Shân Ross
Edinburgh Evening News
United Kingdom
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Kilt-makers unveil drive for ‘ethical’ making of clothing
Ethical clothing, where consumers pay a fair price to ensure the well-being of workers, is increasingly seen as the solution to sweatshops producing cheap, disposable fashion for high street stores → Read More
Teachers marking exam scripts hit with 13 per cent pay cut
Teachers in Scotland marking examination scripts have had their payment cut by 13 per cent without warning. → Read More
Testing P1 pupils causes ‘tantamount to abuse’, say education campaigners
Testing primary one children is ‘tantamount to illness, or neglect or abuse’, say a lobby of educationalists in Scotland. → Read More
Women pick medicine in Scottish university gender divide
The highest enrolled undergraduate courses for female students in Scotland last year were those connected to medicine, while for males it was engineering and technology, latest figures reveal. → Read More
NTS apologises for ‘escape from asylum’ fundraiser at Crathes Castle
The National Trust for Scotland (NTS) last night caved in to pressure from mental health campaigners to scrap a controversial fundraising “mental asylum escape game” due to be held at one of its castles. → Read More
Study pinpoints genes that may trigger depression
Nearly 80 genes that could be linked to depression have been discovered by scientists. → Read More
OAP wins Scotland’s ‘Dracula Castle’ battle but vows to fight on
A Scottish pensioner has won his ten-year battle to have Scotland’s internationally-renown Bram Stoker’s ‘Dracula Castle’, saved for the nation. → Read More
Inuit stowaway who found naval glory with Scots aristocrat
On an autumn day in 1816, just before two o’clock in the afternoon, a huge crowd of locals, society ladies and grandees gathered at Leith harbour to witness the sensation of an Inuit stowaway demonstrating his spectacular kayaking skills, including racing single against six men in a whaleboat, and winning with ease. → Read More
Heinz Beans widow dies in Lothians castle
Drue Heinz, a wealthy American international philanthropist of the literary arts, has died at her castle near the Capital at the age of 103. → Read More
Captain Scott’s Discovery samples help climate change debate
She was one of the most famous scientific research exploration ships in the world, facing treacherous seas and unknown danger on her voyage to the largely unchartered wilderness of Antarctica. → Read More
‘Omerta’ code hides private school abuse in Scotland, says author
Former pupils of independent private schools will find it extremely difficult to come forward and give evidence to the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry (SCAI) because of the “mafia omerta” of the Scottish establishment, it has been claimed. → Read More
Paramedics deal with 50 alcohol cases a day
Ambulance crews were forced to attend more than 15,000 emergencies last year where alcohol was to blame. → Read More
School recruitment crisis sees history teacher supervising computing class
A SCHOOL has drafted in a history teacher to supervise computing classes after being unable to recruit a new computing sciences expert, MSPs have been told. → Read More
School recruitment crisis sees history teacher supervising computing class
A SCHOOL has drafted in a history teacher to supervise computing classes after being unable to recruit a new computing sciences expert, MSPs have been told. → Read More
World’s first 3-D volcano image created by Scots scientists
Scientists from the University of Aberdeen have created the world’s first 3D thermal image of an active volcano. → Read More
Controversial ‘world-class’ Highlands golf course a step nearer
Plans for a controversial golf course earmarked for the Scottish Highlands have overcome a major hurdle after Scotland’s environmental regulator removed its objections to the project. → Read More
Revealed: the cost of pothole claims to Scottish Councils
Councils across the UK have spent at least £43.3 million on pothole compensation claims over the last five years. → Read More
Top Edinburgh school removes ex-head’s portrait amid sex abuse inquiry
A leading private school has removed a portrait of one its former headmasters from its Great Hall, ahead of a major inquiry into historical sexual abuse examines claims against him. → Read More
St Andrews university ranked in top ten for student life
A Scottish university has made it on to a list of the top ten UK universities as rated by students, while another scooped a place for universities showing the greatest improvement. → Read More
Teachers to strike next week over management practices
Three secondary schools in East Dunbartonshire will be hit by strike action next week in the run up to exams, in a dispute over teachers’ workloads. → Read More