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Hogmanay EDINBURGH’S party will be turned into a sixhour street carnival after new organisers called in one of the key figures involved in the London Olympics opening and closing ceremonies.

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There is criticism of the number of fines handed out but then catching a dog fouler in the act is notoriously difficult.

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City Deal on course to be agreed this afternoon Council chiefs poised to approve £1bn package

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Sub-letting, made easier by the use of websites such as Airbnb, can be lucrative but property owners are being warned that short-term letting is a potential breach in a mortgage agreement and can leave them open to legal issues.

Neil McInnes, director of Umega Lettings, said: “A special holiday-let mortgage is required and these are not offered by high-street lenders due to the increased risk and uncertainty of holiday lets.

“Holiday-let mortgages will likely charge higher interest rates and fees to manage the risk.”

And a ceremony to unveil the deal, attended by ministers from the UK and Scottish governments and leaders of the councils, has already been scheduled for tomorrow.

The deal, to be funded jointly by the UK and Scottish governments, will provide extra funds for new projects in the priority areas of housing, innovation, culture and tourism and infrastructure.

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UK government insisted it remained committed to the Capital’s city deal.

But sources claimed the Scottish Government was putting in around £350m while the UK contribution could be as low as £200m.

It is still not clear exactly what will be included in the package, though a new concert hall behind the former RBS headquarters in St Andrew Square does feature and the

extension of the tramline down Leith Walk to Newhaven is not part of the deal.

Council leader Adam McVey said: “I’m extremely hopeful of agreement on the city deal being achieved imminently.

“Many have put a lot of hopes and aspirations in the region’s deal and I’m confident that all partners will now work quickly to secure the deal in the best interests of Edinburgh and the region.”

FEMALE researchers from across Scotland will take to their soapboxes in the city centre to share their passion for science on Saturday.

Soapbox Science gives members of the public the opportunity to find out more about world-leading research, to ask questions, heckle and be inspired by women in science.

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Mum with advanced lung cancer hails new treatment

Groundbreaking therapy can reduce progression by 50% ■ KEVAN CHRISTIE

WHEN Joanna Marshall went to the doctors with a bad cold that wouldn’t shift, lung cancer was the furthest thing from her mind.

The mum-of-two, from Marchmont, had put her lingering cough down to her busy lifestyle and was horrified when medics found a tumour in her right lung – which had already spread to her lymph nodes.

The 39-year-old, who has never smoked, spoke candidly about her own diagnosis as she welcomed the approval of a groundbreaking new treatment in Scotland.

Pembrolizumab, which was approved for use in Scotland

“I’m just permanently grateful that I still have options and they’re not exhausted yet” JOANNA MARSHALL this week, is an immunotherapy treatment which can reduce the risk of disease progression or death by 50 per cent in lung cancer patients.

Joanna says thanks to immunotherapy she can now look forward to enjoying key moments in the lives of her young children.

“Lung cancer is surrounded by a stigma of smoking and the fastest growing subset is young women and we need these personalised therapies both for the cancer and for the patient to give us a future, so that we can bring up our kids,” Joanna said.

LIFELINE: Joanna Marshall says thanks to immunotherapy she can now look forward to spending time with her family

“That is my sole aim in life and it’s brought it into a really clear focus, that I am on this planet to bring up my children.

I wouldn’t have had them if I couldn’t bring them up myself.

The thought of my husband having to bring up the family by himself is just awful”.

Joanna, who lived in the Capital for 17 years and receives treatment at the Western General Hospital, said the approval of Penbrolizumab, gives new hope to lung cancer patients.

“I’ve never smoked in my life but it doesn’t matter because even if you have smoked you don’t deserve to die at the age of 37. It helps to explain why this kind of research into lung cancer hasn’t happened earlier.

“For me, I’m just permanently

grateful that I still have options and they’re not exhausted yet.

“That’s why the introduction of Pembrolizumab is so important because that means there are other young women like me who are getting a future instead of a death sentence.”

