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The Daily Record reports that Harry Gow's has been named Scottish Baker of the Year. The company received their crown at a ceremony hosted by Scottish Bakers. Based near Inverness, at Smithton, Harry, 77, began with just four people but now employs 180 in 15 shops between Inverness and Brora...
Scottish Baker of the Year on his rise to the top of industryASK Scotland’s number one baker the secret ingredients for his success and he says time, his staff and top quality products.
Congratulations!
Fantastic. Harry Gow is my neighbour in Dornoch, the best bacon rolls in the Highlands
Audrey
Harry as your neighbour and in Dornoch with bacon rolls ! how good does it get ? Wha's Like us ?
From the BBC:
The SNP government has reacted angrily to claims from UK ministers and unions that an independent Scotland could struggle to maintain shipbuilding. Downing Street and the Ministry of Defence said no British warship had been built in a foreign yard for more than 50 years...
Row over Scottish shipbuildingThe SNP government has reacted angrily to claims from UK ministers and unions that an independent Scotland could struggle to maintain shipbuilding.
Scottish Radio 2 DJ Ken Bruce has pulled in the biggest audience of his career, according to new figures from Rajar. The data shows the 61-year-old reaching a record high of 7.72 million in the first three months of 2012...
Ken Bruce gets best ever audienceRadio 2 DJ Ken Bruce has pulled in the biggest audience of his career, according to new figures from Rajar.
The BBC reports that the Keep Scotland Beautiful campaign has claimed that litter is costing the country £100m each year. The campaign has organised a new project to clear up litter with the help of volunteers. It said up to 80,000 people will be involved in the effort, which runs to the end of May...
Litter costs £100m, says campaignThe Keep Scotland Beautiful campaign has claimed that litter is costing the country £100m each year.
With Facebook is hitting the stock exchange with its IPO later this week, The Guardian has this animation examining how the social network got so big...
How Facebook became the world's biggest social network - animationFacebook is hitting the stock exchange with its IPO later this week - and the latest estimates increase its potential valuation, making it the biggest floatation ever. But how did the social network get so big - and can it possibly get any bigger? •
Harray for a reel-life fantasy | Herald ScotlandIt took me 25 years to attend my first Orkney folk festival.
STV reports that the Scottish National Portrait Gallery has been shortlisted for the UK’s museum of the year. The gallery, which recently had a £17.6m renovation, is in the final four for the 10th annual Art Fund Prize...
Interesting development in the ongoing Rangers saga, as reported by STV...
Livingston FC have written to the Scottish Football Association warning they may take legal action if the governing body fails to act upon Rangers' financial woes appropriately...the First Division club have outlined they would pursue up to £1.2m in lost revenue for their relegation to the Third Division in 2009 if the SPL side are not … dealt with in a similar manner...More
Livingston threaten legal action against Scottish FA over Rangers situation | Livingston | Sport | STVLivingston have written to the Scottish Football Association warning they may take legal action if the governing body fails to act upon Rangers' financial woes appropriately.
From STV:
An East Lothian lecturer will have his film screened at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival after winning a short film award...
East Lothian lecturer takes short film to Cannes for premier screening | News | Edinburgh | STVAn East Lothian lecturer will have his film screened at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival after winning a short film award.
From The Herald:
THE legacy of Scotland's most famous architect is at risk if work is not done to repair and restore buildings by Charles Rennie Mackintosh, a leading expert claims today...
Mackintosh buildings 'are in need of urgent repairs' | Herald ScotlandTHE legacy of Scotland's most famous architect is at risk if work is not done to repair and restore buildings by Charles Rennie Mackintosh, a leading expert claims today.
The Independent reports that MP George Galloway has called for the Scottish independence referendum to include a second question calling for more devolved powers instead of secession.
The Dundee-born politician, a former Labour MP who returned to Westminster under his Respect platform in the Bradford West by-election in March, said he opposes independence but backs a second question on "full economic powers short of secession"...
Scots entrepreneur Sir Tom Hunter is in the papers today after commenting that parts of Scotland are "addicted" to welfare and have become "pampered"...here's the Daily Record's take on the story...
He is talking absolute sense, I mean 9 out of 10 adults in the East end on Benefits? C'mon this just isn't wrong, its an absolute scandal! Glasgow's the benefits capital of the UK? We are supposed to be a vibrant city, this is just downright embarassing for the city....
