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Published Date: 17 May 2008 A MAN accused of murdering a waiter in an Indian restaurant was a racist who believed black people "should be shot", a court was told yesterday. Black Watch sergeant Ricky Bews was giving evidence at the trial of Ross, who denies murdering the waiter, Shamsuddin...
A SET of commemorative stamps to celebrate the “power and glory” of the great cathedrals of the UK was launched this week. Lichfield, Belfast, Gloucester, St Davids, Westminster, St Magnus in Orkney, and St Paul’s Cathedral in London are the chosen seven for the set of eye-catching stamps. The...
By Auslan Cramb, Scottish Correspondent A diner told a court yesterday that he thought it was a joke when a masked gunman walked into a busy Indian restaurant. Donald Glue, 54, assumed the man was carrying a water pistol and was about to spray a waiter in the face. But seconds later Shamsuddin...
A DRIVER plunged 100ft to her death from cliffs in Orkney in the second similar death at the same beauty spot in three weeks. Patricia Esslemont, 54, from Kirkwall, was the only person in the car, which went over the cliffs at Yesnaby in Sandwick. The full article contains 51 words and appears in...
ORKNEY band Shoot the Piper made their annual pilgrimage to the mainland last weekend where they played at the Crask Inn on Friday night and Achness Hotel in Rosehall on Saturday. They first played at the Crask in 1999 and have now made seven visits there, enjoying its unique atmosphere, but this...
Published Date: 14 May 2008 THE MARCH OF CAITHNESS As seen from the train from Helmsdale to Thurso and Wick. The March extends beyond the north of the Strath of Kildonan, west over level, peaty moors to Ben Loyal on the far horizon. The landscape is flat, windswept and a definite acquired taste....
THE brother of a waiter shot dead in an Orkney restaurant 14 years ago told a court yesterday he could think of no reason why anyone would want to kill him. ... Abul Shafuddin, 63, a barrister, was giving evidence at the trial of Michael Ross, 29, who is accused of...
The opening of the Ndlovu Shaft in Modderfontein on the East Rand and the recent acquisition of Orkney and President Steyn gold mines by black South African junior gold miner Pamodzi Gold will help lift production to 1 million ounces a year. ... Frank Nxumalo The opening...
THE top 100. The best ever. The absolute number one. It is almost impossible to create a definitive 'best of' list when it comes to mountains – one person's trudge ... The best ever. It is almost impossible to create a definitive 'best of' list when it comes to mountains...
THE snarl of the General Aircraft Monospar's engines merged with a shrill of bagpipes and the cheering of onlookers as the twin-engined monoplane bumped along Inverness& ... Published Date: 10 May 2008 THE snarl of the General Aircraft Monospar's engines merged with a...
