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Arbroath in the County of Angus is the place to visit if you like your seaside port towns mixed with a bit of historical significance.  It is a town that has thrived throughout history as the base for importing […]

If you have been to the wet and wild west coast of Scotland, then Irvine is the third place you will have stopped, after Ayr and, if the Viking festival is on, then Largs, too.

Irvine is pretty. It’s s […]

Wishaw was once a North Lanarkshire industrial powerhouse before the steel mills closed and it was forced to seek a new identity. The one place in Scotland that is greyer than the overcast sky. There is a theory […]

Clydebank is exactly where you think it is… on the banks of the River Clyde in West Dunbartonshire. Although there are several other towns and cities perched on the banks of the Clyde, this is the only one that c […]

Cambuslang is a nice place, we natives like it particularly because there are trees there. It sounds stupid, but there comes a point where you hit this radius around Glasgow where the only trees are in […]

Rutherglen is in South Lanarkshire, although it is could be in Glasgow given it has a Glasgow postcode. However, in 1996 it was designated South Lanarkshire and given a County Council of its own. In short: nobody […]

In most boxing matches and or rivalries, there will be a second fight and more times than others, the second fight is always completely different but may have the same result, in some cases its a lucky shot from […]

Some 370 positions will be hit by the closures as TSB aims to revive itself following an IT crisis.
BBC News – Business

Troops fire live rounds in Nasiriya and Baghdad on one of the bloodiest days of unrest so far.
BBC News – Middle East

Tens of thousands joined peaceful marches, with many holding up photos of the teenager.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

The French leader says alliance members needed a “wake-up call” as they were no longer co-operating.
BBC News – Europe

Both main parties are not being honest ahead of the general election, an influential research group says.
BBC News – UK

Beijing’s warning comes after President Trump signed a bill in support of pro-democracy activists.
BBC News – US & Canada

Five-time African champions TP Mazembe of DR Congo announce plans to construct a 50,000 seat stadium next year.
BBC News – Africa

Dog breeds of the AKC: Working Group
The American Kennel Club (AKC) which has acted as the United States purebred dog register since 1884 and currently (2019) recognises 193 breeds of dog, and like its other […]

Dog breeds of the AKC: Sporting Group
The American Kennel Club (AKC) currently (2019) recognises 193 breeds of dog, which have been bred for different purposes. All dog breeds have been consigned to one of seven […]

Dog breeds of the American Kennel Club AKC: Non-sporting Group
The American Kennel Club (AKC) currently (2019) recognises 193 breeds of dog, which have been bred for different purposes. All dog breeds have been […]

Dog breeds of the AKC: Herding Group
The American Kennel Club (AKC) currently (2019) recognises 193 breeds of dog, which have been bred for different purposes. All dog breeds have been consigned to one of seven […]

Dog breeds of the American Kennel Club: Hound Group Dog breeds of the AKC: Hound Group The American Kennel Club (AKC) currently (2019) recognises 193 breeds of dog, which have been bred for […]