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All eyes are on Scotland as the Games begin
The Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games, start next week, with the opening ceremony kicking things off at Celtic Park on Wednesday.
The line-up of acts taking to the stage include Rod Stewart, Amy Macdonald and Susan Boyle.
It was revealed that Stewart, 69, whose father was Scottish, was an obvious choice for Glasgow 2014 organisers’ when deciding who will open the Games. One source said: “Rod would top anyone’s list of stars who should perform at the opening ceremony. “He’s a proud Scotsman and represents the country all over the world and he’s a big fan of the Queen.
The will be playing to a 40,000 strong audience at Celtic Park on 23 July, and watched by millions globally on television. It has been revealed that 1.5 million visitors will flock to Glasgow for the sporting event.
Amy has filmed an official Commonwealth Games promo where she sings Rod’s hit Rhythm Of My Heart. It has been rumoured that the pair might duet at the gig. Celtic Park is set to feature Europe’s largest LED screen and the entire pitch will be covered in a specially created stage floor. The celebration will kick off the start of the 10 day event on July 23. Rehearsals were underway last week as 2000 people from communities across Scotland will take part. David Grevemberg, Glasgow 2014 chief executive, said: “The men and women who have come together to be part of the opening ceremony cast are devoting huge amounts of time and effort in what is the adventure of a lifetime. “They are part of something truly historic, which will showcase Glasgow and Scotland as generous hosts with a passion for life.”
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6.00 Breakfast. 10.00 Golf: The Open Championship. 12.00 BBC News; Weather. 12.10 Golf: The Open Championship. 5.25 Formula 1: German Grand Prix – Qualifying. 6.40 BBC News; Regional News; Weather. 7.00 A Question of Sport: Super Saturday. Jason Manford hosts the game show, with singer Pixie Lott, presenter Helen Skelton, comedian and actor Terry Alderton and Citizen Khan star Adil Ray taking part. Last in the series. 7.40 The National Lottery: Break the Safe. Nick Knowles hosts the game show in which three pairs compete to play for a cash prize. Includes the National Lottery results. 8.30 Live at Edinburgh Castle. Alex Jones presents this concert to celebrate the Commonwealth Games, featuring Kaiser Chiefs, Smokey Robinson, Culture Club, Paloma Faith, Katherine Jenkins and OneRepublic. 10.30 BBC News; Weather.; National Lottery Update. 10.50 Glasgow Girls. Fact-based musical drama telling the story of a group of schoolgirls whose fight to save their friend from deportation inspired a community. Gary Lewis stars. 11.50 Film: Shanghai Knights. (2003) A Chinese sheriff and a reformed bandit hunt for a killer on the murky streets of Victorian London. Martial arts comedy sequel, starring Jackie Chan. 1.35 Weather for the Week Ahead. 1.40 BBC News.
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survivors Culture Club, torch singer (and London 2012 torch bearer) Paloma Faith, pop-rock band OneRepublic, rap duo Rizzle Kicks and 2012 X Factor finalist Ella Henderson. For those who prefer something a little more classical, the line-up also includes operatic quartet Il Divo, mezzo Katherine Jenkins, West End star Alfie Boe and South African opera singer Pumeza. The music will be interspersed with comedy, courtesy of Bill Bailey, who performs his unique brand of musical humour with the BBC Scottish Symphony
Orchestra, and local favourite Fred MacAulay, whose stand-up performances and BBC Radio Scotland show are always well received in the city. Presented by The One Show’s Alex Jones – who launched the event at the city’s famous landmark along with MacAulay and Kaiser Chiefs frontman Ricky Wilson back in June – the show is not to be missed lightly. In fact, possibly the only reason for not tuning in is if you have tickets.Alex says “I am so excited to be presenting Live At Edinburgh Castle with such an incredible line-up. I can't imagine a better backdrop than Edinburgh. It is going to be a fantastic night for those coming along or watching at home.”
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6.00 This Is BBC Two. 6.10 Film: The Falcon Takes Over. (1942) 7.15 Film: The Falcon’s Brother. (1942) 8.15 The Living Planet. (R) 9.10 Fred Dibnah’s Industrial Age. (R) 9.40 Great British Railway Journeys. (R) 10.10 Saturday Kitchen Best Bites. (R) 11.40 Food & Drink. (R) 12.10 Rick Stein’s Spain. (R) 1.10 Peter O’Toole: Talking Pictures. 2.00 Film: Becket. (1964) Historical drama, starring Richard Burton and Peter O’Toole. 4.25 Hive Alive. (R) 5.25 Golf: The Open Championship. 7.45 Flog It! The team heads to Tatton Park in Cheshire, where Anita Manning values 50 silver ingots and Mark Stacey finds a cigarette case brought back from the First World War. 8.30 Dad’s Army. Warden Hodges challenges Captain Mainwaring’s platoon to a cricket match. Featuring a guest appearance by former England and Yorkshire fast bowler Fred Trueman. (R) 9.00 The Men Who Made Us Spend. Jacques Peretti examines how fear is a powerful driver of consumerism, meeting experts who have helped manufacturers make money from people’s anxieties and insecurities. 10.00 Film: Zodiac: The Director’s Cut. (2007) Fact-based crime thriller following the hunt for a serial killer who terrorised San Francisco in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Robert Downey Jr. 12.35 Film: Keeping Up with the Steins. (2006) 2.00 This Is BBC Two.
6.00 CITV: Fort Boyard Ultimate Challenge. 6.25 Dino Dan. (R) 6.35 Dino Dan. (R) 6.50 Canimals. (R) 7.00 Canimals. (R) 7.05 Sooty. (R) 7.20 Digimon Fusion. (R) 7.45 Mr Bean: The Animated Series. (R) 8.00 Adventure Time. 8.25 ITV News. 8.30 Weekend. 9.25 The Hungry Sailors. (R) 10.25 Murder, She Wrote. (R) 11.20 ITV News; Weather. 11.30 Storage Hoarders. (R) 12.30 All Star Mr & Mrs. (R) 1.30 Dinner Date. (R) 2.30 All Star Family Fortunes. (R) 3.15 Film: Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure. (1989) 5.00 Film: Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed. (2004) 6.35 STV News; Weather. 6.44 Pollen Count. 6.45 ITV News; Weather. 7.00 You’ve Been Framed! Surreal comedy from the mind of Harry Hill, inspired by viewers’ home videos, featuring below-the-belt mishaps, practical jokers and painful-looking accidents. 7.30 Tipping Point: Lucky Stars. TV presenter Lorraine Kelly, former England cricketer Phil Tufnell and Coronation Street actor Ryan Thomas take turns on the token-pushing machine for charity. 8.30 Film: Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace. (1999) Two Jedi Knights are sent on a mission to protect a queen whose planet has been invaded, and meet a boy with a sinister destiny. Sci-fi prequel, with Liam Neeson and Ewan McGregor. 11.00 ITV News; Weather. 11.14 Pollen Count. 11.15 Piers Morgan’s Life Stories: Torvill & Dean. (R) 12.20 Scottish Passport Shorts. (R) 12.30 The Nightshift. 5.00 ITV Nightscreen.
6.05 The Hoobs. (R) 6.30 Trans World Sport. 7.30 The Grid. 8.00 The Morning Line. 9.00 Frasier. (R) 9.30 Frasier. (R) 10.05 Deal or No Deal. (R) 11.00 The Big Bang Theory. (R) 11.30 The Big Bang Theory. (R) 12.00 The Simpsons. (R) 12.30 The Tomorrow People. 1.30 Channel 4 Racing. 4.10 Come Dine with Me. (R) 4.40 Come Dine with Me. (R) 5.10 Come Dine with Me. (R) 5.40 Come Dine with Me. (R) 6.15 Come Dine with Me. Hypnotherapist Russell Stubbs hosts the final party in Crewe and Nantwich, Cheshire, hoping to impress his guests with a rock-night theme. (R) 6.40 Channel 4 News. 7.05 The Restoration Man. George Clarke joins Keith McIntyre and his wife Sheena as they seek to convert a listed church on the Outer Hebridean island of Berneray into a holiday home and artists’ retreat. (R) 8.00 Grand Designs. Kevin McCloud follows the progress of Mimi and Andre d’Costa, who have moved to Kent to bring up their two children and hope to build a house that blends in with the landscape. (R) 9.00 Film: Rise of the Planet of the Apes. (2011) Premiere. A genetically engineered chimpanzee develops superior intelligence and leads other apes against the human race. Sci-fi thriller, starring James Franco and Andy Serkis. 11.00 Film: Predator 2. (1990) Sci-fi thriller sequel. 1.05 Utopia. (R) 3.05 Hollyoaks. (R) 5.15 River Cottage Veg. (R)
6.00 Milkshake! 10.00 Access. 10.10 The Dog Rescuers with Alan Davies. (R) 11.10 Big Brother: Eviction. (R) 12.40 Criminals: Caught on Camera. (R) 1.05 NCIS: The Port-to-Port Killer. (R) 2.05 NCIS: The Port-to-Port Killer. (R) 3.05 Film: Hell Boats. (1970) Second World War drama, starring James Franciscus. 4.55 Film: Operation Pacific. (1951) Second World War adventure, starring John Wayne. 7.00 Cricket on 5. England v India. Mark Nicholas presents highlights of the third day of the Second Test at Lord’s, as the five-match series continued. 7.55 5 News Weekend. 8.00 Holiday Love Rats Exposed. Documentary telling the stories of Brits who have been conned out of tens of thousands of pounds and left broken-hearted by people preying on single holidaymakers looking for love. (R) 9.00 Big Brother. Catching up with the Big Brother contestants as they react to Friday night’s live eviction, revealing how another departure has affected the rest of the house. 10.00 Benefits Britain: Life on the Dole. Roma people who moved to the UK. (R) 11.00 Big Brother’s Bit on the Psych. Psychological analysis of the housemates’ behaviour. 12.00 SuperCasino. 3.10 Webcam Girls: At Your Service. (R) 4.00 Great Scientists. (R) 4.25 Make It Big. (R) 4.50 The Funky Valley Show. (R) 5.00 Angels of Jarm. (R) 5.10 Roary the Racing Car. (R) 5.20 Angels of Jarm. (R) 5.30 The Funky Valley Show. (R)
BBC Three 7.00 Great Movie Mistakes – Not in 3D 7.15 Don’t Tell the Bride. A man arranges a cabaret-themed civil partnership ceremony. 8.15 Film: The Proposal (2009) 10.00 Family Guy BBC Four 7.00 Lost Land of the Tiger 8.00 Treasures of Ancient Egypt 9.00 Inspector Montalbano 10.45 Nat King Cole: Afraid of the Dark ITV2 3.20 Film: Beethoven’s 2nd (1993) 5.10 You’ve Been Framed Rides Again! 6.10 You’ve Been Framed! 6.45 Film: Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous (2005) 9.00 Film: American Pie (1999) 10.55 Film: The Matrix Revolutions (2003) ITV3 2.35 Inspector Morse 4.50 A Touch of Frost 7.00 Lewis. A college master is found dead at the university’s astronomical observatory. 9.00 Foyle’s War 11.00 Bomb Girls ITV4 12.00 Tour de France Live. Stage 14 from Grenoble to Risoul. 4.30 Highway Patrol 4.55 Alias Smith and Jones 6.00 Storage Wars 7.00 Tour de France Highlights 8.00 Film: Dr No (1962) 10.20 Film: Total Recall (1990) E4 7.00 Goodbye How I Met Your Mother 7.30 How I Met Your Mother 8.00 The 100 9.00 Film: Beverly Hills Cop III (1994) 11.10 The Big Bang Theory Film4 3.05 Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971) 5.00 The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008) 6.55 X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) 9.00 Bridesmaids (2011) 11.25 Shallow Grave (1994)
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The power of magic is a truly wonderful thing; as alchemists we are the ones who blend life’s magical formula turning base metal into gold, in other words - we make the best of who we are and by attracting our desires and wishes we begin to weave our own magical destiny.
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t’s amazing to think that the Roman emperor Hadrian once built a wall to keep the Scots out – now, in 2014, it’s they who will be fighting off invaders from other lands.With the Commonwealth Games just around the corner, it’s a year of tremendous importance for Scotland, and one which will entice no end of visitors. Host city Glasgow has already witnessed a wealth of events throughout the summer as part of the Glasgow 2014 Cultural Programme, with theatre, dance, art installations and more making the city an even more vibrant and exciting place than usual.At the other end of the M8, meanwhile, Edinburgh is more
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Live at Edinburgh Castle BBC1, 8.30pm Ahead of Wednesday’s opening ceremony for the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Alex Jones presents this starstudded concert in front of one of Scotland’s most famous landmarks. Edinburgh Castle is the backdrop as a wide range of musical acts perform on stage, including soul legend Smokey Robinson, indie rockers Kaiser Chiefs, 1980s survivors Culture Club, torch singer Paloma Faith, pop-rock band OneRepublic, Rizzle Kicks and 2012 X Factor finalist Ella Henderson.
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BBC set to strike during Commonwealth Games
Journalists and technicians at Glasgow’s BBC Pacific Quay headquarters have agreed to go on strike along with thousands of other BBC journalists and technicians across Britain. The strike which will coincide with opening ceremony of Glasgow’s Commonwealth Games is being blamed on the BBC’s refusal to increase pay for journalists and technicians in the corporation. The NUJ, Bectu and Unite are aiming to walk out around midday on July 23rd due to the ongoing financial dialogue with the BBC. Staff at the BBC believe that they have been unfairly paid and for the last five years have suffered below inflation pay deals, its is also argued that the BBC could in fact be able to pay more.
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The pay rise offered by the BBC is £650 increase for anyone who earns less than £50,000 pounds a year and £500 for employees who earn more than £50,000 pounds. Members of the NUJ overwhelmingly voted in favour of strike action 77% per cent in favour, Bectu members also favoured strike action, with 79% per cent voting in favour of strike action. Gerry Morrisey, general secretary of Bectu, said “The BBC can find money for vanity projects, but it cannot find money for staff, whose pay has dropped by 10 per cent in the last five years.” A BBC spokesman said “We will do all we can to bring our audience uniterrupted coverage of the Commonwealth Games.”
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Local residents in Coylton could not believe their eyes earlier this week as police swooped on the quiet residential area, raided a home on Corsehill Crescent and left with as many as 20 weapons in their possession. As well as the firearms, eyewitnesses said that the police also removed “laptops, computer towers and mobile
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Both a man and a woman were taken away in a police car and for the next half an hour handguns, heavy machine guns and rifles were taken away.
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Ayrshire firefighters battle deliberate blaze Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) crews in North Ayrshire extinguished a deliberate fire at in a derelict factory in Dalry on Tuesday afternoon.
Appliances from Dalry and Kilbirnie community fire stations were sent to the incident at Drakemyre shortly after 1pm, with firefighters reaching the scene less than five minutes after they were mobilised. The crews arrived to find a welldeveloped fire within the building and the incident commander sent firefighters into the premises to tackle the flames. A third appliance was dispatched from Kilwinning Community Fire Station to increase the resources at the scene and firefighters wearing breathing apparatus put out the fire using a main jet. Station Manager Gregor McPherson, the incident commander, said: “Anyone who deliberately sets a fire is committing a serious crime that endangers themselves, innocent members of the public and emergency responders. “This incident involved a quantity of textiles that produced a large amount of smoke, which spread far beyond the actual seat of fire and caused severe smoke logging throughout the building. “Dealing with it took almost two hours
and required three appliances and their crews from three different stations in North Ayrshire.
