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Robber flees empty-handed after bank staff threatened

scotsman.com     5 hrs ago          

Published Date: 06 September 2008 AN ARMED robber held up bank staff as they arrived for work yesterday in the car park of a Bank of Scotland branch in Dundee. The masked attacker confronted staff with a handgun at about...                    

Nature diary

scotsman.com     4 hrs ago          

Saturday, 6th September 2008 Published Date: 06 September 2008 The Mearns is a largely agricultural area that stretches inland from the Kincardine coast to the hills. Royal Deeside follows the River Dee into the heart...                    

Age-old problem that we have a duty to confront

scotsman.com     4 hrs ago          

Kenny MacAskill Justice secretary THE scourge of alcohol abuse is something that has scarred Scotland for too long. It causes untold misery to families and communities the length and breadth of the country and costs us at...                    

Edinburgh 15-20 Munster

bbc.co.uk     8 hrs ago   7 related          

Edinburgh (9) 15 Pens: Paterson (5) Tries: Earls, Wallace Cons: O'Gara (2) Pens: O'Gara (2) Edinburgh's Ally Hogg (left) and Jerry Flannery battle for possesion Munster opened their Magners League campaign with a narrow...                    

European Capital of Culture boosts Liverpool

aboutproperty.co.uk     5 hrs ago   1 related          

House prices in Liverpool have skyrocketed since it was confirmed the city was to be European Capital of Culture for 2008. Research form Halifax Estate Agents shows house prices on Merseyside have risen by an average of...                    

City awaits murder trial as gay teen memorial fund established

pinknews.co.uk     11 hrs ago          

Two men from the Huyton area of Merseyside will go on trial next year for the murder of a gay teenager. 18-year-old Michael Causer was attacked on Friday 25th July and suffered serious head injuries. Despite surgery to...                    

Nottingham Forest: Earnie concern for boss

clubcall.co.uk     11 hrs ago          

Nottingham Forest, 18:26, September 5, 2008 Colin Calderwood is sweating on the fitness of Robert Earnshaw who has gone on international duty with doubts over his hamstring. The Wales international has been given the all...                    

Safety first

wiltshiretimes.co.uk     9 hrs ago          

HOW can we complain about the poor summer weather when the streets and roads of Wiltshire are awash with colour - yellow. The cynic in me thinks the money spent on the repainted markings is to assist our popular traffic...                    

Mark Williams M.P. Slams Labour/Plaid Anti-Devolutionists

libdemblogs.co.uk     7 hrs ago          

Ceredigion's Welsh Liberal Democrat MP Mark Williams has this week slammed the Labour/Plaid coalition government in Cardiff for not grasping the nettle on further devolution in Wales. The coalition have stated that there...                    

Haconby Village Fete

lincolnshire.gov.uk     4 hrs ago          

Time: 2.00pm. to 4.00pm - Church Street, Haconby. Admission price: Free Haconby (Hacconby) Village Haconby Lincolnshire More Venue Details and Events ›› Other Information: The Village Fete takes place this Saturday in...