Joanna said she was enjoying spending time with her two children and watching them grow up.

“A key milestone for me is my daughter’s front teeth – she knocked them out really early because she fell off a tractor tyre and I thought I wouldn’t live long enough to see them grow back. But now she’s got two adult front teeth and I’m hoping to live long enough to see her with a full set of molars.

“The doctors cannot tell me

how long I’ve got because they don’t know what’s going to work.

“That really helps because it puts me on the same footing as other people who don’t have cancer because they don’t know how long they’re going to live either. It’s a perfectly normal way to live – not knowing how long you’re going to live.”

Joanna admitted she had felt suicidal when she found herself in the limbo period between the original diagnosis, where she knew things were serious, and seeing an oncologist at the Western General.

“There’s a real gap in between the original diagnosis and seeing an oncologist. Patients are so vulnerable in that three weeks,” she added.

Radio Forth Awards launch Tunnock’s says union flag row ‘down to geography’

RADIO Forth has launched its 14th annual awards recognising the Capital’s community heroes.

The awards honour those who go above and beyond in their community as well as celebrate some of the biggest names in entertainment.

Listeners are being encouraged to nominate their heroes in 13 categories, including Best Teacher and the Local Hero Award, sponsored by the Evening News.

Cathy Kirk, Bauer Commercial Director at Radio Forth said: “The Radio Forth Awards is one of the highlights of our year when members of the community come together to celebrate excellence and recognise amazing individuals.

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TUNNOCK’S’ export manager has revealed why his company has put the Union flag on boxes of biscuits bound for the Japanese market, as the firm faces fresh calls for a boycott.

Alan Burnett, export manager for the Uddingston-based company, said some overseas customers’ lack of geographical knowledge was a factor.

“The further away you get from Scotland, the less most people know where it is. But the Japanese recognise the Union flag. We have definitely not rebranded.”

Tunnock’s, famous for its signature caramel logs, wafers, teacakes and snowballs, currently has a masive 40ft

shipping container of its wafer creams on its way to Okinawa, due to arrive in September.

Further shipments are planned to leave in September and December.

Mr Burnett said since news of the Union flag emerged last week his company had been “inundated” with e-mails saying they would be boycotted.

He further added that the new packaging had been designed after the firm won orders for nearly two million biscuits.

Last year, the company attracted protests outside its factory in Uddingston, South Lanarkshire after marketing teacakes under the slogan “The Great British Teacake”.

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by Bank of Scotland.

The research, now in its third year, found 21 per cent of people have not put any money away, up from 18 per cent a year earlier.

The How Scotland Lives study also found 38 per cent of Scots have savings of less than £2,500.

The Bank of Scotland research polled more than 2,000 people across Scotland in December last year.

More than one in ten are just saving towards a short-term goal, such as a holiday, while the same proportion are saving only for the long-term. Over a third say they are saving for both.

The research also found people in Glasgow are saving the least, with 27 per cent saying they do not have any savings.

Mike Moran, director of Bank of Scotland, said: “Our research suggests that many Scots have literally nothing to fall back on if they were to get into financial difficulties.

“It’s recommended that everyone has three to six months’ wages in savings, just as a backup in case something unexpected happens.”

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DINBURGH’S Hogmanay party is to be turned into a six-hour street carnival after new organisers called in one of the key figures involved in the spectacular ceremonies at the London Olympics.

Street performers, dancers, acrobats, fire-eaters and flash mobs will be introduced to the

event for the first time under a major shake-up ordered by new organisers of the world-famous celebrations.

The party is to be extended by an extra two hours, while the midnight fireworks display will run for nine minutes rather than five, in a bid to step up competition with rival displays in the likes of Sydney, Hong Kong and New York.

Ticketholders will be urged to arrive in the event arena as early as 7pm to watch entertainers on podium stages, on balconies and even in windows.