“Flames, heat and toxic smoke all spread incredibly quickly and people who set fires can’t know how they will develop.
“These are vital resources for our communities and the simple fact is that having to attend deliberate fires means they could be delayed getting to a real emergency.
“What begins as a small fire in a derelict building or on waste-ground can easily grow to engulf homes or businesses, putting at risk anyone who happens to be in its path.
“It’s absolutely essential that firefighters can quickly get to house fires, road traffic collisions or other incidents where lives are at risk, so we need everyone to help ensure they are not tied-up by the reckless behaviour of a minority.
“By releasing thousands of tonnes of carbon monoxide these fires also impact local air quality and that endangers people with asthma and other breathing conditions. “We work very closely with our
communities to raise awareness of the risks and we’re very grateful to the members of the public who report build-ups of rubbish that could be used to start fires. “By helping identify these hazards before they become potentially serious incidents our residents play an important role in protecting the area. “Those involved in deliberately setting fires needs to understand their actions could have tragic consequences and ask themselves if they could live with being responsible for someone suffering horrific injuries or even losing their life.”
Cones and comedy hit The Cross
Kilmarnock town centre was alive with comedy and cones last Friday when “The Pokey Hat” theatre production came to The Cross with three free live performances. Celebrating stories of Scottish summer holidays, The Pokey Hat took place in and around an ice cream van using puppetry, live music and storytelling to create an imaginative and interactive performance. The show went down really well with shoppers as Town Centre Manager Fiona Nicolson explained: “The show attracted an audience of all ages who thoroughly enjoyed the shows. Beautiful sunny weather added the perfect backdrop to a bit of fun and frolics – this is all about adding vibrancy and creating a fun atmosphere when people come in to the town centre” Created especially for the Glasgow 2014 Cultural Programme for the Commonwealth Games, The Pokey Hat has toured Scotland with the Queen’s Baton Relay. Childhood songs and games, Italian immigration to the west of Scotland and Scottish holidays featured in this drive down memory lane. The outdoor performances were part of Town Centre Manager Fiona Nicolson’s programme of events to bring vibrancy and fun to the town centre and encourage shoppers to support local businesses.
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Celtic Park...Let The Games Begin! Celtic Park will host the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games and is currently home to Celtic Football Club.
Home to Celtic Football Club since 1892, Celtic Park will broadcast the opening of the Commonwealth Games on a 100 ft wide screen which will cover almost the entire South Stand. Celtic Park’s Commonwealth Opening Ceremony will transform the South Stand into Glasgow’s Window on the Commonwealth, and the previously mentioned 100 ft LED backdrop will be the largest screen of its kind ever seen in Europe.
capacity crowd in a dramatic visual experience. The estimated billion people audience will not be left disappointed as the magical events unfold in the stadium and on the screens of the viewers at home. With the Athletes Village, Celtic Park and the Velodrome being situated within walking distance of each other, athletes will be able to flit between the three venues with ease.
Celtic Park will sail into the record books due to the sheer size of the LED screen and as well as this organisers will aim to completely immerse the
Celtic Park is also easily reached through public transport services, although organisers have warned that Celtic Park will have parking limited to blue badge holders, and for safety reasons no parking on site. It is recommended that all patrons take advantage of the free public transport on offer, with every valid commonwealth ticket.
Tollcross International Swimming Centre has underwent a £14 million pounds refurbishment as well as extension to allow it to fall under the umbrella of Olympic quality.
With all swimming events taking place in Tollcross Swimming Centre the total capacity for spectators will total 5000, with 1000 seats being temporary for the benefit of the Commonwealth Games.
Situated 3.3 miles from Glasgow City Centre, Tollcross has undergone one of the most extensive upgrades to be in line with Commonwealth regulation.
The two events taking place in the pool throughout the competition are Swimming and Diving.
Tollcross International Swimming Centre Tollcross International Swimming Centre now provides a 50 metre, six lane warm up and training pool, bringing world class facilities to the Tollcross area of Glasgow. Altogether the Swimming Centre provides 50 metres, 16 lanes and 2 pools, not only for athletes but when the Commonwealth Games finishes, a lasting legacy for the people of Glasgow.
Swimming will be taking place over six days and is one of the very few sports to have been included in every Commonwealth Games since 1930. The Tollcross International Swimming Centre will also use renewable energy to ensure that the overall impact on the environment if sufficiently lowered, this will happen by aiming to keep the pool warm overnight, thus meaning that it will not need reheated once competitors arrive to practice.
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A three-year old boy has been hospitalised after being attacked by a dog in Kilmarnock. The toddler was rushed to Crosshouse Hospital after being attacked by a pitbull and is being treated for facial injuries. The dog has been put down with consent of the owner, police said. A 25-year-old is to be reported to the procurator fiscal in connection with a contravention of the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991. The incident happened at around 8pm on Tuesday. It is has been reported that the dog was owned by the boyfriend of the toddler’s mother. One neighbour said: “There have never been any problems with the dog, it was always fine as far as I could tell. “The family are devastated... Police were here last night all over the garden,
and I think the dog has been put down now. A series of measures to improve safety around dangerous dogs are being considered by the Government after a series of incidents that have occurred in recent years. “It’s terrible what happened but it was just a horrible, horrible accident, that’s all.” A police spokeswoman said: “Police Scotland received a report of a threeyear-old-boy having sustained a facial injury after being attacked by a pitbull dog in a garden in Kilmarnock. “The child was taken to Crosshouse Hospital where he received surgery to a facial injury. “He has been detained and staff described his condition as stable.” By
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Starting on Monday 28 July, for a period of eight weeks, East Ayrshire Council will be contacting housing tenants to ask for their views on the Council’s provision of housing services. The Council has appointed the Knowledge Partnership, a company which specialises in large scale surveys, to conduct a satisfaction survey of 1,000 tenants from across East Ayrshire.
The door-to-door survey will identify the key priorities for tenants and will help to shape future improvements to the Council’s Housing Service. Responses from this survey will provide a comparison to a similar survey which was conducted back in 2011. There will be nine Knowledge Partnership interviewers working on this project. They will be supplied with photographic Council ID badges and will carry an introductory letter which will explain why they are
carrying out the survey. If tenants have any concerns about the legitimacy of the interviewer, or have any questions about the survey, they can call the Customer Liaison Team from East Ayrshire Council on 01563 554878.
Lottery funding to help family charities Families across Scotland will benefit after the Big Lottery have awarded charities a number of grants.
In total, 13 projects have been awarded £7.4m, with five of the projects working to help parents and children. The largest sum was given to charity Children 1st, who received £966,177. They will use it to run care support services in Ayrshire, East Lothian and Moray.
Maureen McGinn, Scotland chairwoman of the Big Lotto fund, said: “The aim of our Investing in Communities programme is to support people and communities in greatest need and, now, 13 more projects across the country will be able to do that.
“We are keen to support many more projects like these and would encourage groups to come and talk to us if they have an idea.”
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Strathclyde Country Park The picturesque Strathclyde Country Park is going to be a perfect setting for the Triathlon event. Located on the south-east of Glasgow, the park is a popular choice to carry out sporting events, such as rowing, sailing and cycling to name a few. For the Triathlon competition, the swimming will take place in Strathclyde Loch, with a 1,500-metre open-water swim. They will then be switching to a 40-kilometre road cycle and finishing with a 10-kilometre run, which will be carried out along the surrounding roads and pathways. Scotland’s number one triathlete David McNamee will be joined by the world’s leading triathletes, Alistair and Jonathan Brownlie who will be representing England at the Games.
This year will be the first time a Mixed Team Relay is part of the Commonwealth Games. This involves a team of two men and two women who each complete a ‘super sprint’ triathlon of swimming, cycling and running before handing over to their next team mate.
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In 1994 the first ever T in the Park music festival took place at Strathclyde Park. Thousands of visitors flock to Strathclyde Country Park every year who take part in a huge range of activities including sailing, birdwatching, orienteering and waterskiing. More than 150 different species of wild animals and birds take refuge in the park.
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Prestwick Airport in running to be home base in new space race Prestwick Airport in Ayrshire has been told that it is on the shortlist to have the first British spaceport built at the under pressure airport. If Prestwick Airport succeeds in being awarded the rights to build the first spaceport in Britian it will be a remarkable turn around for the struggling airport. In early July Ryanair announced it was slashing the amount of flights flying in and out of the airport whilst increasing the number flying in and out of Glasgow Airport. Prior to that Whizz Air also moved its flights to Glasgow Airport.
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The Government aims to utilise nearly 10% of the world’s space market, if the target is met the value to the economy could be worth as much as £40 billion pounds, and provide as many as 100,000 jobs.
The Scottish Government has spent £15 million pounds so far on sustaining the airport and before the SNP brought the airport under public ownership it was haemorrhaging £1 million pounds per month. Prestwick Airport, if chosen as the base for the spaceport, will open as early as 2018. Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic and XCOR are both expected to use the spaceport to launch people into orbit. There will also be an emphasis on shuttling commercial
There are certain criteria that have to be met to be considered for the spaceport responsibility, sufficient distance between the airport and densely populated areas as well as a runway that can be extended to more than 3,000 metres.
South Scotland MSP Chic Brodie said that ambition must be shown to save Prestwick, in his statement he said “Some months ago I tried to engage with Virgin Galactic and its owner Richard Branson when it was suggested it might be looking for alternatives to its current space arrangements to little success.”
With the Government hoping that Richard Branson builds a British port for his Virgin Galactic project.
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On your marks - get set - GlasGO! Barry Buddon Shooting Centre Barry Buddon Training Area will host the shooting events for the Commonwealth Games. Although technically not in Glasgow, the Shooting Centre is highly regarded and since 1897 has been owned by the Ministry of Defence.
Dating back to around 1850, the area has trained riflemen from many era, the Forfarshire Rifle Volunteers, Fife and Forfar Yeomanry, Forfarshire Artillery Brigade and also a Royal Naval Reserve Battery. In 1897 the site was sold to the War Office for use as a military area and remained in its possession to this very day. Previously used for the Edinburgh Commonwealth Games in 1986 the site is protected by virtue of its being designated Site of Special Scientific Interest(SSSI) as well as being an EU Special Area of Conservation(SAC). It is also considered a Special Protection Area for birds under the European Birds Directive. The area has more than 20 shooting
ranges, ranging from light infantry to full anti tank weapons. Forty of the 71 teams participating in the Games are contesting in the Shooting events. The four events are Clay Target, Full Bore, Pistol and Small Bore.
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The Clay Target(also known as clay pigeon shooting) is the art of shooting a moving clay target, fired into the sky, if the athlete successfully makes contact with the target a puff of smoke will be seen to come off the target. Full Bore is unique to the Commonwealth Games, it features athletes having to aim at targets from a variety of distances and this type of event only appears in the Commonwealth Games. Pistol and Small Bore involves athletes hitting stationary targets across distances ranging from ten to 50 metres. Both competitions requires patience, concentration and control to guarantee a high score. Pistol and Small Bore shooting is about target accuracy as much as it is making contact with the target.
Diving will be held at the Royal Commonwealth Pool in Edinburgh, Scotland’s capital city. The Royal Commonwealth Pool offers a dramatic setting for the Diving competitions, with Arthur’s Seat outside and award-winning architecture inside. The original Royal Commonwealth Pool was designed by RMJM Architects in 1967 for the Edinburgh
1970 Commonwealth Games. It has undergone major refurbishment, including the diving pool being upgraded to comply with international standards. There is a Royal park located in the close vicinity of the pool, Holyrood Park. Edinburgh is home to a host of fabulous attractions, including the iconic Edinburgh Castle.
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The Royal Commonwealth Pool has been officially listed as a category A building. The Pool has received a series of awards, including a Structural Steel Design Award in 1970, a RIBA award in 1971, and a Civic Trust Award in 1972. Arthur’s Seat, located in Holyrood Park directly behind the Royal Commonwealth Pool, is an extinct volcano.
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Fox fail in wiley takeover bid for Time Warner
Time Warner have announced that Rupert Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox empire failed in an audacious bid to takeover the company last month. Time Warner rejected the deal reportedly worth $80 billion dollars and have since announced that they are in no further discussion with the Australian magnate’s company. Time Warner, which is the third most successful broadcasting and cable companies, behind The Walt Disney Company and Comcast, employs more than 34,000 staff and has a revenue of $29.7 billion dollars per year. 21st Century Fox is the company created after judges demanded that News Corporation be split into two smaller companies. 21st Century Fox are owners of the Fox network, Fox News and have nearly a forty percent stake in BSkyB. Time Warner are responsible for TBS, HBO and Warner Brothers amongst others and refused to accept 21st
Century Fox’s offer of $85 dollars per share. Although Time Warner only released the news of the attempted takeover recently, Jeff Bewkes Chief Executive at Time Warner admitted he pondered over the deal for a month before deciding it wasn’t in the companies best interest to allow the merger. A statement released on behalf of Time Warner said “after lengthy discussions we have decided it was not in our best interests or those of its shareholders to accept the proposal or to pursue any further discussion with Fox.” After the announcement Time Warner’s shares jumped 16% per cent to $89.39 while Fox’s shares dropped 4.9% per cent to $33.47. If the merger had been successful, the two companied combined would have become one of the biggest in history and reshaped the landscape of the television and entertainment industry.
Julian Assange arrest warrant upheld This week a Swedish judge has upheld an arrest warrant for allegations of rape faced by Wikileaks founder Julian Assange who has been taking refuge in the Ecuadorian embassy in London for the last two years. The warrant, which states that Mr Assange would be deported to Sweden to stand trial
was upheld after an appeal was lodged by the Wikileaks founders lawyers. Mr Assange is taking refuge in the Ecuadorian embassy to avoid being deported to Sweden and then to America where he is wanted over the release of thousands of previously confidential wire messages to the public. By
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Mexican Police Rescue 460 children from orphanage
Police in Mexico have raided an orphanage in Michoacan where they found children living in filthy conditions and being subjected to sexual abuse. It has been reported that the children were forced to beg for money and were held against their will at the home known as “La Gran Familia” (The Big Family).
Karam, said police also rescued 138 adults from the Great Family group home in the city of Zamora. Murillo Karam said: “We found that there were around 500 children in truly terrible conditions.
six infants as well as 138 adults aged up to 40, the government said.
One of the parents was a woman who grew up in the home and gave birth to
two children at La Gran Familia. She
“I’m in utter dismay because we weren’t expecting the conditions we found at the group home.”
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It has also been reported that they were also living in squalor, fed rotten food and made to sleep on the floor among rats, ticks and fleas.
The investigation started when five parents filed complaints with authorities after they weren’t allowed to visit their children at the home.
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Death toll rises to over 200 in Gaza Strip Since violence erupted in the Gaza Strip last week after Hamas began firing rockets at Tel Aviv from the Palestinian enclave, at least 213 people have been killed by Israeli air strikes in the densely populated area.
A ceasefire was negotiated on Tuesday night with the help of the Egyptian government, however it was rejected within hours of its announcement by Hamas who resumed rocket fire on Israel. Israel then responded with further air strikes on what it described as military targets.
The UN has estimated that 75% of the Palestinian casualties are civilians, mainly women and children who have been killed in indiscriminate air strikes in the crowded Gaza Strip.
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It was also revealed this week that Israel has been using unarmed missile strikes on buildings targeted for destruction via air strike as a warning.
