Edinburgh

Sauna, reindeer and snow: the no-fly alternative to Scandinavia

Big Tree Country swirls with myth and mystery, its landscapes evocative and inspirational. Less than an hour after collecting the car keys from the car rental desk at Edinburgh Airport on a dreich winter’s day, there is a change. Heading north, the mot…

Scania UK and RNLI partnership

Scania UK has extended its ‘Scania Family’ by partnering with the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI), to help the charity continue saving lives at sea.
The announcement comes on the day the volunteer-led organisation commemorates its 200th anni…

Live: Major delays as lorry crashes into Cornwall train bridge

Trains between Penzance and Plymouth are facing lengthy delays this morning[1], Tuesday, February 20. It is believed that a lorry has crashed into a train bridge between Par and St Austell, causing delays.
Great Western Railway[2] has informed passenge…

Tourist town welcomes ‘eternal eyesore’ demolition

The dilapidated building, which has stood empty for a quarter of a century, is now owned by Equorium Property Company Ltd, a subsidiary of the Edinburgh Woollen Mill (EWM). Permission was granted by Dumfries and Galloway Council in November to bulldoze…

Ben Earl eager for England to right old wrongs against Scotland

Replays suggested Scotland had scored a legitimate stoppage-time try at Murrayfield on Saturday but as they failed to show clear grounding, protocol dictated it should not stand and Les Bleus escaped with a 20-16 win.
The decision prevented them from e…