Michael Mavor: Charismatic headmaster who led Rugby into the co-educational era (Independent)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:09:00 GMT
Michael Mavor, who died suddenly while on a trip to Peru, was a dynamic and energising headmaster who, throughout the course of a distinguished career, led three of Britain's foremost schools – Gordonstoun, Rugby and Loretto. At each, alongside an outwardly authoritarian approach, he treated all with great courtesy and friendly ease. In turn, one could not help but notice the warm affection and ...
Former North-East student fails to overturn "limbs in loch" murder conviction (Northern Echo)
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:13:26 GMT
A FORMER North-East student dubbed the "limbs in the loch" killer has today failed to overturn his conviction for murdering and dismembering a teenager.
They're fighting upstairs again, hope they hid the knives (Brisbane Times)
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:09:11 GMT
For Socratis Otto and Leeanna Walsman, the two-hander Stockholm is unlike any other play they have committed to. ''The stakes are high and there is little margin for error,'' says Otto, who shared a stage with Walsman in Tommy Murphy's Saturn's Return two years ago.
Bus stop man punched in face (Edinburgh Evening News)
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:57:25 GMT
A MAN was taken to hospital suffering from a cut above his eye after being punched in the face while standing at a bus stop.
School chiefs buy silence of teacher who was victimised by his pupils (The Scotsman)
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:21:40 GMT
A TEACHER convicted of assaulting pupils has been given an out-of-court settlement by his former council employers.
Man punched in unprovoked attack (BBC News)
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:32:45 GMT
A man has a cut above his left eye treated in hospital following an unprovoked attack where he was punched in the face in Midlothian.
Herald Scotland (EveningTimes Online)
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:00:28 GMT
The Scottish Parliament will be plunged into chaos today as staff go on strike for the first time as part of industrial action involving 270,000 civil and public servants across the UK.
The Talk of the (Seedy Side of) Town (New York Times)
Sun, 07 Mar 2010 23:13:53 GMT
St. Clair McKelway helped solidify the classic New Yorker style but is nearly forgotten today.
At-risk species found in medicine shop raids (Edinburgh Evening News)
Sat, 06 Mar 2010 11:07:29 GMT
FOUR Edinburgh shops have been raided as part of a worldwide operation targeting the illegal trade in traditional medicines made using endangered animals.
'10 Jr. Ryder Cup set for Gleneagles; friendship match at Celtic Manor (PGA)
Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:53:01 GMT
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. -- The 2010 Junior Ryder Cup, which will be contested Sept. 27-28, at Gleneagles Resort's PGA Centenary Course in Perthshire, Scotland, will continue to present the expanded Ryder Cup format change of 2008 to foursomes, mixed four-ball and singles competition. The matches mark the seventh formal connection between The PGA of America and Ryder Cup Ltd., which biennially ...