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allow the inhabitants around 10 to 15 minutes to evacuate the building before it is destroyed by the Israeli air force, due to the dense urban lay out of the Gaza Strip, adjacent buildings which were not targeted are often destroyed by the airstrikes. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Hamas had “shut the door to a diplomatic solution” and bore “sole responsibility for the continuation of the violence”. By
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The Scotstoun Sport Campus
The Scotstoun Sport Campus is now one of the biggest gyms in the city since its recent refurbishment. The campus will play host to both the Squash and the Table Tennis competitions. The venue, which is north of the River Clyde, is a popular resource within the community and is a great setting for the Games. Spectators will be able to watch the
Squash games on the all new purposebuilt Squash venue with six courts. There is also a glass-walled show court, which will provide a great view of the action.
The Scotstoun Sports Campus is built
Two show courts and eight match courts will be used for the Table Tennis games.
sporting events were regularly taking
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official home of the Glasgow Warriors rugby team since 2012.
on land that was once used as a venue for agricultural shows. A running track and grandstand had been installed and place there.
Hampden Park
Out of all the venues for the Games, Hampden has been subject to the greatest level of transformation, having been converted from a football stadium to a world class athletics venue, no expense has been spared to make what was at one time the worlds largest stadium into a modern marvel of ingenuity and Scottish resourcefulness. In order to accommodate the new athletics track, the entire surface of
the track has been raised by almost two metres on an intricate network of stilts, removing the first eight rows of seats, reducing the capacity of the stadium by 44,000, in exchange for an increased track size but bringing the spectators in the remaining seating closer to the action on the track the transformation has cost a total of £14 million, a massive saving over building a new stadium just for the Games. The engineering and concept behind this conversion are pioneering world firsts, with no other project of it’s type
having been attempted before. The raised track itself has already been earmarked for further use after the Games, with Glasgow City Council bosses planning to move the custom made track structure to the Crownpoint Athletics facility in the East End, an innovative plan which is intended to take the pressure off of the Scotstoun Athletics Centre and following Legacy 2014 plans of creating a new national athletics centre which will serve as a hub for Scotland, hosting regional and national events in the future.
Glasgow National Hockey Centre
Glasgow’s oldest and most iconic park is set to host the Commonwealth field hockey tournament at the new world class National Hockey Centre which has been specially designed and built to host the event which will include ten teams from all across the Commonwealth, playing across the duration of the Games. The new National Hockey Centre boasts two international standard, state of the art, synthetic water based pitches which are complemented by athlete support facilities and official adjudication buildings. The centre which is situated in the middle of the historic Glasgow Green, will, after the games have reached completion, be the headquarters for
the Scottish Hockey Association and provide training facilities for schools and a venue for competitions in the heart of the city. Glasgow Green itself is set to play an important role in the Commonwealth Games as it is the stage for the start and finish lines of the Glasgow Marathon which will take place on Sunday the 27th, the Road Cycling on the 31st and the Time Trial which is also being held on the 31st. Alongside the areas importance to the actual sports during the course of the Games, Glasgow Green will also be host to the largest Festival of the Games, where spectators will be able to gather and watch the action on a number of large screens and even take part in demonstrations that will be ran over the course of the Games fortnight.
Cathkin Braes Mountain Bike Trails
The Cathkin Braes Bike Trails have been created especially for the Commonwealth Games, situated in Cathkin Braes Country Park the trails aim to give a challenging but rewarding event that is set in an area that offers a spectacular view of Glasgow. The course, which is less than fifteen minutes away from the Commonwealth Village is partly owned by Glasgow City Council and also South Lanarkshire Council. Both Council’s worked in collaboration with each other as well as the best course designers in the world. Ensuring that the course will be regarded as one of the best in the world. The course will be kept as a permanent
venue after the competition for which local communities and international competitors will be able to use the trails. The Mountain Bike Trails before the Commonwealth Games will have already been used for an international competition. As the British Cross Country Championships are taking place in the Cathkin Bike Trails during July. More than 800 children participated in a competition to name some of the main features of the course, some of the successful entries were Brig O’Doom Broken Biscuits and Clyde Climb. With a number of bus routes serving the Cathkin Braes Commonwealth Mountain Bike Trails, the bus route, stops a short walking distance from the trails.
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660 arrested in child abuse inquiry
More than 650 suspected paedophiles have been arrested in connection with accessing child abuse images online. The National Crime Agency (NCA) have revealed that those arrested included doctors, teachers, scout leaders, care workers and former police officers. The agency said that more than 400 children have been protected as a result. The arrests were made across the UK and the majority had no previous contacts with police. Officers have searched 833 properties and examined 9,172 computers, phones and hard drives. It has been revealed that 13 arrests were made in Scotland, 14 in Northern Ireland and 59 in Wales.
Two of the most notable changes were those of Michael Gove, the much maligned education secretary to the position of chief whip within the party and William Hague, who has came to be seen within the party and to traditional Tory voters as having been won over by Europe who was transferred to the position of leader of
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Cannibal Nurse plotted to behead teenage girl
Prime Minister David Cameron said the NCA was “doing a very good job at bringing all the modern methods of policing and technology together to go after the perpetrators of a particularly horrible crime”. Claire Lilley, head of online safety at the NSPCC said the operation had rescued children from abuse. But she warned: “Industry has to find inventive ways of blocking the flow of such horrendous pictures which are only produced through the suffering of defenceless children - many of who are not even old enough to go to school. “So while this operation must be rightly applauded we should view it as yet another warning sign that far more needs to be done if we are to stem the sordid trade in these images, which are often used by those who go on to abuse children.”
A man with cannibalism fantasies planned to kill a 14-year-old girl before eating her, a court heard. Dale Bolinger, 57, was speaking to the girl on a fetish chat room, where he told her: “I’ll kill you then eat everything.” He arranged to meet the girl at a train station near where he lives in Kent. However, the girl failed to show up. The sickening conversation between the two leading up to the meeting reveals that Bolinger had told the girl: “Roasts, sausages even your offal. I’ve a great recipe for Haggis and Black (blood) pudding. You’ll be completely consumed.”
Snap cabinet reshuffle by Cameron
On Tuesday of this week David Cameron unveiled the latest re-shuffle of his cabinet in a transparent effort to reenergise his government in the run up to next May’s general election, ousting unpopular and controversial figures in the cabinet in favour of a number of relatively low key MP’s, thus far un-tainted by a number of controversial policies.
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Cost of living crisis dents Government’s claim of falling unemployment
In their places, Nicky Morgan, a relatively unknown politician, was promoted to the position of education secretary and Philip Hammond replaced William Hague in the role of foreign secretary.
Figures released have that UK unemployment 121,000 to 2.12 million three months to May, figures have shown.
Aside from the two most notable changes in the cabinet, Cameron made a calculated decision to promote more women than ever before to the cabinet, raising the number from three to five, after surveys found that the Conservative party was lagging behind in polls amongst female voters, smashing the image that the cabinet under the Conservatives is the preserve of middle age, upper middle class white men.
According to the Office for National Statistics the unemployment figure is at the lowest rate in nearly six years.
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shown fell by in the official
Unemployment also dropped from 6.6% per cent to 6.5% per cent in the lead up to April with figures showing that 78% per cent of men and 68% of women are in work. The latest figures show that wage rises including bonuses are at their lowest since 2009, while excluding bonuses average wage increases are
Fetish Network is a website for those who fantasise about various things, including cannibalism. “It is the Crown’s case that one of the users that Bolinger befriended was someone he believed to be a 14-yearold girl. And having discussed with her his fantasies about her on more than one occasion, he made arrangements to meet with the intention of committing a sexual offence on her.” His plan was uncovered in New York by FBI agents who came across his online conversations about rape, murder and cannibalism. Bolinger was arrested in February last year after the FBI alerted Kent police. Mr Yale told the court: “One of the email addresses that featured in the
their lowest since 2001. Wage growth has been steadily decreasing since the first quarter of this year. Between January and March, annual wage growth including bonuses stood at 1.9% per cent. TUC general secretary Frances O’Grady said. “It’s good to see unemployment falling, but with pay growth falling to a record low, serious questions must be asked about the quality of jobs being created in Britain today.” The obvious decrease in wages in Britain shows that currently there
FBI enquiry was meatmarketman@ rocketmail.com. “It transpired the email account was being accessed via an IP address in Kent. Investigations revealed the user was Dale Bolinger.” The court heard chat logs involving the accused contained “graphic reference to sexual abuse, murder and cannibalism of women and children including a baby”. Officers who raided his home in Canterbury found a photo of him posing with an axe. Bolinger denies arranging to meet a child under the age of 16 following sexual grooming. The trial continues. By
Kimberley Mathews
is a cost of living crisis in the UK, with working families struggling to eat, pay their bills, and also with the winter fast approaching pay the increase in heating bills. This will also effect the British economy as workers will have less money to spend and thus immediately effect consumer spending. Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary Rachel Reeves has said “the average wage figures show that although there is talk of an economic recovery, people are not feeling it in their pockets.”
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Ibrox Stadium Attending the Games:
What you need to know
The famous Ibrox stadium will play host to the fifth Commonwealth Rugby Sevens competition over the first weekend of the games, showcasing a staggering 45 games over the course of the two days, Ibrox, traditionally home to Rangers Football Club, will be transformed into the spiritual home of Rugby Sevens for the weekend. The stadium is a perfect match to the game, promising commanding views
of the pitch no matter where one is seated thanks to the high sloping stands and creating a breathtaking atmosphere thanks to the compact design of the structure. Built in 1899, Ibrox is one of the oldest venues being used for the Games, the stadium is steeped in history and will no doubt infect the crowd with a boundless enthusiasm as so many fans in the stadium have experienced before, ensuring a thrilling Rugby Sevens tournament for anyone lucky enough to be in attendance.
If you are one of the lucky ones with a ticket to the Commonwealth Games, there are a few things to bear in mind before you go. For everyone’s safety and enjoyment of the event, all spectators will pass through an airport style screening process for prohibited and restricted items before being allowed into venues. This is a brief guide to attending the games, for each individual venue, please refer to the website for more information. Plan your journey, make sure you know where you are going and how to get there. Allow yourself plenty of time for travelling, queues and security checks. Entry gates will open two hours before each game starts. You are advised not to drive to the
venue, walking or cycling has been suggested as the best way to get there.
Visitors are not permitted to leave and re-enter most venues, so make sure you have everything you need with you. All bags will be searched, therefore bringing a bag may slow down your entry. Each person is allowed one small bag no larger than 25 litres (equivalent to 30 x 20 x 20 cm/12” x 8” x 8”). It must be soft sided and be able to fit under your seat. Only spectators with a wheelchair ticket can take their wheelchair into the seating area. All other ticket holders with wheelchairs, prams or pushchairs must use the storage facility. Smoking (including electronic cigarettes) are not permitted within the Games venue, whether it is open space or not.
Alcohol can be bought within the venue but cannot be brought in from the outside. All containers of liquids, aerosols or gels must be 100mls or under. Sunscreen is an exception, with 200ml or under allowed, and a plastic bottle water is permitted of 500ml or under.
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Dream Interpretation
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Let me explain that a spell is an intention set with the purest heart for the greatest good, nothing more nothing less. It ‘s simple, set your heart and intention on your wish, expect it to happen and be grateful for the joy it beings - that’s what a spell is. Anyone who sets out to cause harm or ill intent will receive that back ten fold so, in my book its an absolute NO go area.
Attract a soul mate - The Tarot
To attract that holiday love and romance into your life the tarot can be a powerful tool to draw close a new potential partner. From a deck of Tarot cards take the Knight of cups, the two of Cups and the Star and place then all in a row next to each other on a pink cloth and then around the cloth place 6 small red candles. The knight of cups is the element of water and emotion and brings forward love and proposals – the two of cups creates a loving union and the star seals it with hope for the future.
and space to yourself where you won’t be disturbed then, start to write a note of all the qualities you want the person your attracting to have along with things like, their looks and characteristics etc.
Then thread together the note and your picture – this binds you to your desire in pure love, which is symbolised by the white thread.
Place this into a small bucket of sand and on top of this put your rose quartz stone; if possible leave it near running water.
The cards are laid out on a pink cloth are to enhance love and the 6 candles represent the number of decision and red for passion.
This spell is best done on the night of the full moon and once you have done all of this sit back and send out your request to the universe saying; I call upon the forces of the Arcana and the universe to help me find my true love – the person who will be right for me and who will love me for who I am.
You will need a rose quartz crystal, some white thread, a needle, a picture of you and some notepaper and a pen. First of all create some quiet time
To add magic, zest and passion to a relationship get yourself a piece of ginseng, a picture of the goddess of Love Aphrodite and some musk incense. In front of the picture place your piece of Ginseng, which is to enhances the sexual and sensual elements and lit the musk incense.
Summer is a magical time when people and things come alive; we have a spring in our step and look forward to new and exciting things ahead.
From the 8th of July to the 4th of August in Celtic Astrology the Holy rules and is holds a position of nobility as well as having powerful leadership quality and so, if you find yourself in need of something to assist you in overcoming an emotional issues then look no further.
Ask the love Goddess Aphrodite to help create the passion and sensuality that you crave in your newfound relationship and wait for the spell to kick in - be ready for the embers of love to be ignited.
Binding The love knot
Find yourself three pieces of think thread, Red for Passion, Pink for Love and Green to bond your hearts together.
Braid the three threads into a bracelet and while doing so imagine that you are attracting to you the perfect partner who will bring with them all the qualities you have been hoping for in a soul mate. Once the bracelet is made place it on your right wrist, as it is closest to your heart – do this especially on the night of the full moon and allow the spell to work its magic.
Find yourself a holly leaf and place it into a muslin bag along with a small note asking for help in resolving the issue you face. Then go to your favourite place by the water and throw the bag into the water allowing it to be carried away knowing that the universe will assist you in cleansing and clearing your unwanted issues.
Your dreams are a river of wisdom; they flow from your subconscious mind carrying images, colours and feelings in the stream. By interpreting the symbols in your dreams we can uncover information about you; we can discover what really motivates you; and we can identify the fears that hold you back. Your dreams are as unique as you are; think of them as coded messages sent by your subconscious mind to be received, noted and interpreted by your conscious mind. Often, what is revealed in the code of your dreams can be helpful, inspiring and uplifting. Since your dreams are special to you, you are the best interpreter of your subconscious codes. Although I can offer you a springboard of ideas as to the meaning of your dream, the best interpretation is always reached by going within and asking ‘what does this symbol mean to me?’
Sample Dream
Simply leave it there until you attract the partner of your dreams.
Then leave the rest to the universal energies.
Fated Attraction – Rose Quartz Crystal
Seduction – Aphrodite Goddess of Love
The sand represents yo ur holiday but also the grounding of the relationship, the water is the fresh emotional energy providing plenty a clean start.
Overcoming emotional issues – the Holly leaf
there’s no way for me to get it. I start feeling really panicky and stressed because I’m lost without my kit. I wake up with feelings of sadness and disappointment because I’m dreaming something disturbing about a time in my life that was actually really happy. Can you interpret this dream for me?
