/2011/08/03/widow-of-hero-soldier-loses-court-burial-battle/ 2011-08-02T18:35:50+01:00 446 HyperlocalSite http://www.deadlinenews.co.uk/?p=33329 414718 2011-08-02T17:02:41+01:00

By Kevin Duguid CREW on board a Royal Navy helicopter were dazzled by a laser beam deliberately shone into their cockpit during a rescue operation. The aircraft was involved in the rescue of a woman from the water at the coastal Ayrshire holiday village of Saltcoats at the time. The helicopter, from HMS Gannet at [...]

2011-08-02T18:35:50+01:00 http://www.deadlinenews.co.uk/2011/08/02/helicopter-pilot-dazzled-by-laser-beam/ 2011-08-02T18:35:57+01:00 446 HyperlocalSite http://www.deadlinenews.co.uk/?p=33326 414719 2011-08-02T16:55:22+01:00

By Kevin Duguid   A ROBBER held a gift shop worker up at knife point using a sgian dubh. James Williams used the blade to steal almost £450 after asking the female employee if he could see the traditional knife. The weapon was stored in a display cabinet at the Historic Connections store in Edinburgh’s [...]

2011-08-02T18:35:57+01:00 http://www.deadlinenews.co.uk/2011/08/02/man-robs-shop-with-scottish-dagger/ 2011-08-02T16:34:36+01:00 446 HyperlocalSite http://www.deadlinenews.co.uk/?p=33318 414492 2011-08-02T16:11:53+01:00

By Kirsty Topping   THE MAN who brought Daleks back to life on the small screen has predicted that Dr Who’s arch enemies will follow him to the grave. Robert Shearman has just accepted the post of writer-in-residence at Edinburgh’s Napier University and will take up the job next month. The London-based writer said: “People [...]

2011-08-02T16:34:36+01:00 http://www.deadlinenews.co.uk/2011/08/02/writer-predicts-daleks-will-follow-him-to-the-grave/ 2011-08-02T16:34:42+01:00 446 HyperlocalSite http://www.deadlinenews.co.uk/?p=33317 414493 2011-08-02T16:05:27+01:00

HEALTH professionals have blasted the number of alcohol-related shows at the Edinburgh Fringe this year. Shows including 7 Day Drunk, Whisky Fir Dummies, Thirsty and The Thinking Drinker’s Guide to Alcohol are all on the bill. Many even offer the audience a free tipple with Whisky Fir Dummies offering six malt whiskies to be tasted. [...]

2011-08-02T16:34:42+01:00 http://www.deadlinenews.co.uk/2011/08/02/boozy-shows-have-few-fringe-benefits/ 2011-08-02T16:34:43+01:00 446 HyperlocalSite http://www.deadlinenews.co.uk/?p=33315 414494 2011-08-02T15:58:26+01:00

HELP is finally at hand for parents fed up with signing endless permission forms for school trips and digging out loose change to pay for them. A new app is being launched that will allow parents to approve a school outing and pay with a few clicks on their smart phone. The ParentPlanner app will [...]

2011-08-02T16:34:43+01:00 http://www.deadlinenews.co.uk/2011/08/02/new-app-to-help-stressed-parents/ 2011-08-02T16:34:46+01:00 446 HyperlocalSite http://www.deadlinenews.co.uk/?p=33312 414495 2011-08-02T15:24:29+01:00

By Kevin Duguid SCOTTISH rugby star Max Evans has had his nightclub assault trial delayed so he can prepare for the world cup. The 27-year-old was due to go on trial on August 15 to face allegations he hit a man in the face with a glass at an Edinburgh club. Evans appeared at the [...]

2011-08-02T16:34:46+01:00 http://www.deadlinenews.co.uk/2011/08/02/rugby-star-trial-postponed-for-world-cup/ 2011-08-01T16:36:17+01:00 446 HyperlocalSite http://www.deadlinenews.co.uk/?p=33311 413773 2011-08-01T15:32:57+01:00

A TAXI driver was punched in the face after refusing to take a man home. The 49-year-old was sitting in his black cab outside the Radisson on Edinburgh’s High Street on Saturday morning. Between 4am and 4.45am a man began arguing with drivers at the rank. He then approached the taxi driver to take him [...]

2011-08-01T16:36:17+01:00 http://www.deadlinenews.co.uk/2011/08/01/taxi-driver-punched-after-refusing-fare/ 2011-08-01T14:33:31+01:00 446 HyperlocalSite http://www.deadlinenews.co.uk/?p=33309 413661 2011-08-01T13:33:26+01:00

A SCOTS dancer is trading life on the small stage for the bright lights of Bollywood as she lands a movie contract in India. Lisa Aytoun, 22, is taking a break from her job at Musselburgh Sports Centre in East Lothian to work with some of India’s biggest names. The Port Seaton girl earned her [...]

