Walkers set off on trail of salt monks
MORE than 50 walkers were expected to take a step back in time today to re-enact the famous 14th-century Cistercian Monks salt walk from Newbattle Abbey College in Dalkeith t news.scotsman.com |
Students to receive awards
MORE than 45 students are set to receive awards at a college ceremony next month. news.scotsman.com |
UK economy gets £59bn boost from universities
UNIVERSITIES now generate £59 billion for the UK economy, putting the higher education sector ahead of the agricultural, advertising, pharmaceutical and postal industries, acc news.scotsman.com |
Scotsman Archive: Scotland 'largely pagan country', 8 december, 1938
PROFESSOR A Dewar Gibb of Glasgow University, speaking in a broadcast discussion last night, said he regarded Scotland as "a largely pagan country". He was speaking i news.scotsman.com |
Pupils enjoy extra day off
ICY conditions gave hundreds of pupils an extra day's holiday today as schools stayed closed and some areas were said to be missing out on their bin collection for the thi news.scotsman.com |