Words are Dangerous weapons ! Some Kind of Benifit means Pensions and Family allowance that are applied to everyone ! Dont fall for this media hype and people like Tom Hunter who made all thier money from selling Shell suits and Trainers for £100 a pair on provident credit schemes should not become social commentators because they think it suits them for some misguided reason or other.
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Glasgow Like all Cities has various issues but we are Vibrant and this is all changing but we need help to change it for the better quicker by having more investment in Industry and other job creating areas.Rant over. More
That aside Peter being the UK's benefit capital area has the highest benefits cost per person still cant be a good thing. If benefits are applied to everyone and Glasgow is still higher then it's not hard to work out that its not only the standard issue benefits that are being abused here.
Good to see strong opinions and heart-felt views being shared on KILTR. I can see where Hunter is coming from, but like Peter, I don't think he should be in the business of labelling one of the poorest areas of the UK as "pampered".
Guys
As I said Words are Weapons..... Look at this from The Guardian that gives a different picture and a decline in Glasgow East !!
Unemployment benefit claimants constituency by constituency: full dataThe UK unemployment has fallen by 0.1% - this is the first drop since the three months to May 2011. These are the claimant numbers in each parliamentary constituencies. Get them where you live •
Still in there as Scotlands' biggest abuser of the benefits system however not the UK's like the SUN points out!
Interesting article from the BBC about the technology that might support in-flight web browsing in the near future...
In-flight internet to take off?As his plane prepares for take-off at London's Heathrow airport, frequent flyer Matt Hatton knows that in just a few minutes his smartphone will become dead weight.
The BBC reports that the Scottish government has confirmed that it wants to set a minimum price for alcohol of 50p per unit.
I think that "minimum pricing" of alcohol is a total red-herring that will have next to no positive effect on Scotland's problem drinking culture. This, to me, smacks of politicians being seen to be doing something rather than actually doing something...
Scotland seeks 50p alcohol priceThe Scottish government has confirmed that it wants to set a minimum price for alcohol of 50p per unit.
A "dancing" dog won £500,000 on Britain's Got Talent this weekend, beating a bullied, teenage opera singer into second place. I'm still trying to work out what it all mean for our society and for the future Saturday night TV!! Having said that, I'm still glad that BGT has trounced The Voice on BBC1, which should never have been commissioned in the first place in my opinion...
Basically every dog lover / owner in the country voted when the wouldnt usually do so.
Do I detect a vote for Pudsey, Colin?
The Scotland on Sunday looks back on a decade of the Falkirk Wheel...
The Falkirk Wheel: A decade of quiet revolution in Scottish tourism - Scotland - Scotsman.comTEN years ago, on 24 May, 2002, Her Majesty the Queen officially opened the Falkirk Wheel as part of her Golden Jubilee celebrations. A decade later, they both still appear to be in decent working order, performing fairly repetitive functions at a st...
From the Daily Record:
SCHOOLBOY Tom Hall built a £5500 flight simulator in his mum and dad’s spare bedroom to become Scotland’s youngest qualified pilot. The dedicated 17-year-old raised most of the cash for the project himself and worked for hours building the cockpit from MDF and fitting the controls...
Kid pilot gets wings by building simulator in spare bedroomSCHOOLBOY Tom Hall built a £5500 flight simulator in his mum and dad’s spare bedroom to become Scotland’s youngest qualified pilot.
From The Scotsman:
"THE owner of the Scottish Fish Restaurant of the Year says more should be done to make locally-caught fish and shellfish available in Scotland. Richard Muir, owner of Cafe Fish, says much of the catch is bought in bulk and taken to Europe and to London for redistribution..."
Calls for more local fish to be available in Scotland - Personal Finance - Scotsman.comRichard Muir says that more should be done to make our fish available in Scotland. Picture: Dan Phillips
Here's a video trailer for the upcoming Southside Film Festival in Glasgow...
Always a highlight of the Glasgow cultural calendar. Great trailer.
The Daily Record reports that passenger numbers at two of BAA's Scottish airports rose last month, according to new figures. Aberdeen saw the biggest boost with an 11per cent increase in April 2012 compared to the same month in 2011. BAA said the rise reflected the strength in traffic related to the energy industry...
Delight for Aberdeen and Glasgow Airport as figures reveal rise in passengersPASSENGER numbers at two of BAA's Scottish airports rose last month, according to new figures.