Still Game star Sanjeev Kohli has been lined up as an official Hogmanay Host, who will appear on a series of giant screens throughout the arena to help welcome revellers to the city.

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“communal moments” are also planned to unite the 60,0000 revellers on Princes Street, which a new team of sound, light, audio-visual and production designers is working on to create spectacular new effects.

The revamp has been unveiled

by Underbelly, the long-time Fringe promoters who have won a three-year contract to take over the celebrations from previous producers Unique Events.

Underbelly, which launched ticket sales today, has drafted in the head of ceremonies for the 2012 London Olympics to help advise on a complete “reboot” of the street party aimed at “creating distance” between Edinburgh and its overseas competitors.

The company unveiled Martin Green, who is currently overseeing Hull’s UK City of Culture programme and masterminded the Tour de France’s visit to Yorkshire, as their executive producer for the next three years.

Mr Green, who has also previously masterminded the London Eye fireworks, said he found the offer to work on Edinburgh’s Hogmanay celebrations “irresistible” after years of attending the Fringe.

Underbelly, which already runs the hugelypopular Pride parade in London, has vowed that Edinburgh’s festivities will be “recreated, refreshed and re-energised” in their 25th year.

Underbelly director Ed Bartlam said: “We obviously have huge experience of running big live events, but for Edinburgh’s Hogmanay we wanted to bring in someone who has got some great ideas and contacts.

“We are putting together a proper creative team to recreate, refresh and re-energise the street party. Martin’s background is big outdoor events.

He was essentially the guy who commissioned Danny Boyle to do the opening ceremony of the London Olympics.

“It really is a big reboot of the street party. Along with Martin, we have thought long and hard about how to make the event a genuine party and a real show for the entire street, not just for the people who are next to one of the stages.

“There will

be a programme on the stages we are putting up from 9pm, but the big change is we’re going to animate the entire street with entertainment from 7pm to make the whole thing like a proper carnival experience.

There will be things happening wherever you are.

“The whole idea is to create a proper communal show, directed by a proper director, with a proper creative team.

“It’s going to be a cross between a carnival, a show and an opening ceremony. It’s about creating a big outdoor visual feast of entertainment. Other cities are putting on fireworks but nowhere else is doing anything like this.”

Mr Green said: “The chance to be anywhere near a project around Hogmanay and Scotland was irresistible. This is one of the greatest events in the world.

“There is a fabulous set of people there from Edinburgh, Scotland and around the world.

The thing Ed and Charlie have been really passionate about is making the whole night more of an experience from the moment the gates open.

“There is a great venue in Princes Street, possibly the greatest setting for a new year celebration that the world has.

The job at hand is to make it an event over several hours, give it real texture and make everyone who goes come away having had the time of their lives.

“It’s going to be a much more exciting experience for the people who go because they won’t know what is going to happen next or where it’s going to come from. We’re going to look at the site and go ‘what can we do here or there?’

“The whole ethos is to use

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everything that is there and bring more out of it and make it, as it should be, the world’s greatest street party.”

A host of changes in the city’s three-day Hogmanay festival, which has been worth more than £40 million to the economy, are aimed at ensuring a whole new series of images of Edinburgh send out around the world from the forthcoming festivities.

Underbelly has also pledged that different elements will be introduced to the festivities each year to ensure Edinburgh has “fresh appeal” as a new year destination.

The open-air carnival will begin shortly after the fireworks display of the first ever “Bairns Afore” concert in West Princes Street Gardens.

The hour-long 6000-capacity event is being specially created and programmed for families.

However there will be just two main stages of live entertainment in the main arena, on Waverley Bridge and at the east end of Princes Street, with DJs due to appear on Castle Street.

Another major change will see the open-air ceilidh, which was staged in the heart of the Royal Mile in recent years, relocated to West Princes Street Gardens, to allow the crowds to watch the midnight fireworks.

The traditional fireworks display from Calton Hill will be dropped in favour of an extended display above the Castle, although crowds will still be allowed to gather on the landmark, which is outside the official party arena.

