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Fury as train strikes grind London to a halt with photos showing empty streets as walkouts deliver £3.5billion blow to pubs and restaurants… and wipe £715million off the rail sectorMembers of drivers’ union Aslef on strike at 16 train operators in En…
A cyclist has been caught on camera calling an elderly woman a “c***” after being told to dismount from his bike on a pedestrian footpath.
The incident is one of several to have taken place on Shields Road[1], Pollokshields, since it was closed for a y…
Lots of people who get the train to work every day will have had a pleasant surprise yesterday. Starting from this week the Scottish Government has removed peak rail fares as part of a six month trial, meaning that we will all pay the same rate regar…
Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discountsGet Simon Calder’s Travel emailVandalism on the railway can result in a life sentence and unlimited fine for the perpetrator. But the act of national vandalism that…
Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross will accuse the SNP of having the wrong priorities
SCOTTISH Conservative[1] leader Douglas Ross will accuse the SNP[2] of presiding over a “forgotten” Scotland in which those outside the central belt are ig…
Peak fares on ScotRail trains have been suspended for six months from Monday, October 2, in a bid to woo more people to rail travel. Picture: Colin Hattersley.
Many trains are expected to be busier than usual when the six-month trial suspension of …
Shops in Anderston on Main Street, 1890 (Image: Glasgow City Archives)IT IS hard to imagine Glasgow surrounded by rural fields and small villages or hamlets now, but this was the case in the 1700s.Several families owned estates neighbouring Glasgow whi…
Optomind and MaxLinear will be demonstrating 800Gbps OSFP active optical cables (AOC) and SR8 optical transceivers at ECOC 2023 Exhibition, in Glasgow, Scotland, October 2-4 (Booth #775, Optomind; #776, MaxLinear). Optomind has developed the best-in-cl…
Tips for using Walkhighlands
Whether you are using the free Walkhighlands app[1] that lets you download our detailed route descriptions and GPS mapping for use offline, or just using the website, when doing any walk search[2] you can specify if you are…
In Edinburgh the city centre was brought to a standstill this morning as blizzard conditions affected visibility leading to gridlock.
A Lothian and Borders spokesman said: “It is chaos at the moment. We would urge people to stay off the roads until it …