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Critics Can Shove Their Gongs

THE Critics Awards - Scotland's ONLY awards for the theatre - are on in Glasgow next week but I bet there's not too many queuing round the block to beat the rush for tickets. Read

Pride Of Penicuik

WELL done to the pupils at Beeslack High School in Penicuik for sitting their Higher drama exam when they had just lost their beloved teacher, Evelyn Handleigh, who was also my friend for 30 years. Read

WHY WENDY IS SO WRONG

I AM really disappointed at the way Wendy Alexander spoke at the Labour conference. Read

England is Gord's country

SOUNDING more and more like his new best pal Thatcher, Gordon Brown made an impressive conference speech - aimed at middle England. Read

Music Box hit the right note

I OPENED the Music Box - a state-of-the-art music and performing centre - at Stevenson College in Edinburgh last week... obviously Princess Anne wisnae available. Read

GREAT news

GREAT news - cash is to be put into youth clubs but I've never understood why our schools and libraries are so underused yet cost us a fortune. We could use parts of the buildings for clubs run by youth workers. We don't need to build new centres...just use what's already there! Read

A cause for scone-cern

I WANT to send a huge shout out to everyone who gathered for the world's biggest coffee morning in aid of Macmillan Nurses on Friday. Read

Suddenly I flee..to London

IT'S high time we stopped slagging off celebrity Scots who hightail it south. Read

Q Who ate all the pies? A All of you tubby Scots

WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHUMPS Read

SHOW YOU CARE

IT'S Scottish Hospice Day on Saturday. We would all be the poorer without this great cause, so even if you can only spare 10p it will make a difference to those who need care in their final days. Read

WHY WENDY IS SO WRONG

I AM really disappointed at the way Wendy Alexander spoke at the Labour conference. Read

England is Gord's country

SOUNDING more and more like his new best pal Thatcher, Gordon Brown made an impressive conference speech - aimed at middle England. Read

Music Box hit the right note

I OPENED the Music Box - a state-of-the-art music and performing centre - at Stevenson College in Edinburgh last week... obviously Princess Anne wisnae available. Read

GREAT news

GREAT news - cash is to be put into youth clubs but I've never understood why our schools and libraries are so underused yet cost us a fortune. We could use parts of the buildings for clubs run by youth workers. We don't need to build new centres...just use what's already there! Read

A cause for scone-cern

I WANT to send a huge shout out to everyone who gathered for the world's biggest coffee morning in aid of Macmillan Nurses on Friday. Read

Suddenly I flee..to London

IT'S high time we stopped slagging off celebrity Scots who hightail it south. Read

Q Who ate all the pies? A All of you tubby Scots

WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHUMPS Read

SHOW YOU CARE

IT'S Scottish Hospice Day on Saturday. We would all be the poorer without this great cause, so even if you can only spare 10p it will make a difference to those who need care in their final days. Read

Why Wendy Is So Wrong

I AM really disappointed at the way Wendy Alexander spoke at the Labour conference. Read

England Is Gord's Country

SOUNDING more and more like his new best pal Thatcher, Gordon Brown made an impressive conference speech - aimed at middle England. Read