I have a recurring dream that I am at sea on a ship I used to work on; but the ship is different and I can’t find my way around. I open doors and walk around but I just can’t get my bearings. I then realize that I am supposed to start work and I am unprepared. I have forgotten my uniform and kit and
There are three significant elements to this dream that require interpretation: Being at sea, feeling lost in a maze, and feeling unprepared. Feeling unprepared and lost are common dream experiences for someone who finds it difficult to relinquish control. If you feel you must solve, help, do, repair, fix, and control in life, the anxiety that comes along with the need to control is expressed in your dream as the opposite of control: helplessness. In this case, you are helpless in that you are lost and unprepared with no way to get back in control. Dreaming of being at sea is about your emotional state, particularly in relation to family. You are a person who cares deeply about their family, which can sometimes lead to feelings of anxiety and pressure to do the right thing without making a mistake, but of course, that is an unachievable standard to hold yourself up to. Being as caring and loving as your dream denotes is enough, you do not have to be in control to show you care. This dream suggests the person may experience feelings of tension, frustration and anxiety in your waking life, but that these all stem from a desire to show that the are a loving, caring and dedicated father/husband etc. On a personal level, your dream is asking you to reduce your levels of stress and anxiety. Meditation and walking alone are both good ways to do this. In terms of family, practice shrugging, not knowing the answer, and letting others take the lead, and you’ll see that love and closeness blossoms when it is allowed to get out of control. For more details or to send you letters contact Lauren at: writerlauren@hotmail.co.uk
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Spooky places to visit in
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The Secret Bunker in Troywood, Fife, St Andrews Spook Scale
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Originally a farmhouse the building sits in Troywood in St Andrews and from the outside you would never know it held so many secrets. It was converted into an army base and 100 feet below ground leads to the command centre where things would have been controlled from had there been a nuclear war. There are still a few spooks floating around and as you can imagine many of them are military personnel. During my visit there was not a great deal happening but they do have a few nights where you can go and sit in and wait for the ghosts to arrive.
Provan Hall Glasgow
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An old manor house that was used by King James 1V as a hunting lodge – the lodge dates back to the 1600’s when it was both wealthy and prestigious.
When it comes to spooky places Scotland has its fair share of them. There is everything from the Gray Lady although; I have never come across her to the old souls that once connected with the building. Here are 5 spooky places for you to check out for yourself – I have rated them on a scale of 1-5 1 being the least spook factor and 5 the best.
The Clock Tower at Pitenweem
look – he is also the author of “ The Weem Witch” and knows a thing or two about past events there.
The Banshee Labyrinth Public house in Edinburgh
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When I decided to go and check it out it really had the WOW spook factor especially in one of the rooms on the lower level where the stench was overwhelming, no one else could smell it but it was so bad I had to get out and quick.
welcoming sense when I was there collywobbles might describe it better.
The Glasgow Arches Spook Scale
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Having visited this place twice I can tell you that it is indeed haunted with the souls of the witches that were tortured there. I felt physically sick on entering the tower and at one point I had to come out for fresh air. Leonard Low is custodian of the building and does a wonderful tour if anyone is interested in having a
This wee pub is tucked away in Niddry Street in Edinburgh, mind you its not so wee when your inside and no wonder it has the name Labyrinth as it has a few areas all tucked away inside the pub – it took me a while to get my bearings on the place but down stairs right at the back is a dimly lit bar and Oh my, I did not get a warm or
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A lot happened under ground in the Arches, in a by gone era women of the night, merchants and children would have frequented this area and the spooks are still there to prove it. It’s full of character although, perhaps not the scariest place I’ve ever been but it is still worth a visit.
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Star Signs
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Joan Charles
I am delighted to be delivering your stars although; I won’t be doing them in the traditional way, as I am not an astrologer. For many years I have provided the stars using Tarot cards and that is what I will be doing here so, I guess in a sense they should be called, Taroscopes. Anyway, I do hope you enjoy what the cards have to say.
Aries
In life there is ebb and flow and it’s a case of taking the good with the bad and seeing the potential in everything. I can see good news and whatever it is it’s a case of looking at the bigger picture.
Taurus
Keeping an eye on the money you have may be important to you just now but don’t go into obsessive mode other wise you will drive yourself and others mad. Create a plan and work to it.
Gemini I’m sensing an upset over a child and it will be something that
blows over but as a parent you will be keen to see them in a better mood. Maybe keeping your own council on this is the best way forward.
Cancer
A celebration will be a good opportunity to get out and let your hair down for a change. I’m seeing this connecting with a male who is close to you. The month of September is also relevant.
Leo
Now, the best piece of advice I can give you is not to play with fire because, if you do then your likely to get your fingers burned. Stay clear of situations that will attract more attention than you want.
Virgo Interesting times as something new in a work sense is presented
to you that you could be involved in and make your mark. You are known for your strong leadership qualities and this is what is called for now.
Libra
The burden of work could be weighing you down but if you just keep moaning and don’t do anything about it then nothing will change. Take charge of this situation and change it to something more suitable.
Scorpio
No point in crying over spilt milk that’s won’t get you anywhere; instead look at ways you could turn this to your favor. Your attitude about things will either make it positive or keep it negative – you choose.
Sagittarius
Being a victim of your own circumstances is where I feel you are at present and the point is you have the power to change this. Being a martyr to a cause that doesn’t serve you it no good at all.
Capricorn
You have the whole world in your hands and are able to balance things quite well at the moment – this is the way you want things to stay but, it would need you to keep focused on it to do so.
Aquarius
No matter what is thrown at you, you come up smelling of roses and folk wonder how on earth you manage to do it. Not much will keep you down and this is a quality that people admire and respect.
Pisces Better and calmer waters are ahead and your ship has set sail
into an ocean of tranquility so make the most of this as times have been trying to say the least. You are reaching your dreams so follow that star.
By Elizabeth Francis
Synchronicity - defined as the simultane¬ous flow of two or more events that appear related, but seem to have no causal connection - is something we all experience as part of our everyday lives, and one of the most common ways we can interact with Spirit. Working with synchronicity is akin to having a second language: once you become fluent in it you find yourself able to understand life at a new level, one that you may not have been able to appreciate before.
Whether random or planned, causal events seem to come in all shapes and sizes. Some could be seen as ‘mistakes’ - the unforeseen consequence of our own actions - whilst others may appear as coincidences that we have no control over at all. From the perspective of metaphysics, this is a false distinction: there are no mistakes or coincidences and therefore, irrespective of whether the causal event is random or planned, everything that happens does so for a reason. As causal events occur, they set off a chain reaction, which enables the synchronicity that contributes toward creating what I call an individual’s ‘obvious’ reality. Because on the surface these events don’t appear to be connected, we perceive them as singular entities, stopping where they started. As a consequence, the purpose and meaning held within the chain reaction – even the chain reaction itself – remains hidden from us. Hidden, that is, until you begin to connect the dots on a conscious
www.ayrshire-news.co.uk level: until you start to translate synchronicity. Once this begins, the purpose and meaning is revealed and everything becomes clearer, because you are being given all the information, confirmation, inspiration and/or enlightenment that you’ll need to develop a greater understanding of life itself. This process culminates in the creation of something like a second, ‘hidden’ reality that runs beneath the first, ‘obvious’ one. Let’s consider the synchronicity occurring right in this moment. As you read this article, you and I are creating a chain of causal events, which are producing an ‘obvious’ reality:
receive information on the day that you needed to receive it. Again, there are no coincidences. As you’ll understand, even from this simple example, the ‘hidden’ reality is an integral part of our being on a daily basis. More so, it is connected to our subconscious and our pre-subconscious selves, both of which are used by our higher selves to connect us to the network of human consciousness. When our higher selves are in control of us in the ‘obvious’ reality, we tend to appear irrational and this is one of the reasons we can be perceived as acting uncharacteristically or making ‘mistakes.’
• Myself, who wrote the article • The newspaper, which printed the article • You, who are actively reading the article For some readers a translation of the ‘obvious’ to the ‘hidden’ may simply be that this isn’t a paper you usually read, but for some reason, today, you are. Perhaps you found it on a friend’s coffee table and had a spark of interest, or maybe it was left on a waiting room chair. Perhaps you read this paper regularly and you’ve been waiting for causality to catch up! The decision made in the ‘obvious’ reality, led to a further decision in the ‘hidden’ reality, which in turn must be taken back to the ‘obvious’ to continue the chain of events. In this way, the ‘hidden’ reality produces many of the scenarios that we eventually play out in the ‘obvious’ reality, even using them to manufacture our lives. In the ‘hidden’ reality, your essential action of reading the paper when you normally may not allowed you to
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So, finally, how do you translate synchronicity? The only thing you need is an open mind that is receptive to the concept that all things are possible and anything can happen. We think, therefore we are: when you accept that the ‘hidden’ reality exists, it does. By recognizing even ‘mistakes’ as essential actions that reveal the ‘hidden’ reality, by identifying both the ‘obvious’ and ‘hidden’ aspects of chains of events, you can walk an easier path to your destination (or your destiny!)
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On your marks - get set - GlasGO! Thursday 24 July Aquatics (Tollcross National Swimming Centre) Swimming heat: 10:30-12:30 Swimming semi-final, final: 19:00-21:00 Badminton (Emirates Area) Preliminaries: 09:00-12:30, 14:00-17:30 & 19:00-22:30 Cycling (Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome) Track qualification & semi-final: 11:00-13:45 Track qualification & final: 16:00-18:45 Gymnastics (The SSE Hydro) Rhythmic qualification: 12:00-15:30 Rhythmic final: 18:00-21:30 Hockey (Glasgow National Hockey Centre) Preliminaries: 09:00-12:30, 14:00-17:30 & 19:00-22:30 Judo (Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre Precinct) Preliminary: 10:00-16:00 Final: 18:00-20:45 Lawn Bowls (Kelvingrove Lawn Bowls Centre) Preliminary: 08:45-14:00 & 15:45-21:00 Netball (Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre Precinct) Preliminaries: 11:30-15:00 & 17:00-20:30 Squash (Scotstoun Sports Campus) Preliminaries: 11:00-15:00 & 16:30-21:00 Table Tennis (Scotstoun Sports Campus) Qualification: 09:30-14:30 & 16:00-21:00 Triathlon (Strathclyde Country Park) Final: 11:00-18:00 Weightlifting (Clyde Auditorium) Preliminary: 10:00-12:00 Finals: 15:30-18:00 & 19:30-22:00 Friday 25 July Aquatics (Tollcross National Swimming Centre) Swimming heat: 10:30-12:00 Swimming semi-final, final: 19:00-21:15 Badminton (Emirates Area) Preliminaries: 09:00-12:30, 14:00-17:30 & 19:00-22:30 Boxing (Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre Precinct) Preliminaries: 13:00-17:00 & 18:30-22:30 Cycling (Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome) Track qualification & quarter-final: 11:0013:30 Track semi-final & final: 16:00-18:30 Gymnastics (The SSE Hydro) Rhythmic final: 13:30-17:30 Hockey (Glasgow National Hockey Centre) Preliminaries: 09:00-12:30, 14:00-17:30 & 19:00-22:30 Judo (Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre Precinct) Preliminary: 10:00-16:00 Final: 18:00-20:45 Lawn Bowls (Kelvingrove Lawn Bowls Centre) Preliminary: 08:45-14:00 Preliminary, semi-final: 15:45-21:45 Netball (Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre Precinct) Preliminaries: 09:30-13:00 & 15:00-20:30 Shooting (Barry Buddon Shooting Centre) Qualification, final: 08:45-18:00 Squash (Scotstoun Sports Campus) Preliminaries: 12:30-16:30 & 18:00-21:00
Table Tennis (Scotstoun Sports Campus) Qualification: 09:30-14:30 Classification, preliminary: 16:00-21:00
Hockey (Glasgow National Hockey Centre) Preliminaries: 09:00-12:30, 14:00-17:30 & 19:00-22:30
Weightlifting (Clyde Auditorium) Preliminary: 10:00-12:00 Finals: 15:30-18:00 & 19:30-22:00
Lawn Bowls (Kelvingrove Lawn Bowls Centre) Preliminary, semi-final & final: 08:45-15:45 Preliminary, final: 17:30-20:45
Saturday 26 July Aquatics (Tollcross National Swimming Centre) Swimming heat: 10:30-12:00 Swimming semi-final, final: 19:00-21:15 Badminton (Emirates Area) Preliminary: 09:00-12:30 Quarter-final: 18:30-22:30 Boxing (Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre Precinct) Preliminaries: 13:00-17:00 & 18:30-22:30 Cycling (Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome) Track qualification, quarter-final & semi-final: 11:00-13:30 Track semi-final & final: 16:00-19:30 Gymnastics (The SSE Hydro) Rhythmic final: 09:30-12:30 Hockey (Glasgow National Hockey Centre) Preliminaries: 09:00-12:30 & 14:00-17:30 Judo (Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre Precinct) Preliminary: 10:00-16:00 Final: 18:00-20:45 Lawn Bowls (Kelvingrove Lawn Bowls Centre) Preliminary, final: 08:45-15:00 Quarter-final: 16:45-19:45 Netball (Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre Precinct) Preliminaries: 09:30-13:00 & 15:00-20:30 Rugby Sevens (Ibrox Stadium) Preliminaries: 10:30-15:00 & 18:00-22:30 Shooting (Barry Buddon Shooting Centre) Qualification, final: 08:45-18:00 Squash (Scotstoun Sports Campus) Preliminaries, quarter-final: 12:30-16:30 Quarter-final: 18:00-21:00 Table Tennis (Scotstoun Sports Campus) Classification, quarter-final: 09:30-14:30 Classification, quarter-final, semi-final: 16:00-21:00 Triathlon (Strathclyde Country Park) Final: 12:30-14:30 Weightlifting (Clyde Auditorium) Preliminary: 10:00-12:00 Finals: 15:30-18:00 & 19:30-22:00 Sunday 27 July Aquatics (Tollcross National Swimming Centre & Royal Commonwealth Pool) Swimming heat: 10:30-12:30 Swimming semi-final, final: 19:00-21:15 Athletics (Glasgow City Marathon Course & Hampden Park Stadium) Marathon final: 09:00-13:00 Track & field preliminary, final: 14:30-18:00 Badminton (Emirates Area) Semi-finals: 09:00-13:00 & 18:30-22:30 Boxing (Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre Precinct) Preliminaries: 13:00-17:00 & 18:30-22:30 Cycling (Emirates Arena & Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome) Track qualification, semi-final & final: 15:00-19:30
Table Tennis (Scotstoun Sports Campus) Final: 09:30-15:00 Semi-final: 16:30-21:30 Weightlifting (Clyde Auditorium) Preliminary: 10:00-12:00 Finals: 15:30-18:00 & 19:30-22:00
Boxing (Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre Precinct) Preliminaries: 13:00-17:00 & 18:30-22:45 Gymnastics (The SSE Hydro) Artistic qualification: 13:30-16:00 Artistic qualification: 19:00-21:30
YOUR GUIDE TO THE GAMES
With less than a week to go until the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games kick off, there is no better time to be in Scotland. With Edinburgh previously hosting the 1970 and 1986 Commonwealth Games, this will be the largest multi-sport event ever held in Scotland.
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This is your guide to the first week of the Games, with everything you need to know. Our timetable of events tells you times and dates of the game sessions. The map shows the locations of the 12 venues. The Games will be taking place across three clusters across the City of Glasgow. With less than a week to go until the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games kick off, there is no better time to be in Scotland. With Edinburgh previously hosting the 1970 and 1986 Commonwealth Games, this will be the largest multi-sport event ever held in Scotland. This is your guide to the first week of the Games, with everything you need to know. Our timetable of events tells you times and dates of the game sessions. The map shows the locations of the 12 venues. The Games will be taking place across three clusters across the City of Glasgow.
