2+ hour, 22+ min ago  (705+ words) A historic building on Princes Street in Edinburgh has been gutted in a fire which broke out in the early hours of the morning. Emergency services were called to the old Debenhams building in the city centre at 2. 52am on Thursday....

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (313+ words) Former Team Scotland Commonwealth Games gold medallists Steve Frew and Graeme Randall MBE were among those taking part on July 7 as batonbearers, drawing a warm reception from visitors and members at the centre. The visit also gave the Scottish Gymnastics…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago  (591+ words) Two teenagers have been found not guilty of murdering 15-year-old Amen Teklay, who died in Glasgow last year after being struck by a sword. Amen was found seriously injured on Clarendon Street, Maryhill, on the evening of March 5 last year…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago  (372+ words) THIS week, our'Ayrshire Weekly Press'titles have covered'cases from Ayr and Kilmarnock sheriff courts. An Ayrshire businessman has told how he was 'shocked' and 'hurt' after an ex-employee was jailed for embezzling more than a quarter of a million pounds in…...

6+ day, 31+ min ago  (525+ words) Jurors have begun their deliberations in the trial of two teenagers accused of killing 15-year-old Amen Teklay in Glasgow. On Friday afternoon, the jury retired to commence their discussions on the charge of murder at the High Court in the…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago  (481+ words) Team Scotland's bowls veteran Paul Foster thinks "nothing beats' the experience of hearing Flower of Scotland at the Commonwealth Games, something he has heard many times. The bowls Hall of Famer from Troon, 53, is getting ready to compete at his…...

1+ week, 12+ hour ago  (176+ words) Nine athletes were named in the Team Scotland weightlifting squad for the Commonwealth Games, which run from July 23 to August 2 in Glasgow. The squad gathered at one of Scotland's premier sporting venues before heading to the SEC Armadillo, where the…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (259+ words) WE all have experiences of ups and downs in our lives. Times when things are going well. Times when things aren't going well. We have times when we are filled with hope and expectation which are later sadly unfulfilled. On…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (363+ words) The ball was originally discovered during conservation work at Stirling Castle, hidden behind panelling in the royal apartments where the young Mary Queen of Scots once lived, and some historians believe it may even have been used in games played…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (415+ words) PUBS hosted ticketed fan zones that sold out days in advance, with hundreds of supporters packed in until the wee small hours to watch Scotland grind out a 10 victory over Haiti. John Mc Ginn's deflected strike on 28 minutes sparked bedlam…...