A north east charity has presented the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service with new equipment that will help to save lives of animals across Aberdeenshire. Peterhead-based Boxer Welfare Scotland received a legacy donation recently and decided to use the money to purchase 12 Smokey Paws kits.A partnership between the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service and the not-for-profit organisation Smokey Paws aims to make oxygen masks designed especially for animals available for use at incidents.The kits include three oxygen masks of different sizes to enable firefighters to provide assistance to beloved pets or farm animals that have suffered smoke inhalation.Thanks to the donation fire stations across the region will now be able to provide care to animals while attending an incident.The stations that received kits were Inverurie, Ellon, Oldmeldrum Peterhead, Fraserburgh, Banchory, Braemar, Stonehaven, Buckie, Dyce, Huntly and Turriff.The presentations were made at Inverurie Fire Station on Tuesday, … [Read more...] about Charity donates kit to NE fire stations
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Scotland smashes February temperature record
NE Scotland, Orkney & Shetland 21 February 2019 Share this with Facebook Share this with Messenger Share this with Twitter Share this with Email Share this with Facebook Share this with WhatsApp Share this with Messenger Share this with Twitter Share Share this with These are external links and will open in a new window Email Share this with Email Facebook Share this with Facebook Messenger Share this with Messenger Messenger Share this with Messenger Twitter Share this with Twitter Pinterest Share this with Pinterest WhatsApp Share this with WhatsApp LinkedIn Share this with LinkedIn Copy this link https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-47317495 Read more about sharing. These are external links and will open in a new window Close share panel Aboyne has broken Scotland's February temperature record which had stood for more … [Read more...] about Scotland smashes February temperature record
Mugshots of Scotland’s Victorian criminals
NE Scotland, Orkney & Shetland 12 February 2019 Share this with Facebook Share this with Messenger Share this with Twitter Share this with Email Share this with Facebook Share this with WhatsApp Share this with Messenger Share this with Twitter Share Share this with These are external links and will open in a new window Email Share this with Email Facebook Share this with Facebook Messenger Share this with Messenger Messenger Share this with Messenger Twitter Share this with Twitter Pinterest Share this with Pinterest WhatsApp Share this with WhatsApp LinkedIn Share this with LinkedIn Copy this link https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-47211731 Read more about sharing. These are external links and will open in a new window Close share panel A collection of mugshots of criminals jailed during the 1870s and 80s is to go on … [Read more...] about Mugshots of Scotland’s Victorian criminals
3 talking points ahead of Scotland v Italy in Six Nations
0 Have your say Scotland open their Guinness Six Nations campaign at home to Italy on Saturday. Here, Andy Newport takes a look at some of the big talking points ahead of the Championship opener. Gregor Townsend’s injury woesWhen the Scotland head coach named his 31-man squad earlier this month, he also published a 19-strong list of casualties who will miss this weekend’s Azzurri clash. There has been new additions to it since, including flanker Hamish Watson. Glasgow hooker Fraser Brown could make a surprise early return, which would be a big boost to the head coach, who has had to call up three rookies as cover for his only other fit experienced number two Stuart McInally.The Finn FactorFinn Russell has provided Scotland with an X-factor since bursting onto the international scene in 2014. However, the 26-year-old has taken his game to a new level since moving from Glasgow to French giants Racing 92 last summer. The Dark Blues will hope he can … [Read more...] about 3 talking points ahead of Scotland v Italy in Six Nations
Cambuslang cafe: Savour a taste of Africa and help those in ne
A social enterprise is offering a taste of Africa with the launch of a new café in Cambuslang. Situated in the town’s CTECH building, Heart of Africa Café aims to share African food and culture with locals, while raising money for charitable causes. The café is run by Nigerian Tuoyo Ayiku, his wife Caroline, who is from Kenya, and friend Sharon Keegans, who spent several years living in Algeria. The trio are serving up some of the most popular dishes from their cultures including stews, rainbow fried rice, Jerk chicken and the renowned jollof rice. Open between 9am and 3pm, the cafe’s profits will be used to support vulnerable women and children in Africa. Tuoyo told the Reformer: “What we “We have projects with schools in Gambia, Kenya and Nigeria. We need to keep the café running, but whatever is left at the end of the year will be used for that. Over there £100 is a life-saving amount of money.” Established in 2015, the … [Read more...] about Cambuslang cafe: Savour a taste of Africa and help those in ne