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Netball (Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre Precinct) Preliminaries: 09:30-13:00 & 17:00-20:30
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Monday 28 July Aquatics (Tollcross National Swimming Centre) Swimming heat: 10:30-12:00 Swimming semi-final, final: 19:00-21:15 Athletics (Hampden Park Stadium) Track & field preliminary, final: 10:00-13:00 Track & field preliminary, semi-final, final: 19:00-22:00
Hockey (Glasgow National Hockey Centre) Preliminaries: 09:00-12:30, 14:00-17:30 & 19:00-22:30
Badminton (Emirates Area) Finals: 09:00-13:00 & 15:00-19:15
Netball (Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre Precinct) Preliminaries: 09:30-13:00 & 17:00-20:30
Lawn Bowls (Kelvingrove Lawn Bowls Centre) Preliminary, final: 08:45-16:00 Preliminary: 17:45-20:00
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On your marks - get set - GlasGO! Shooting (Barry Buddon Shooting Centre) Qualification, final: 08:30-18:30 Squash (Scotstoun Sports Campus) Final: 12:00-17:00
Athletics (Hampden Park Stadium) Track & field preliminary, final: 10:00-13:15 Track & field semi-final, final: 19:00-22:30 Badminton (Emirates Area) Preliminaries: 09:00-15:00 & 16:30-22:30 Boxing (Scottish Exhibition and
Lawn Bowls (Kelvingrove Lawn Bowls Centre) Preliminary: 08:45-14:00 Preliminary: 15:45-21:00
Wrestling (Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre Precinct) Preliminaries: 10:00 - 12:30 Finals: 16:30 - 18:30
Netball (Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre Precinct)
Wednesday 30 July Aquatics (Royal Commonwealth Pool) Diving preliminary, final: 10:00-12:45 Diving final: 18:00-20:45 Athletics (Hampden Park Stadium) Track & field preliminary, semi-finals, finals: 10:00-13:00 & 19:00-22:15
Key Venues Map 152km Carnoustie
Table Tennis (Scotstoun Sports Campus) Preliminary: 09:30-14:30 Preliminary, quarter-final: 16:00-21:30 Weightlifting (Clyde Auditorium) Final: 15:30-18:00 Wrestling (Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre Precinct) Preliminaries: 10:00-12:30 Finals: 16:30-18:30
Badminton (Emirates Area) Preliminaries: 09:00-15:00 & 16:30-22:00
Friday 1 August Aquatics (Royal Commonwealth Pool) Diving preliminary, final: 10:00-12:15 Diving final: 18:00-20:30
Boxing (Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre Precinct) Quarter-finals: 13:00-17:15 & 18:30-22:45
Athletics (Hampden Park Stadium) Track & field preliminary, final: 19:0022:30
Gymnastics (The SSE Hydro) Artistic final: 13:00-16:30 Artistic final: 18:30-22:00
Badminton (Emirates Area) Quarter-finals: 13:30-16:30 & 18:30-21:30
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Lawn Bowls (Kelvingrove Lawn Bowls Centre) Preliminary: 08:45-14:00 Preliminary, quarter-final & semi-final: 15:45-18:45
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Netball (Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre Precinct) Preliminaries: 09:30-13:00 & 17:00-20:30
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Weightlifting (Clyde Auditorium) Preliminary: 10:00-12:00 Finals: 15:30-18:00 & 19:30-22:00 Tuesday 29 July Aquatics (Tollcross National Swimming Centre) Swimming heat: 10:30-11:45 Swimming final: 19:00-21:30
Hockey (Glasgow National Hockey Centre) Classification, semi-final: 10:00-16:15 Classification: 18:00-22:00 Lawn Bowls (Kelvingrove Lawn Bowls Centre) Finals: 08:45-16:00 & 17:45-21:00 Netball (Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre Precinct) Classification: 09:30-13:30
Weightlifting (Clyde Auditorium) Finals: 15:30-18:00 & 19:30-22:00
Squash (Scotstoun Sports Campus) Preliminary, semi-finals: 11:30-16:00 & 17:30-21:00
Wrestling (Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre Precinct) Preliminaries: 10:00 - 12:30 Finals: 16:30 - 18:30
Table Tennis (Scotstoun Sports Campus) Preliminary, quarter-final, semi-final: 09:30-14:30 Quarter-final, final: 16:00-21:30
Thursday 31 July Aquatics (Royal Commonwealth Pool) Diving preliminary: 10:00-13:00 Diving final: 18:00-21:30 Athletics (Hampden Park Stadium) Track & field preliminary, semi-final, final: 19:00-22:30 Badminton (Emirates Area) Preliminaries: 13:00-17:00 & 18:30-22:30
Gymnastics (The SSE Hydro) Artistic final: 15:00-19:00
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Gymnastics (The SSE Hydro) Artistic final: 14:00-18:00
Cycling (Glasgow City Cycling Time Trial Course) Time trial final: 10:00-16:00
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Squash (Scotstoun Sports Campus) Preliminaries: 11:30-16:00 & 17:30-21:00
Boxing (Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre Precinct) Semi-finals: 13:00-16:30 & 18:30-22:30
Hockey (Glasgow National Hockey Centre) Preliminaries: 09:00-12:30 & 14:00-17:30 Classification: 19:00-23:00
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Conference Centre Precinct) Preliminary, quarter-finals: 13:00-17:00 & 18:30-22:45 Cycling (Cathkin Braes Mountain Bike Trail) Mountain bike final: 11:30-16:00 Gymnastics (The SSE Hydro) Artistic qualification: 12:00-14:30 Artistic final: 16:30-19:30 Hockey (Glasgow National Hockey Centre) Preliminaries: 09:00-12:30 & 14:00-17:30
Preliminaries: 09:30-13:00 & 17:00-20:30 Shooting (Barry Buddon Shooting Centre) Qualification, final: 08:30-18:30 Squash (Scotstoun Sports Campus) Preliminaries: 11:30-16:00 & 17:30-21:00 Table Tennis (Scotstoun Sports Campus) Qualification: 09:30-14:30 & 16:00-21:00 Weightlifting (Clyde Auditorium) Finals: 15:30-18:00 & 19:30-22:00
Lawn Bowls (Kelvingrove Lawn Bowls Centre) Quarter, semi-final & final: 08:45-15:45 Semi-final & final: 17:30-20:45 Netball (Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre Precinct) Classification: 17:00-21:00 Squash (Scotstoun Sports Campus) Preliminary, quarter-finals: 11:30-16:00 & 17:30-21:00
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the musical extravaganza used to being a cultural hub – it’s home to the largest annual cultural festival in the world, the Edinburgh Festival, every August.And there’s so much planned for this year’s event that it looks like being the biggest and best one yet. Before any of that kicks off, though, the Edinburgh Castle Esplanade bears witness to a spectacular concert boasting a glittering array of big names as a wide range of musical and comedy acts perform on stage for the BBC in Live at Edinburgh Castle, Saturday, BBC1, 8.30pm. They include soul legend Smokey Robinson, Leeds-based indie rock outfit Kaiser Chiefs, chart superstar Jessie J, 1980s
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Alex Jones Live at Edinburgh Castle BBC1, 8.30pm Ahead of Wednesday’s opening ceremony for the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Alex Jones presents this starstudded concert in front of one of Scotland’s most famous landmarks. Edinburgh Castle is the backdrop as a wide range of musical acts perform on stage, including soul legend Smokey Robinson, indie rockers Kaiser Chiefs, 1980s survivors Culture Club, torch singer Paloma Faith, pop-rock band OneRepublic, Rizzle Kicks and 2012 X Factor finalist Ella Henderson.
6.00 Breakfast. 10.00 Golf: The Open Championship. 12.00 BBC News; Weather. 12.10 Golf: The Open Championship. 5.25 Formula 1: German Grand Prix – Qualifying. 6.40 BBC News; Regional News; Weather. 7.00 A Question of Sport: Super Saturday. Jason Manford hosts the game show, with singer Pixie Lott, presenter Helen Skelton, comedian and actor Terry Alderton and Citizen Khan star Adil Ray taking part. Last in the series. 7.40 The National Lottery: Break the Safe. Nick Knowles hosts the game show in which three pairs compete to play for a cash prize. Includes the National Lottery results. 8.30 Live at Edinburgh Castle. Alex Jones presents this concert to celebrate the Commonwealth Games, featuring Kaiser Chiefs, Smokey Robinson, Culture Club, Paloma Faith, Katherine Jenkins and OneRepublic. 10.30 BBC News; Weather.; National Lottery Update. 10.50 Glasgow Girls. Fact-based musical drama telling the story of a group of schoolgirls whose fight to save their friend from deportation inspired a community. Gary Lewis stars. 11.50 Film: Shanghai Knights. (2003) A Chinese sheriff and a reformed bandit hunt for a killer on the murky streets of Victorian London. Martial arts comedy sequel, starring Jackie Chan. 1.35 Weather for the Week Ahead. 1.40 BBC News.
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survivors Culture Club, torch singer (and London 2012 torch bearer) Paloma Faith, pop-rock band OneRepublic, rap duo Rizzle Kicks and 2012 X Factor finalist Ella Henderson. For those who prefer something a little more classical, the line-up also includes operatic quartet Il Divo, mezzo Katherine Jenkins, West End star Alfie Boe and South African opera singer Pumeza. The music will be interspersed with comedy, courtesy of Bill Bailey, who performs his unique brand of musical humour with the BBC Scottish Symphony
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6.00 CITV: Fort Boyard Ultimate Challenge. 6.25 Dino Dan. (R) 6.35 Dino Dan. (R) 6.50 Canimals. (R) 7.00 Canimals. (R) 7.05 Sooty. (R) 7.20 Digimon Fusion. (R) 7.45 Mr Bean: The Animated Series. (R) 8.00 Adventure Time. 8.25 ITV News. 8.30 Weekend. 9.25 The Hungry Sailors. (R) 10.25 Murder, She Wrote. (R) 11.20 ITV News; Weather. 11.30 Storage Hoarders. (R) 12.30 All Star Mr & Mrs. (R) 1.30 Dinner Date. (R) 2.30 All Star Family Fortunes. (R) 3.15 Film: Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure. (1989) 5.00 Film: Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed. (2004) 6.35 STV News; Weather. 6.44 Pollen Count. 6.45 ITV News; Weather. 7.00 You’ve Been Framed! Surreal comedy from the mind of Harry Hill, inspired by viewers’ home videos, featuring below-the-belt mishaps, practical jokers and painful-looking accidents. 7.30 Tipping Point: Lucky Stars. TV presenter Lorraine Kelly, former England cricketer Phil Tufnell and Coronation Street actor Ryan Thomas take turns on the token-pushing machine for charity. 8.30 Film: Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace. (1999) Two Jedi Knights are sent on a mission to protect a queen whose planet has been invaded, and meet a boy with a sinister destiny. Sci-fi prequel, with Liam Neeson and Ewan McGregor. 11.00 ITV News; Weather. 11.14 Pollen Count. 11.15 Piers Morgan’s Life Stories: Torvill & Dean. (R) 12.20 Scottish Passport Shorts. (R) 12.30 The Nightshift. 5.00 ITV Nightscreen.
6.05 The Hoobs. (R) 6.30 Trans World Sport. 7.30 The Grid. 8.00 The Morning Line. 9.00 Frasier. (R) 9.30 Frasier. (R) 10.05 Deal or No Deal. (R) 11.00 The Big Bang Theory. (R) 11.30 The Big Bang Theory. (R) 12.00 The Simpsons. (R) 12.30 The Tomorrow People. 1.30 Channel 4 Racing. 4.10 Come Dine with Me. (R) 4.40 Come Dine with Me. (R) 5.10 Come Dine with Me. (R) 5.40 Come Dine with Me. (R) 6.15 Come Dine with Me. Hypnotherapist Russell Stubbs hosts the final party in Crewe and Nantwich, Cheshire, hoping to impress his guests with a rock-night theme. (R) 6.40 Channel 4 News. 7.05 The Restoration Man. George Clarke joins Keith McIntyre and his wife Sheena as they seek to convert a listed church on the Outer Hebridean island of Berneray into a holiday home and artists’ retreat. (R) 8.00 Grand Designs. Kevin McCloud follows the progress of Mimi and Andre d’Costa, who have moved to Kent to bring up their two children and hope to build a house that blends in with the landscape. (R) 9.00 Film: Rise of the Planet of the Apes. (2011) Premiere. A genetically engineered chimpanzee develops superior intelligence and leads other apes against the human race. Sci-fi thriller, starring James Franco and Andy Serkis. 11.00 Film: Predator 2. (1990) Sci-fi thriller sequel. 1.05 Utopia. (R) 3.05 Hollyoaks. (R) 5.15 River Cottage Veg. (R)
6.00 Milkshake! 10.00 Access. 10.10 The Dog Rescuers with Alan Davies. (R) 11.10 Big Brother: Eviction. (R) 12.40 Criminals: Caught on Camera. (R) 1.05 NCIS: The Port-to-Port Killer. (R) 2.05 NCIS: The Port-to-Port Killer. (R) 3.05 Film: Hell Boats. (1970) Second World War drama, starring James Franciscus. 4.55 Film: Operation Pacific. (1951) Second World War adventure, starring John Wayne. 7.00 Cricket on 5. England v India. Mark Nicholas presents highlights of the third day of the Second Test at Lord’s, as the five-match series continued. 7.55 5 News Weekend. 8.00 Holiday Love Rats Exposed. Documentary telling the stories of Brits who have been conned out of tens of thousands of pounds and left broken-hearted by people preying on single holidaymakers looking for love. (R) 9.00 Big Brother. Catching up with the Big Brother contestants as they react to Friday night’s live eviction, revealing how another departure has affected the rest of the house. 10.00 Benefits Britain: Life on the Dole. Roma people who moved to the UK. (R) 11.00 Big Brother’s Bit on the Psych. Psychological analysis of the housemates’ behaviour. 12.00 SuperCasino. 3.10 Webcam Girls: At Your Service. (R) 4.00 Great Scientists. (R) 4.25 Make It Big. (R) 4.50 The Funky Valley Show. (R) 5.00 Angels of Jarm. (R) 5.10 Roary the Racing Car. (R) 5.20 Angels of Jarm. (R) 5.30 The Funky Valley Show. (R)
BBC Three 7.00 Great Movie Mistakes – Not in 3D 7.15 Don’t Tell the Bride. A man arranges a cabaret-themed civil partnership ceremony. 8.15 Film: The Proposal (2009) 10.00 Family Guy BBC Four 7.00 Lost Land of the Tiger 8.00 Treasures of Ancient Egypt 9.00 Inspector Montalbano 10.45 Nat King Cole: Afraid of the Dark ITV2 3.20 Film: Beethoven’s 2nd (1993) 5.10 You’ve Been Framed Rides Again! 6.10 You’ve Been Framed! 6.45 Film: Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous (2005) 9.00 Film: American Pie (1999) 10.55 Film: The Matrix Revolutions (2003) ITV3 2.35 Inspector Morse 4.50 A Touch of Frost 7.00 Lewis. A college master is found dead at the university’s astronomical observatory. 9.00 Foyle’s War 11.00 Bomb Girls ITV4 12.00 Tour de France Live. Stage 14 from Grenoble to Risoul. 4.30 Highway Patrol 4.55 Alias Smith and Jones 6.00 Storage Wars 7.00 Tour de France Highlights 8.00 Film: Dr No (1962) 10.20 Film: Total Recall (1990) E4 7.00 Goodbye How I Met Your Mother 7.30 How I Met Your Mother 8.00 The 100 9.00 Film: Beverly Hills Cop III (1994) 11.10 The Big Bang Theory Film4 3.05 Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971) 5.00 The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008) 6.55 X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) 9.00 Bridesmaids (2011) 11.25 Shallow Grave (1994)
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24 Ayrshire News | 18th July - 25th July 2014 SUNDAY’S TV 20.07.14 BBC1 CHOICE
Kerrie Hayes The Mill Channel 4, 8pm The catchphrase “trouble at t’mill” may have been coined back in 1967 on the early John Thaw series Inheritance, but it might as well have been created purely for this show, which began last year – for not only is it centred around a mill, but there’s also frequently trouble at it. As the 19th-century period drama returns for a second run, that trouble takes the form of the Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834, which has led to desperate economic migrants from the South arriving at Quarry Bank in search of jobs – which could end up leading to a drop in wages.