2011-08-01T14:33:31+01:00 http://www.deadlinenews.co.uk/2011/08/01/lisa-dances-from-the-honest-toun-to-mumbai/ 2011-08-01T14:33:32+01:00 446 HyperlocalSite http://www.deadlinenews.co.uk/?p=33307 413662 2011-08-01T13:16:58+01:00

TOURISTS looking out over Edinburgh from the castle are set to have an amazing view – of two giant Primark signs. The retail giant has applied to put up three large raised signs outside the store on Princes Street and one more at the back entrance on Rose Street. And council officials are set to [...]

2011-08-01T14:33:32+01:00 http://www.deadlinenews.co.uk/2011/08/01/sign-of-the-times-as-primark-wins-princes-street-planning-battle/ 2011-08-01T14:33:33+01:00 446 HyperlocalSite http://www.deadlinenews.co.uk/?p=33305 413663 2011-08-01T12:50:16+01:00

BLARING bagpipe music is to be banned at tartan shops in one of Scotland’s busiest tourism hotspots. Traders in Edinburgh’s Royal Mile have been warned their sound systems could be seized if they ignore warnings to turn down. The crackdown follows complaints about the ear-splitting volume of bagpipe music played by some retailers in the [...]

2011-08-01T14:33:33+01:00 http://www.deadlinenews.co.uk/2011/08/01/tartan-shops-ordered-to-silence-blaring-bagpipe-music/ 2011-07-31T16:33:55+01:00 446 HyperlocalSite http://www.deadlinenews.co.uk/?p=33298 413149 2011-07-31T16:30:54+01:00

By Kevin Duguid EMPLOYMENT tribunal judges were ‘blinkered’ to let a police worker keep his job after he withheld information over the disappearance of his sex offender brother, a judge has ruled. Andrew Cusick successfully sued Strathclyde Joint Police Board last year after they claimed he was guilty of gross misconduct for failing to inform [...]

2011-07-31T16:33:55+01:00 http://www.deadlinenews.co.uk/2011/07/31/police-worker-withheld-information-on-sex-offender-brother/ 2011-07-31T16:33:56+01:00 446 HyperlocalSite http://www.deadlinenews.co.uk/?p=33295 413150 2011-07-31T16:15:36+01:00

MILLIONS of trees have been cut down to make way for wind turbines in Scotland. And the revelation has sparked outrage among environmental campaigners and politicians who claim wind farms are ruining the countryside. Over the past decade 5000-10,000 hectares of Scotland’s woodland has been destroyed for wind farm development. This means that anywhere between [...]

2011-07-31T16:33:56+01:00 http://www.deadlinenews.co.uk/2011/07/31/millions-of-trees-felled-for-wind-farms/ 2011-07-31T16:33:57+01:00 446 HyperlocalSite http://www.deadlinenews.co.uk/?p=33292 413151 2011-07-31T16:10:50+01:00

BLACK pudding is getting a healthy steam treatment as a new boil-in-the-bag version launches on the market. Made by Macsween, it is claimed that microwavable dish is healthier than the traditional version. And it is ready in just 90 seconds making it one of the fastest fast foods available. Jo Macsween (left), owner and director [...]

2011-07-31T16:33:57+01:00 http://www.deadlinenews.co.uk/2011/07/31/boil-in-the-bag-black-pudding-to-arrive-in-shops/ 2011-07-31T16:33:58+01:00 446 HyperlocalSite http://www.deadlinenews.co.uk/?p=33296 413152 2011-07-31T16:00:50+01:00

AROUND ten per cent of residents in Scotland’s old folks’ homes are disabled people under 50. Official statistics show 600 younger people believed to be in their 20s, 30s and 40s are forced to live in care homes for the elderly. Many of the young people have been left disabled in accidents or by illness. [...]

2011-07-31T16:33:58+01:00 http://www.deadlinenews.co.uk/2011/07/31/hundreds-of-disabled-scots-living-in-old-folks-homes/ 2011-07-31T16:33:58+01:00 446 HyperlocalSite http://www.deadlinenews.co.uk/?p=33297 413153 2011-07-31T15:55:40+01:00

CHILDREN’S nurseries are charging more than the cost of some Scots private schools. In several Edinburgh nurseries the cost of full-time care for a child under the age of two is more than £11,000 a year. The cost is similar in Glasgow and Aberdeen. This compares with annual senior school fees of £9670 at George [...]

2011-07-31T16:33:58+01:00 http://www.deadlinenews.co.uk/2011/07/31/nurseries-charging-more-than-top-private-schools/ 2011-07-31T16:33:59+01:00 446 HyperlocalSite http://www.deadlinenews.co.uk/?p=33300 413154 2011-07-31T15:30:58+01:00

By Kirsty Topping DOZENS of well-wishers camped on Edinburgh’s Royal Mile on Saturday to ensure they had prime spot for the wedding of Zara Phillips and Mike Tindall. The couple married at the capital’s Canongate Kirk in a private ceremony. But hundreds of fans filled the Royal Mile to catch a glimpse of the couple and [...]

