Gretna Saved!

A deal looked close last night to save Gretna F.C. In a rescue package worth £2 million pounds which has involved the personal intervention of chancellor Alistair Darling, it looks like Northern Rock will sponsor the troubled borders outfit next season. Administrator David Elliot was said to be “delighted” at the dramatic turn of events [...]

The Alexander Technique - All That Glitters.

Hardworking family wummin shows off the fruits of her Labour
“The Scottish Nationalists are penalising hard working families” - Wendy Alexander at the Scottish Labour Conference this week.
Ah yes Wendy, “hard working families” was perhaps the most over used phrase of the2005 UK election campaign especially by you and your Labour colleagues. What does it [...]

Gretna - The End of the Dream?

Last night an SPL club who don’t have a ground, whose owner is critically ill and whose players don’t know if they will be paid this week, were beaten 3-0 in front of just 501 fans. The club’s coach has admitted here that this could be the clubs final day. The SPL, the SFA and [...]

Paisley Traffic Management System Scrapped

It was with a mixture of delight and anger that I read todays news in the Evening Times  that Paisley’s “traffic management” scheme is to be finally scrapped after 11 years of the place declining as a direct result of it (and the Braehead Shopping Centre). My own local council West Dunbartonshire consistently promoted Paisley [...]

The Blue Nile Glasgow Dates

The Blue Nile are to play The Glasgow Royal Concert Hall on 9th, 10th and 11th July 2008. In recent years Paul Buchanan has shaken off the previous intense introvert persona which previously characterised TBN’s performance. I saw him four times during 2006 and he positively engaged with the audience and was much more relaxed. [...]

On the Mary Queen of Scots Trail

My elder daughter has been doing a project (topic as they call it these days) at school about Mary Queen of Scots. It is fair to say that the story of Scotland’s most famous monarch has captured her imagination so much that it has almost become an obsession. Indeed the conversation at chez bigrab has [...]