6.00 Breakfast. 9.00 The Andrew Marr Show. 10.00 Sunday Morning Live. 11.00 Fast Tales. 11.30 Golf: The Open Championship. 12.00 BBC News; Weather. 12.10 Golf: The Open Championship. 7.00 BBC News; Regional News; Weather. 7.20 Countryfile. The team helps John Craven mark 25 years on the show with items close to his heart, touching on organic farming, endangered species and the joy of driving through the countryside. Including Weather for the Week Ahead. 8.10 Antiques Roadshow. Fiona Bruce and the team pay a second visit to Wentworth Woodhouse, where items include a bible that belonged to one of the first black professional footballers. Last in the series. Postponed from July 6. 9.10 Seven Wonders of the Commonwealth. A visit to natural beauty spots across the Commonwealth, including Milford Sound in New Zealand, Africa’s Namib desert, Victoria Falls in Zambia and Fingal’s Cave in Scotland. 10.10 BBC News; Regional News; Weather. 10.35 Don’t Drop the Baton. Stand-up and sketches based on the Commonwealth Games. 11.05 Murdered by My Boyfriend. Drama about a teenage girl’s romance with an older man who begins to dominate every aspect of her life. 12.05 Film: The Greatest Game Ever Played. (2005) 2.00 Weather for the Week Ahead. 2.05 BBC News.
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Davina McCall Long Lost Family ITV, 9pm Sara Price-Parker, 44, decided to trace her birth mother Denise after the death of her adoptive mum, but her 25-year search ended in disappointment when she discovered her parent had emigrated to Jamaica in the 1970s. Sara is now turning to Davina McCall and Nicky Campbell as her last hope to establish contact. Pauline Wood, 77, always longed for a sibling to play with while growing up as an adopted only child. At the age of 28, she learned her birth parents later got married and had a son, but the quest to find her brother has gone on for decades to no avail.
6.00 Breakfast. 9.15 Heir Hunters. (R) 10.00 Homes Under the Hammer. 11.00 Animal SOS. 11.30 Street Patrol UK. (R) 12.15 Bargain Hunt. (R) 1.00 BBC News; Weather. 1.30 Reporting Scotland; Weather. 1.45 Doctors. 2.15 Perfection. (R) 3.00 Escape to the Country. (R) 3.45 Wanted Down Under. (R) 4.30 Flog It! 5.15 Pointless. (R) 6.00 BBC News; Weather. 6.30 Reporting Scotland; Weather. The day’s headlines. 7.00 The One Show. Hosted by Alex Jones and Matt Baker. 7.30 On the Road 2014. Fred MacAulay joins a gathering of Harley-Davidson enthusiasts. Last in the series; BBC News; Regional News. 8.00 EastEnders. An angry Patrick issues Ian with an ultimatum. 8.30 Drivers Who Kill – Panorama. Raphael Rowe investigates whether the justice system goes soft on dangerous drivers. 9.00 John Bishop’s Australia. The cycling comic pedals his way into tropical Australia, taking on an exhausting military test, working on a banana farm and visiting the Great Barrier Reef. Last in the series. 10.00 BBC News. 10.25 Reporting Scotland; Weather. 10.35 Kevin Bridges Live at the Commonwealth. The comic hosts an evening of comedy from Glasgow’s Theatre Royal. 11.15 Commonwealth City. Last in the series. (R) 12.20 Weather for the Week Ahead. 12.25 BBC News.
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6.00 This Is BBC Two. 6.40 Film: A Walk in the Sun. (1945) 8.30 Monty Don’s French Gardens. (R) 9.30 Countryfile. (R) 10.30 Golf: The Open Championship. 11.30 Sunday Politics. 12.05 Saturday Kitchen Best Bites. 1.35 Rick Stein’s Spain. (R) 2.35 Flog It! Trade Secrets. 3.05 Lifeline. 3.20 Songs of Praise. (R) 3.55 Blethering Referendum. (R) 4.25 River City. (R) 5.25 Sport XIV. 5.55 Queen’s Baton Relay: A Commonwealth Odyssey. 6.55 Blethering Scots. Threetime Formula 1 world champion Jackie Stewart shares his favourite Scots words. (R) 7.00 Formula 1: German Grand Prix Highlights. Suzi Perry presents action from the 10th round of the season, which was staged at the Hockenheimring for the first time since 2012. 8.30 Dragons’ Den. New series. Evan Davis presents the return of the business ideas contest, with Peter Jones, Deborah Meaden, Duncan Bannatyne, Kelly Hoppen and Piers Linney evaluating pitches. 9.30 The Lancaster: Britain’s Flying Past. John Sergeant examines the history of the Avro Lancaster bomber and examines how it was at the heart of nearly every vital British aeronautical mission of the Second World War. 10.30 Mock the Week. With Ed Byrne, Milton Jones, Russell Kane and Zoe Lyons. (R) 11.00 Film: The Quiet American. (2002) Drama, with Michael Caine and Brendan Fraser. 12.35 Sign Zone: Countryfile. (R) 1.30 Holby City. (R) 2.30 This Is BBC Two.
6.00 CITV: Fort Boyard Ultimate Challenge. 6.25 Dino Dan. (R) 6.35 Dino Dan. (R) 6.50 Canimals. (R) 7.00 Canimals. (R) 7.05 Sooty. (R) 7.20 Digimon Fusion. (R) 7.45 Mr Bean: The Animated Series. (R) 8.00 Deadtime Stories. (R) 8.25 ITV News. 8.30 Weekend. 9.25 May the Best House Win. (R) 10.25 Murder, She Wrote. (R) 11.20 ITV News; Weather. 11.30 Love Your Garden. (R) 12.30 Long Lost Family. (R) 1.35 Film: Columbo: Any Old Port in a Storm. (1973) 3.35 Midsomer Murders. (R) 5.30 Tipping Point. (R) 6.30 STV News; Weather. 6.44 Pollen Count. 6.45 ITV News; Weather. 7.00 Catchphrase. Stephen Mulhern hosts the game show in which three contestants guess the familiar phrases hidden in animated clues. (R) 8.00 Foyle’s War. MI5 suspects Britain’s atomic research programme has been infiltrated and recruits Foyle to investigate a Soviet spy ring that could be at work in London. (R) 10.00 ITV News; Weather. 10.14 Pollen Count. 10.15 Testing Britain’s Worst Drivers: Crash Course. Two of the nation’s worst motorists come face to face with the consequences of their dangerous driving in a crash-test experiment. Jamie Theakston narrates. (R) 11.15 The Cube. Bubbly Teresa from Newcastle and family man Alan try to complete a series of increasingly difficult tasks in the hope of winning a jackpot of £250,000. (R) 12.10 The Nightshift. 5.00 ITV Nightscreen.
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6.00 Good Morning Britain. 8.30 Lorraine. 9.25 The Jeremy Kyle Show. 10.30 This Morning. 12.30 Let’s Do Lunch with Gino & Mel. 1.30 ITV News; Weather. 1.55 STV News; Weather. 2.00 The Speakmans. 3.00 Dickinson’s Real Deal. 3.59 STV Weather Central. 4.00 Tipping Point. (R) 5.00 The Chase. 6.00 STV News at Six; Weather. 6.30 ITV News; Weather. 7.00 Emmerdale. Daz tries to kiss Kerry on her hen night – unaware Dan has seen everything – while Finn, drowning his sorrows, tells Eric and Victoria he needs to know why his mother left. 7.30 Coronation Street. Neil wrongly assumes that Andrea is leaving him for Steve; STV News Headlines. 8.00 Countrywise. The team tours the coast of Northern Ireland. (R) 8.30 Coronation Street. Andrea begs Lloyd to give her another chance. 9.00 Long Lost Family. A 44-year-old woman hopes to be reunited with her birth mother, while a 77-year-old wants to find the brother she has never met. Davina McCall and Nicky Campbell present. 10.00 ITV News at Ten; Weather. 10.30 Scotland Tonight; Weather. 11.05 You Saw Them Here First. Part one of two. (R) 12.05 The Jeremy Kyle Show. (R) 1.00 The Jeremy Kyle Show USA. (R) 1.45 Rory Bremner’s Great British Views. (R) 2.40 May the Best House Win. (R) 3.30 The Jeremy Kyle Show USA. (R) 4.15 The Jeremy Kyle Show. (R) 5.15 ITV Nightscreen.
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Chris Hoy Sir Chris Hoy: How to Win Gold BBC1, 10.45pm He got his first bike from a jumble sale, but despite riding it into the ground, Chris Hoy’s passion for cycling only grew stronger as the years went by. He’s now the most accomplished living British Olympian, with a record-breaking six Olympic Gold medals under his belt for cycling. Perhaps little wonder Chris Hoy decided to quit while he was ahead. In this new documentary, the great Scot looks back at his incredible journey, and speaks to other outstanding medal-winning athletes. With help from contributors Andy Murray and Steve Redgrave.
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6.00 Milkshake!: Bananas in Pyjamas. 6.10 Igam Ogam. (R) 6.20 Fireman Sam. (R) 6.35 The WotWots. (R) 6.45 Peppa Pig. (R) 6.50 Peppa Pig. (R) 6.55 Milkshake! Monkey. (R) 7.00 Pip Ahoy! (R) 7.10 Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom. (R) 7.20 The Mr Men Show. (R) 7.35 Thomas & Friends. (R) 7.50 Noddy in Toyland. (R) 8.00 Little Princess. (R) 8.15 Peppa Pig. (R) 8.25 Peppa Pig. (R) 8.35 Toby’s Travelling Circus. (R) 8.45 Bananas in Pyjamas. (R) 9.00 Tickety Toc. (R) 9.15 The Wright Stuff. 11.10 Black Market Britain: Undercover Sting. (R) 12.10 5 News Lunchtime. 12.15 Big Brother. (R) 1.15 Home and Away. 1.45 Neighbours. 2.15 NCIS. (R) 3.15 Access. 3.20 Film: Jane Doe: Eye of the Beholder. (2007) Mystery, with Lea Thompson. 5.00 5 News at 5. 5.30 Neighbours. (R) 6.00 Home and Away. (R) 6.30 5 News Tonight. 7.00 Mysteries of the Vampire Skeletons: Revealed. Corpse mutilations designed to prevent the undead rising again; (R) 5 News Update. 8.00 Emergency Bikers. New series. A paramedic has to deal with a bulldozer driver who has broken his ankle; 5 News at 9. 9.00 Shops & Robbers: Caught On Camera. Nick Wallis meets a seasoned CCTV operator in Stafford. 10.00 Big Brother. 11.00 Big Brother’s Bit on the Side. 12.00 SuperCasino. 3.10 On the Yorkshire Buses. (R) 4.00 Wildlife SOS. (R) 4.20 HouseBusters. (R) 4.45 House Doctor. (R) 5.35 Great Artists. (R)
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Johnny Diamond Geezers ITV, 9pm Hatton Garden lies in Holborn, London, and has been the centre of London’s jewellery trade since medieval times. The area houses numerous businesses, from skilled jewellery-makers to millionaire wheeler-dealers. This bling-tastic documentary focuses on some of the biggest characters who call the place home, including Michael Lynton, who has been creating bespoke pieces for more than 40 years. Others making their mark during the programme are Steve, a sole trader who makes a living from buying and selling gold.
6.00 Breakfast. 9.00 Commonwealth Games. Mishal Husain and Jason Mohammad introduce the opening live coverage from Glasgow, where the 20th staging of the Games gets under way in several sports. Coverage continues on BBC2. 1.00 BBC News; Weather. 1.30 Reporting Scotland; Weather. 1.45 Commonwealth Games. Hazel Irvine and Jason Mohammad introduce live coverage of the concluding stages of the men’s and women’s triathlon races, as the first medals of Glasgow 2014 are decided. Coverage continues on BBC2. 6.00 BBC News; Weather. 6.30 Reporting Scotland; Weather. The latest headlines, with Jackie Bird and Sally Magnusson. 7.00 Commonwealth Games. Gary Lineker introduces live coverage of the opening evening of swimming finals at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre in Glasgow. Coverage continues on BBC2. 10.00 BBC News. 10.25 Reporting Scotland; Weather. 10.40 Tonight at the Games. Mark Chapman and Clare Balding present a round-up of the opening day’s action at the Commonwealth Games, including swimming, triathlon and track cycling. 11.40 Commonwealth Games Sportsday. Katherine Downes looks back at the opening day’s events in Glasgow, focusing on the medal-winners as the 20th staging of the Games got under way. 11.55 Holiday Weatherview. 12.00 BBC News.
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6.00 Breakfast. 9.00 Commonwealth Games. The opening live coverage on day two of the Games. 1.00 BBC News; Weather. 1.30 Reporting Scotland; Weather. 1.45 Commonwealth Games. Hazel Irvine and Jason Mohammad present further live coverage on day two in Glasgow, featuring the latest track cycling from the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome. Coverage continues on BBC2. 6.00 BBC News; Weather. 6.30 Reporting Scotland; Weather. The latest headlines, with Jackie Bird. 7.00 Commonwealth Games. Gary Lineker presents this evening’s live coverage on day two in Glasgow, including the latest swimming finals at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre. Coverage continues on BBC2. 10.00 BBC News. 10.25 Reporting Scotland; Weather.; National Lottery Update. 10.40 Tonight at the Games. Mark Chapman and Clare Balding present highlights of the second day of the Commonwealth Games from Glasgow, featuring track cycling, swimming and shooting. 11.40 Commonwealth Games Sportsday. Katherine Downes presents a round-up of the second day’s events in Glasgow focusing on the medal-winners as the 20th staging of the Games continued. 11.55 EastEnders. Omnibus. Patrick is on the warpath following his discovery. 1.50 Weather for the Week Ahead. 1.55 BBC News.
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Best Lotion Tan James Read Sleep Mask Tan Body, jamesreadtan.com
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Out of all the lotion tans I tested out this was by far the best. The silky clear gel slided on, soothing the skin and a small amount went far. I applied it with a mitt (be careful when applying as it’s not tinted so you can’t see where you’ve put it) and it dried quickly. The colour had started showing after a few hours and it developed into a darker shade by the next morning. It’s quite pricey for a fake tan but I am really impressed with this colour and it made my skin feel nice and soft!
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The best thing about trying new brands, is when you come across a product that you love! This spray is by far the best i’ve tried. I sprayed it on my mitt and it was easy to apply. There is a slight tint which is great so you can see where you are applying it to prevent leaving streaks. It is really moisturising and dried quickly. I tried the medium-dark, which developed into a gorgeous deep bronze colour, and was long lasting. Overall, I am very impressed, and I will be trying more from For All My Eternity in the the future.