2011-07-31T16:33:59+01:00 http://www.deadlinenews.co.uk/2011/07/31/crowds-turn-out-to-see-zara-phillips-wed-mike-tindall/ 2011-07-29T20:33:03+01:00 446 HyperlocalSite http://www.deadlinenews.co.uk/?p=33271 412577 2011-07-29T18:46:14+01:00

DOWN to earth royal Zara Phillips and husband-to-be Mike Tindall prepared for their big day – by downing cocktails and partying with pals at a top Scottish club. As Royal wedding fever gripped Edinburgh, the popular couple were joined by a dozen close friends for a pre-nuptials celebration at the city’s Tigerlily hotel. When the [...]

2011-07-29T20:33:03+01:00 http://www.deadlinenews.co.uk/2011/07/29/zara-phillips-and-mike-tindall-party-at-edinburgh-nightspot/ 2011-07-29T20:33:07+01:00 446 HyperlocalSite http://www.deadlinenews.co.uk/?p=33288 412578 2011-07-29T18:43:12+01:00

By Lauren Gelling ROYAL wedding fever hit Edinburgh this afternoon (Fri), as crowds of people gathered to catch a glimpse of the Royal Family at the wedding rehearsal of bride-and-groom-to-be Zara Phillips and Mike Tindall. Members of the public waited behind barriers outside the capital’s Canongate Kirk, whilst police controlled the flow of traffic on [...]

2011-07-29T20:33:07+01:00 http://www.deadlinenews.co.uk/2011/07/29/zara-and-mike-have-wedding-rehearsal/ 2011-07-29T18:34:27+01:00 446 HyperlocalSite http://www.deadlinenews.co.uk/?p=33286 412507 2011-07-29T18:31:59+01:00

By Kirsty Topping PRISONERS at a young offender’s institute are being given dogs with behavioural problems to stop them reoffending. It’s hoped that by training the animals youngsters at Polmont Young Offender’s Institution will help them learn transferrable skills to help them secure education, employment or training when they leave. Male inmates at the 700 [...]

2011-07-29T18:34:27+01:00 http://www.deadlinenews.co.uk/2011/07/29/prisoners-given-dogs-to-prevent-reoffending/ 2011-07-29T18:34:29+01:00 446 HyperlocalSite http://www.deadlinenews.co.uk/?p=33284 412508 2011-07-29T18:18:14+01:00

A ONE-EYED dog suffering from a painful skin condition has been found tied to a gate near one of Scotland’s busiest motorways. An off-duty police officer found the springer spaniel bitch, which was suffering badly from mange, on Wednesday morning. She was tied up in a country lane not far from the Stirling junction of [...]

2011-07-29T18:34:29+01:00 http://www.deadlinenews.co.uk/2011/07/29/one-eyed-dog-left-tied-to-gate/ 2011-07-29T18:34:30+01:00 446 HyperlocalSite http://www.deadlinenews.co.uk/?p=33281 412509 2011-07-29T18:10:54+01:00

By Kirsty Topping CHINA believed to be from the wedding of Kate Middleton and Prince William is for sale on an internet auction site. Two pieces of Minton china have appeared on the US Ebay site and the seller claims they were smuggled out of Buckingham palace just before the April extravaganza. While they were [...]

2011-07-29T18:34:30+01:00 http://www.deadlinenews.co.uk/2011/07/29/kate-and-wills-china-on-ebay/ 2011-07-29T18:34:31+01:00 446 HyperlocalSite http://www.deadlinenews.co.uk/?p=33279 412510 2011-07-29T18:05:28+01:00

By Kirsty Topping A COUNCIL leader punched another man in the face during a social club brawl, it has been claimed. Derek Milligan, who heads Midlothian Council, is alleged to have hit Allan Scott, 40, during an argument which left Mr Scott needing hospital treatment for a head wound. But Mr Milligan denied the claims, [...]

2011-07-29T18:34:31+01:00 http://www.deadlinenews.co.uk/2011/07/29/council-leader-accused-of-punching-man-in-social-club/ 2011-07-29T18:34:31+01:00 446 HyperlocalSite http://www.deadlinenews.co.uk/?p=33276 412511 2011-07-29T17:57:52+01:00

By Lauren Gelling IF cats really do have nine lives, then this poor moggy only has seven left.  After previously surviving four airgun shots, Tootsie the cat has been fired at for a second time. At the start of this week, owner Eileen Leckie, 35, from Whitburn, found a small lump on the black feline’s [...]

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