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Exfoliate your face and body! Exfoliating your skin helps to remove dead skin cells, and lets the fresh skin underneath breathe, as well as allowing your moisturising to absorb better. The standard is to exfoliate twice a week, but I use an exfoliating brush which allows you to softly exfoliate the skin every day. It’s important to exfoliate the rest of your skin too. Be sure to moisturise the skin after exfoliating and after every time you cleanse the skin.
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When I heard that Baylis & Harding had brought out a new home fragrance range, I was very excited. As a fan of the body lotion and hand soaps, I was very excited when a candle and room diffuser arrived and I couldn’t wait to try them out. Both scented with the restful fragrance of Sweet Mandarin & Grapefruit, the smell hit me as soon as I opened the candle. It smelled good enough to eat. There was nothing better, after a long day at the office, coming home and being welcomed with the subtle yet fruity fragrance. With a zesty spice, it is perfect for summer, because unlike a festive spiced apple, the blend of jasmine and sweet mandarin, grapefruit and lemon makes for a light summery scent. Stylish and oozing luxury, the range is perfect for creating a soothing atmosphere. With a minimum burning time of 30 hours, I have been burning the candle for a few hours at a time to make it last. Rotating the sticks in the diffuser every so often will ensure the fragrance can be released. The Sweet Mandarin & Grapefruit Diffuser, By Kaitlin £15, and McManus the Sweet Mandarin & Grapefruit Single Wick Candle, £8, are available from stores nationwide.
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Having a ‘Stay-Cation’
What is the first thing you think of when you hear the word summer? I don’t know about you, but for me it’s one word and one word only. Holiday. Summer is the best time to go abroad, hit the beach and forget about work. But what if you are not going away? Don’t despair, more people are opting to stay closer to home rather than go abroad. Here are our top picks for going on a ‘stay-cation’ in the UK! By
Kaitlin McManus
Edinburgh
Cardiff
Liverpool
Why not pack a wee case and head through to Edinburgh? It’s not far, so it’s perfect for new parents leaving the baby for the first time or with wee ones nervous with sleepovers. If you are splashing out, treat yourselves to the Balmoral Hotel. On a budget? There are plenty of budget hotels and B&B’s. Take a venture up Princes Street and have a laugh at all the cheesy Scottish souvenirs, visit the Edinburgh Castle then find a wee pub somewhere for a well earned glass of wine, cheers!
Shopaholic? Then get yourself to Cardiff. The Welsh city is in the top ten shopping destinations in Britain. For high street treats, head to St David’s Shopping Centre. Looking for something vintage or a bit different?
If you’re a big Beatles fan, Liverpool is for you! Check out the Casbah Coffee Club where it all began, where the Beatles started playing as a band. You can also have a tour with The National Trust of Mendips, which is John Lennon’s childhood home. Visiting with a footie fan?
The Victorian arcades are the place for you. There are six arcades bustling with vintage clothes stores, craft shops and – to rest your feet – coffee shops.
Visit LFC Museum and Tour Centre for a tour behind the scenes, visit the dressing room (it will be player-free i’m afraid ladies!) and take a seat in the Manager’s dug out.
The Power of Protein As any regular gym goer will tell you, protein shakes actually make a huge difference to your gym experience. Less muscle ache, more noticeable results, quicker recovery time, definite essential, gym, nutritional value. The only problem with knowing that protein shakes are beneficial to your well worked body is having the knowledge of knowing which one to buy. There are quite simply hundreds of protein options to choose from. Lean, Whey, Diet Whey, Total Protein, Vegetarian, Vegan, or Soy, and literally dozens or possibly hundreds of different proteins to choose from. After dabbling in several varieties on Myprotein.com I found Hurricane
XS which seems to have been the perfect mix for post workout ache, Currently its also less pricey than many of the other websites (currently less than £30 pounds at Myprotein. com). 29.6 grams of protein in each 70g serving alongside 20.3g of Carbohydrates, the fat content is an excellent 2.5g of fat, which is far lower than many of the other varieties. Taste wise, there are countless to choose from ranging from chocolate to blueberry, or mocha to maple pecan, you will find a flavour of your fancy. Choosing chocolate I was very pleased with the flavour, tasting not to dissimilar to chocolate milkshake and without any clumps or bits to do battle with.
Personal choice leads me to drink the shake with water (and the milk might get warm by the time I finish a workout). Compared to some of the other shakes I’ve tried Hurricane XS, ticks all the boxes, especially if like me, you’re looking for lean gains, and not wanting to bulk up to the shape of the incredible hulk. Stomach wise, there is very little or no extra gaseous escapes (no noticeably extra farting!) All in all. For gradual, natural, noticeable, muscle gains, less two day ache, less flatulence than some others and a taste that is quite pleasant. Myprotein.com’s Hurricane XS will be hard to beat. Highly recommended. By
Gregg Kelly
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Blondie to play gig in Glasgow next month
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CULTURE AND EVENTS Pride set to storm Glasgow this Saturday
Competition Time! Oculus featuring Ex Doctor Who star and future Marvel, Guardians of the Galaxy villain Karen Gillan has been this years stand out horror movie.
Mike Flanagan’s Absentia (certificate 15), has just had a re release thanks to the success of Oculus. In his first directorial effort Absentia he showed the viewers, that there is always terror lurking in the darkest tunnels.
This Saturday the streets of Glasgow will be a injected with colours of the rainbow as the LGBT celebration, Pride hits the city. The festival will be moving from it’s original Glasgow Green residency to King Street Car Park, due to the Commonwealth Games.
Absentia tells the story of Tricia, a woman mourning the disappearance of her husband seven years previous.
Hitting the AXM Main stage will be 90’s star Angie Brown, Steps tribute band Steptastic and The Krankies. X Factor stars Lucy Spraggan, Amelia Lily, Marcus Collins and Eurovision’s Ruth Lorenzo will also be performing.
Blondie are set to play a gig at the O2 ABC on August 27. Debbie Harry and her band will play one of their most intimate gigs when the will play to just under 1,500 people. With hits including Heart of Glass
and Maria, the band will be using this concert as a warm-up before they head off to Europe to play festivals. Blondie took to the stage in June when they played Glastonbury. Tickets go on sale on Friday at 9am at www.ticketmaster.co.uk
Tricia struggles to move on with her life. Repeatedly suffering from terrifying nightmares, however, she finds herself drawn to a mysterious tunnel near her house.
There will also be the Cabaret Stage, featuring an eclectic mixture of Burlesque, Comedy, Cabaret Singers, Drag Artists, Dancers and Bands.
For a chance to win this multi-award winning movie, just tell us, which ex Doctor Who star appears in this years Oculus?
The day will kick of with the Pride Parade, which starts at Clyde Place. The parade will then walk through the Merchant City to King Street Car Park. Assembly time is 9:30am and the parade will start at 10am.
Entrants must be aged fifteen and over to enter.
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Tickets cost £5 and can be bought online or at selected venues. For more information By Kaitlin McManus go to prideglasgow.co.uk/
Get Set for Cumnock
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Highland Games & Tattoo CABER-TOSSING heavies, pipe bands, tartan-clad dancers and some very talented dogs will descend on Cumnock this August for the Ayrshire town’s 9th annual Highland Games.
Special guests this year include the Cheshire Dog Display Team, who last wowed the Cumnock crowds with their agility, obedience and courage five years ago. The Queens Own Yeomanry will also be in attendance. Look out too for the The popular event, which Tug o War competition (with attracts visitors and competitors opportunities for spectators to get in from across the world, takes place on the action!) plus folk music in the in the town’s Broomfield Park on beer tent, food, stalls and a funfair Sunday 24th August. It all kicks off for the kids. at 12.30pm as a parade of Pipe This summer also sees the Bands departs Cumnock’s historic return of the Cumnock Tattoo, an Square, marching in a blaze of open-air spectacular held at colour and sound to Broomfield Broomfield on Saturday 23rd August, Park. the eve of the Highland Games. Back There, at around 1pm, the by popular demand, the 2014 Tattoo Chieftain will declare the Games will include Scotland’s premier open, signalling the ‘Highland tribal band, Clann an Drumma, Pipe Heavies’ athletes to commence their Bands, demonstrations by the bid to be named Games Champion. Queens Own Yeomanry and Scottish This coveted title is earned across a Country Dancers, and a fireworks number of traditional tests of both finale. Plus, the Cheshire Dog skill and strength, culminating in the Display Team will be performing for iconic Tossing the Caber. the first time under flood-lights. Meanwhile, the skill, precision XxxEntry for each event is £5pp (pay and aesthetic of Highland Dancing at the gate). For further details will be on display as young dancers please go to from across the country compete on www.cumnockhighlandgames.org the main stage.
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Parade (12.30 The Square), Traditional Highland Heavies, Fun Fair, Highland Dancing, Folk Music, Pipe Bands,Tug of War, Queens Own Yeomanry, Beer & Tea Tents, Cheshire Dog Display Team, Stalls, Food Admission: £5pp
Cumnock Highland Games & Tattoo - 23/24 August 2014, Broomfield Park, Cumnock
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Grand Designs property performs poorly on the market
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PROPERTY
Grand Designs property performs poorly on the market A Kilcreggan property 40 miles outside of Glasgow, which was featured on Grand Designs in 2004 has re-appeared on the market for an asking price £5000 below what it cost to build the property a decade ago.
According to the price quoted on the 2004 episode of the popular home design programme, which was £380,000, the property has bucked the trend of appreciating values for Scottish prime property being offered for just £375,000. The property is being sold by it’s original owners who featured on Grand Designs 10 years ago according to the prime property specialist agents Savills. The Kilcreggan property has fared extremely poorly in comparison to other properties which have featured on Grand Designs, with the vast majority of them having
either doubled their value or at least appreciated in value to some degree. Some of the properties have increased their value by as much as £1 million since being sold on, however the Scottish market which has up until recently been unaffected by the independence referendum is starting to show signs of shakiness, due to uncertainty around financial issues such as currency and the possibility of a rate increase, particularly in the
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prime market. Andrew Perratt, head of residential sales for Savills in Scotland said: ‘The market’s definitely in recovery mode but with this referendum hanging over us, there’s been very little growth in value. Following the referendum, if there is a no vote, the market will recover and recover very quickly but if there is a yes vote, there will be a few more years of uncertainty.’ By
Garry Smith
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Sealed bids making a comeback In a sure sign that the property market is starting to make a come back and build steam despite the efforts of Mark Carney and the Bank of England, sealed bids on properties are making a comeback across the country, particularly in London where the property market is heating up to boiling point.
A sealed bid is for some the most risky but at times rewarding for those astute enough to judge the value of the property and what other buyers are willing to pay for it. In a sealed bid scenario, potential
buyers place their bid into a sealed envelope, pass it on to the sellers and hope that they have outbid their rivals and bagged a deal at the same time. In such a bid, there are no competing bids, no negotiations after the offer has been put forward and no knowledge of what other interested parties have bid, leading to a windfall for the property seller who can secure the highest price for their property in an extremely short space of time without having to deal with competing offers. According to reports, the numbers of sealed bids particularly in London where competition for property is fierce, has matched that of 2007, when
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the market was at it’s absolute peak. However, there can be some problems with the sealed bid system, such as when a seller accepts the highest bid on a property, there is no guarantee that the accepted bidder will pay up if they feel that they are going to be paying well above the perceived value of the property. There are also problems for the buyer as the vendor may end up accepting a bid after the sealed bids have been revealed to them as the system is not legally binding in any way until contracts are signed. By
Lauren Black
On Monday of this week aristocrat Edward Iliffe, heir to his great-grandfathers newspaper fortune, was awarded an undisclosed seven figure sum in reparations from a building company which was found responsible for his £4 million island retreat burning down in 2012. The company was found to have been responsible for the incorrect installation of a wood burner and accompanying flue which were found
to be the cause of the fire. At the time of the fire the £4 million property was in the final stages of construction, when the property caught fire, 45 fire men had to be ferried out to the private island to extinguish the blaze that resulted in the total destruction of the home. The company put forward the defence that it was a sub contractor acting on their behalf and that the installation of the wood burner and flue was done without a proper contract being in place. By
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MOTORING
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My Car Check Research publishes used reveals car buying heart statistics
overrules head when choosing a new car
Smoking ban in cars with children moves forward
Prius Plug-In sets record for fuel economy at the ‘Ring
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Prius Plug-In sets record for fuel economy at the ‘Ring
My Car Check publishes used car buying statistics
Leading consumer vehicle data provider My Car Check has published a number of statistics on the used car market and the risks of buying a car without being informed on the vehicles history. In the statistics released by the company which uses the police’s vehicle registration database show’s that in the last two years the number of vehicles with an adverse history marker, i.e a vehicle that has been stolen, previously written off or is subject to an unpaid finance agreement, has increased by over two percent to 21.69% of vehicles on UK roads. In a break down it shows that the number of cars shown as written off in the last two years has increased to 15.04 percent, meaning a larger number of cars are either being restored after a serious accident or that their plates have been cloned.
This week in a change of pace from the usual news from the ‘Green Hell’, Toyota has set a new never before measured record at the Nurburgring for, of all things, fuel efficiency. The eco conscious manufacturer set out to challenge conventions at the most hallowed altar of speed in the world by pulling off the most sensible lap of the track ever. The test which was intended to replicate the average commute thanks to the ‘Ring’s 1000ft elevation change and mix of fast and slow corners, was carried out in accordance with the usual rules and regulations on a public day at the track including the 60 km/h minimum average speed. The engineers at Toyota were confident that the Prius-Plug In would be capable of completing an entire lap of the track using nothing but battery power, with the Nordschleife coming in at 12.9 miles, right on the boundary of the battery power range. According to Toyota, the Prius used in the test received no special modifications or tweaks apart from some low rolling resistance tyres and some choice aesthetic modifications courtesy of TRD. The driver selected for the test was renowned motoring journalist and Japanese car expert Joe Clifford. During his lap in the car, Joe, managed to hit a staggering
698mpg smashing the official figures provided by Toyota of 134mpg on a combined cycle of a similar distance, according to Toyota technicians, the car used less than five tablespoons of fuel to complete its sedate tour of the Nordschleife. Toyota are saying that what made this possible is the combination of their latest 1.8l petrol unit paired up with the latest in lithium-ion battery technology, which provides a higher energy density than previous batteries used in Prius’. This new battery tech allows the new model to travel further and faster on battery power alone. Clifford spoke after the test saying: ‘Although the 12.9-mile distance is similar to a typical commuter trip, the difference here is a rise and fall in elevation of around 1,000 feet. In fact it was only on one long climb that the petrol engine cut in, and then only for a short while. Without that, we think we might have even achieved the ultimate 999.9mpg readout – the highest figure the display can show. We used no special tricks for this test. We simply took a fully charged car, fitted it with low rolling resistance tyres and drove the lap, among all the other public drivers taking the opportunity to experience the challenge of the Nürburgring.’ By
Michael McDaid
The number of cars which have been classed as still being subject to financial payments has increased by two percent to 6.55% and the number of cars that have been reported as stolen and are being resold has fallen to a paltry 0.87%.
Roger Powell, Divisional Head at CDL Vehicle Information Services, which owns MyCarCheck.com, commented: ‘Since the summer of 2012, we’ve seen an increase in the percentage of cars with adverse history, particularly in the previously written-off and finance debt categories. The good news for used car buyers is the percentage of checks showing a stolen marker has fallen slightly over the last couple of years. However, with criminals increasingly using high tech equipment to steal cars, establishing whether your potential pride and joy is stolen remains a key reason to check before you buy. The vehicle provenance industry used to be all about confirming if a car had been written-off or stolen. Today a major part of our business is flagging up that a vehicle has finance debt against it. Used car buyers need to be aware that the registered keeper of a vehicle – the name on the V5C form, the logbook – is not necessarily the legal owner. Unlike a personal loan, under both PCP and HP the finance company often retains legal ownership of the vehicle’ By
Michael McDaid
Smoking ban in cars with children moves forward
This week daft regulations to prohibit smoking in cars carrying children were passed on for consultation by the government, anti smoking charity Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) has welcomed this latest development in the process. According to a recent poll conducted by YouGov on behalf of ASH, 77% of adults agree that smoking should be banned in cars carrying children. These findings were echoed by MP’s who approved the measure by a vote of 376 to 107 in parliament, according
to ASH this is an even higher level of support than for the banning of smoking in public places. Chief executive of ASH Deborah Arnott said: ‘Cars are small tin boxes where concentrations of tobacco smoke can reach dangerous levels very quickly. As David Cameron himself has said, the time has come for it to be illegal to make children breathe in these toxic fumes. Laws stopping smoking in cars with children are popular with the public, with parliament and with children and we urge the government to bring them into force before the next election.’
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Research reveals heart overrules head when choosing a new car
New research reveals Brits choose car comfort over safety, design over insurance cost and gadgets over fuel efficiency. A new study published by high value motor insurer Hiscox shows that our heart rules our head when it comes to buying a car. While we want to believe we are acting rationally, the report shows much of the decision is actually based on emotions. The Hiscox Head vs. Heart Motor study lifts the lid on the conscious and subconscious influences that come into play when we buy a car, with some surprising results. Its findings show that people say that the responsible ‘head’ factors such as reliability, value, safety, insurance premiums, fuel efficiency and shape are more important to them. However the research uncovered that a number of ‘heart’ factors are more important to people than they admit. These ‘heart’ factors were comfort, interior design, the manufacturer, colour, gadgets and speed. Rather than relying on verbal responses alone, the Hiscox study
also tested subconscious attitudes, since 90% of thought processes underlying decision-making happen unconsciously. The research reveals some fascinating contradictions. Although people said reliability, value for money and fuel efficiency were the most important to them, their subconscious thought was focusing on entirely different things – comfort, reliability and safety. If we let our hearts rule, we would base our decisions on these last three factors. Reliability was closest to male hearts, while women subconsciously preferred comfort. Dr David Lewis, author of The Brain Sell and MD at Mindlab, the research agency involved in this study, explained: “Even when making a costly purchase like a car, most of our buying decisions are unconscious. People believe they buy with logic and analysed thought but we can clearly see this isn’t so. If we bought solely on facts, we’d be dissatisfied, as we would be masking the real decision making process. “When questioned about their car
preferences people tend to provide socially acceptable answers and to remain silent about any responses they feel might put them in a bad light. In this study though, we used sophisticated techniques to discover subconscious feelings and emotions. We found age differences, regional differences and even gender differences – such as speed being an important factor to men at a subconscious level in the same way as design is to women.” Steve Morse, Head of Motor at Hiscox UK, commented: “Buying a car is a multi-sensory experience. Our study shows that we have an emotive response to cars; it is not just the way the car looks but how the engine sounds, the upholstery feels and smells, the way the steering wheel feels beneath the hands, as well as the subjective value of how we feel behind the wheel. Subconsciously, we let our hearts rule our heads and are going to be guided more by our emotional reaction than our rational response the next time we go to buy a car.”
VW Group announce half year stats This week the Volkswagen Group announced it’s half year growth and vehicle delivery statistics, citing nearly five million vehicles delivered in the first half of 2014. Overall the company delivered 4.97 million vehicles to customers across the globe in the period of January to June, claiming a 5.9% increase over the same period in 2013. The company also increased sales in June by 3.9% over last year with
859,400 vehicles being delivered in that month alone. Volkswagen Group board member Christian Klingler said: ‘The Volkswagen Group showed satisfactory development in the first half year even though market conditions were at times difficult. However, the economic environment on some world markets remains tense’ in a statement following the announcement.
According to the statistical break down, Western Europe accounted for just under two million of their world sales with the East Asia including China markets taking delivery of two million units with the rest of the world sales being spread almost evenly across North and South America, Eastern Europe and other smaller regional markets. By
Michael McDaid
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Tigers Trek for points
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If you and a friend want to go see the Glasgow Tigers at Ashfield Stadium on July 27th facing off against Berwick Bandits answer this simple question:
Former Glasgow Tiger Joe Screen now manages which English side? Send your answer to us on a self addressed postcard marked “Tigers Comp” to:
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AGAINST ALL ODDS Ladies if you are reading this, you can rejoice, after a summer packed full of football you have your husbands and boyfriends back, but only for 3 weeks! The 9th of August sees the Scottish Premiership kick off, the following week it’s the English Premier League. Get your bets on just now for these to take advantage of the early prices.
Picture of Tigers skipper Theo Pijper, courtesy of Ian Adam
It will be a very busy week ahead for the Glasgow Tigers as they look to make a push up the Premier League table with three matches in four days as well as clocking up hundreds of motorway miles! The action should already have been underway this week, however the Tigers Monday night home clash against third placed Scunthorpe was washed out, no restaging date has yet be fixed. The team will travel on to Suffolk this Thursday night to face second placed Ipswich Witches, a team they dispatched from Ashfield with some ease last month, before then migrating further South to race, geographically the furthest away club in the UK, Plymouth Devils on Friday night.
Both these teams are strong around their respective home tracks which will mean that it will take their best performance of the season for the Tigers to secure any league points from either of these away meetings. The size of the challenge however won’t prevent the Glasgow team – now boosted by the return of Aussie star Christian Henry - from displaying spirited performances at both venues. Certainly the Glasgow side have the riders who are well capable of surprising their hosts, perhaps the tiny Plymouth track carded as the likelier venue to take something from. The team then travels back to Glasgow to face basement club Sheffield Tigers on Sunday in a meeting which the Scottish Tigers will be banking on as a home win. Sheffield are now team managed
by former Glasgow favourite Joe Screen – who only retired from riding speedway, as a Glasgow rider, last season - his presence and involvement will add some additional spice to Sunday’s event. The Yorkshire side are led by one of the league’s top men Simon Stead, and also track another former Glasgow rider Andre Compton who will make an Ashfield return against Glasgow. In other club news, Tigers supporters are set to welcome back their young French ace Dimitri Berge who will make a return to racing next Sunday (27th July) following recovery from injuries sustained in a crash at the end of April. Keep up to date with all Glasgow Speedway news on their website www.glasgowtigers.co
The Scottish Premiership is a one horse race again this year, so let’s take current Champions, Celtic, out the equation and look at some alternative markets. The price is not spectacular, but 13/8 for Aberdeen to win the league (w/o Celtic) will be money well spent. The, so called, best league in the world kicks off on the 16th of August. If you think Manchester United have any hope of regaining the title, then there are odds of 5/1, but whilst placing that bet, take the second star to the right and head straight on ‘til morning to Neverland, as this will never happen! Man City now have a full season under their belt with manager Manuel Pellegrini and City have strengthened wisely, this points to them lifting the title again this year, so take them at 2/1 . With Luis Suarez being sold to Barcelona, Liverpool have lost the bite in their attack, Ricky Lambert is not a like for like replacement, and will find it hard to fill those boots The 1st of August we have the Betfred mile at Glorious Goodwood. Homage, last out on the 29th June, was very eye-catching in winning a mile handicap at Windsor . Saddled by William Haggas, he is my selection for that race, odds of 10/1 (at ¼ the odds for 1st 4 place) are very generous. Selections: Aberdeen to win the Scottish Premiership (w/o Celtic) 13/8 - single Man City to win Premiership 2/1 – single Man City/Aberdeen 5/1 (approx) - Double By
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Warriors announce record ticket sales over sales three seasons ago.
This week, the Glasgow Warriors announced that they have sold a record number of season tickets for the 2014/15 season, citing a 70% increase
So far, seven weeks out from the kickoff of the Guinness Pro12, 2,700 supporters of Scotland’s number one professional rugby team have bought season tickets, up by almost 400 from the same time last year. Over the course of the 13/14 Pro12 competition, the Warriors saw their average fan attendance across the season jump to 6,000, with a record crowd of 10,000 fans attending the breathtaking
play off at Scotstoun against Munster. According to the managers at Scotstoun, season ticket holders seats in the main stand are completely sold out with limited tickets available in the north stand and some standing tickets remaining in the east. Glasgow Warriors managing director Nathan Bombrys said: “The support that we enjoyed last season, particularly for the semi-final and final was outstanding and it’s fantastic to see so many supporters getting behind the
team already, by purchasing their season ticket memberships and guaranteeing their place at Scotstoun. We appreciate the tremendous growth in support behind the team and we’d like to thank our supporters for investing in the club, and Scottish Rugby for their continued funding, which enables us to go from strength to strength on and off the pitch. The new season will feature the very best teams in European rugby in Glasgow.
We are currently working with our partners at Scottish Rugby and Glasgow Life to finalise additional stands on the east and west ends of the stadium, to create capacity for additional season ticket members” The Warriors will be playing their first match since the end of the 13/14 Pro12 on the 23rd of August, facing of against the Harlequins in a friendly fixture, for tickets go to the Warriors website. By
Michael McDaid
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Gordon Strachan’s resurgent Scotland celebrated this week as FIFA announced that they have risen to 27th in the world while England, thanks to their disastrous World Cup campaign fell to 20th.
Annnnnnnnd Breathe, Brazil you were wonderful hosts, wonderful weather and a quite wonderful World Cup. It has to be said that the best team won. Germany were the most consistent, played the best football, scored the most goals, deserved winners. Brazil 2014, certainly provided the world with a fantastic spectacle, shock exits (Portugal, Spain England, Italy) shock qualifiers (Costa Rica, Algeria, U.S.A). The predicted World Cup riots didn’t happen as Brazilians were happy to see their team play their way into the semi finals, until they were hammered 7-1 by eventual winners Germany. Germany vs Brazil in the semi final has now been considered the worst result in Brazil’s history and Felipe Scolari was sacked following their defeat to Netherlands in the battle to secure third place. This 2014 Brazilian World Cup saw the joint highest number of goals scored throughout the tournament ever(171). New heroes were made (James Rodriguez, Pogbo, Costa Rica, Chile, Columbia) The media found a new enemy (Luis Suarez aka Hannibal Lecter) Referees were very lenient during this World Cup, as a result of this Neymar was momentarily paralysed after a particularly harsh challenge from Columbia’s Juan Zuniga. Records were broke, Miroslav Klose is now the most prolific scorer in world cup history, overtaking the original Ronaldo as number one. Keylor Navas of Costa Rica and Tim Howard both broke records of their own Navas saving 21 of the 23 shots on target he faced. Tim Howard saved fifteen shots in the US’s defeat to Belgium. No other keeper has made more saves in the one game. The final consisted of Germany. the team who scored the most goals in the tournament against Argentina, the team who had conceded the least amount of goals. Germany were the first team to score seven goals in a semi final of the
World Cup. England were eliminated from the World Cup during the group stage for the first time since 1958. Spain’s shocking exit and four goal loss to Netherlands was the biggest loss suffered by a reigning champion at a World Cup. Heine Allemagne, aka the man who invented the World Cup dispersible spray, is set to become a millionaire after the success of his spray at the World Cup. The spray which keeps players ten yards away from the free kick, has been a complete success. Allemagne, was so poor growing up, he wasn’t able to go to school, instead he sold ice lollies on the street to help feed his family. Argentina and Brazil showed the world that its takes more than one player to win the biggest prize in international football, although Messi came pretty close to proving the doubters wrong. We also found out that Javier Mascherano will be avoiding any of the more fiery curries the next time he eats out, after tearing his anus in a last gasp challenge against Netherlands. Everybody still dislikes Sepp Blatter and everybody still knows Pitbull can’t sing. Ultimately, the one statistic everybody should remember..? Germany are the best team in international football. Gaaaaaaaame over. By
Gregg Kelly
With the two teams set to play each other in a friendly in November Gordon Strachan’s men could have the chance to leapfrog their great rivals if they triumph later this year. Four days prior to the England game, Scotland will play against the Republic of Ireland at Celtic Park and if Scotland manage to defeat both teams could find themselves touching or possibly in the top twenty of the world. It’s a huge difference from when Craig Levein was in charge of Scotland, the team was regularly ranked 50th in world football. Scotland will go into the qualifiers
with an heir of confidence about them after Strachan proved to doubters that the Scotland squad has both skill and passion, Something that was severely lacking under the previous manager. Gordon Strachan’s men have world cup champions and current world number 1’s Germany, Republic of
Ireland, Georgia and Gibraltar in their qualifying group and if recent Scotland results have shown anything, Scotland will go into the qualifiers with no fear, but also have one of the best chances of qualifying from a group than they’ve had for years By
Gregg Kelly
Kilmarnock announce signing of two new players
Kilmarnock have announced the signing of two players to help push them toward a top six finish this season. With the team having lost top scorer Kris Boyd to Rangers, Kilmarnock fans will be reassured by the news that they have signed ex Aberdeen player Josh Magennis and former England under 20 international Tope Obadeyi, both on three year contracts.
Kilmarnock manager Allan Johnston will be hoping that winger Tope Obadeyi will be able to rediscover the form that seen him appear for the under 20s England national side and score for the under 19s. Obadeyi began his career at Bolton but made only four substitutions and continued his career with a succession of loan moves. He spent the majority of last season on loan at Plymouth.
Former Aberdeen player Magennis was released by Aberdeen after playing 123 matches for the Pittodrie side. Appearing mostly from the bench Magennis can play in multiple positions and found the back of the net 12 times whilst appearing for the club. He finished last season on loan to St Mirren. By
Gregg Kelly
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Cameroonian athletes abscond from Aberdeen training camp This week two members of Cameroon’s Commonwealth Games team absconded from their Aberdeen training camp a week before the Games are due to begin. The pair who have so far not been named were last seen in the Hillhead Halls of Residence in Aberdeen were
reported missing on Tuesday night according to a statement released by Police Scotland who in the release said: ‘Police Scotland can confirm that two men have been reported as missing from the Aberdeen area. Both, one aged 31 and one aged 26, were reported missing from the Old Aberdeen area of Aberdeen just after midday on Tuesday. They were last seen at the Hillhead Halls of
Residence on Don Street, Aberdeen, at around 8.30pm on Sunday 13 July.’ Police Scotland have also released descriptions of the missing athletes describing one as being 5ft 8in wearing a black jumper and white trousers and the other being 5ft 4in with a prominent scar on his left cheek and last seen wearing a track suit. The athletes have followed a trend
which was set in London during the 2012 Olympics where seven Cameroonian athletes went missing during the event in order to claim asylum, it has been alleged by some sources that the two men who have went missing in Aberdeen may intend to do the same, however in conflicting reports, it has been said that there may have been tension between the Cameroonian athletes
and their governing body, similar to the situation for the Cameroon world cup squad who disputed their pay for taking part in the tournament. Police Scotland are urging anyone with information on the pairs whereabouts to contact them on the non emergency number 101. By
Michael McDaid