The Scot:Lands “festival within a festival,” which has been staged in venues across the Old Town in the last few years has been scrapped completely.

TORCHLIGHT PARADE GETS A MAKEOVER A MAJOR shake-up has also been announced for the torchlight parade which has opened the city’s Hogmanay festival since its inception.

Princes Street, The Mound and Calton Hill have all been dropped from the event in favour of a route down the Royal Mile, which will allow all 20,000 participants to gather in Holyrood Park.

The curtain-raiser to Edinburgh’s Hogmanay celebrations is being completely overhauled to help launch an official Year of Young People with a river of fire.

The parade will come down the Royal Mile and snake past both the Palace of Holyroodhouse, the Scottish Parliament and Salisbury Crags before a spectacular finale in the park.

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However a new short story by leading crime writer Val McDermid will unfold via a series of light projections on buildings and landmarks throughout the city centre.

Underbelly director Charlie Wood said: “Hogmanay is a moment when Edinburgh can sell itself to the whole world.

It is an amazing event, but it has to stay fresh. Part of that is about creating new images. A picture sells a thousand words.

“One of the big things Edinburgh has in its armoury is a history of Hogmanay being a

people will form into the shape of a word which will be chosen after a nationwide campaign, fronted by singersongwriter Nina Nesbitt, to ask young people what makes them most proud about Scotland.

Underbelly director Ed Bartlam said: “Ultimately we will have the young people of Scotland giving their message to the world – a new iconic image from Edinburgh and Scotland.”

Paul Bush, VisitScotland’s director of events, said: “One of the annual highlights of Edinburgh’s event calendar, and one which enhances Scotland’s reputation as the perfect stage for events, this year’s Edinburgh Hogmanay celebrations will herald the start of Scotland’s 2018 Year of Young People.”

three-day festival. There are not many other cities around the world that extend their new year celebrations beyond one day. We wanted to extend the duration of the fireworks to help Edinburgh compete with other international cities around the world in terms of its ultimate celebration of the new year.”

McDermid said: “I’m absolutely thrilled to be involved with such a unique project that will showcase Edinburgh in surprising ways.

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Castle gig: Olly has Never Been Better MURS fans couldn’t have asked for a better backdrop for the return of the most successful performer ever to come from The X Factor as a sun drenched Castle loomed behind the 33-year-old star.

But the party had long started in true Edinburgh fashion as crowd-pleaser DJ Boogie from Forth One entertained the excitable audience with a mix of solid party tunes.

And skipping onto the stage in black hotpants was fellow X Factor contestant, 19-year-old Louisa Johnson. Knocking dead the crowd with Bieber’s Love Yourself, Louisa’s rich vocals slipped seamlessly through a set including Ed Sheeran’s Shape Of You. Thousands of teenagers, kids, mums and dads screamed their hearts out as the Essex pop sensation finally exploded onto the stage at Edinburgh Castle for the first time since 2012.

His trademark cheeky grin and larger-than-life presence brought the audience to their feet as he burst into You Don’t Know

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Love. “Edinburgh, it’s good to be back,” Olly yelled.

And the regal setting did not go without a mention.

“I feel like Jon Snow in Game of Thrones, with my Castle behind me, you are my army,” he joked. “ But winter is not here.”

And The sun continued to shine as he dominated the stage, dancing, jumping and engaging fans across the stadium.

“Forget it’s Tuesday and party! Go mental like it’s a Saturday,” Olly shouted.

With flawless energy, a party was what he gave with unrelenting infectious enthusiasm throughout.

And things were looking up for one man in the audience when admitting he was still looking for love Olly sang ballad I Need You Now to him.

Backed by an impressive 11-piece band, the heartthrob showed his soft side by singing to kids in the front row.

Olly, who has landed four UK number one singles, was in town on his 24 Hrs tour, where he’s performing a mammoth set of summer dates.

Freed Saughton prisoners testing positive for drugs

One in 3 found to be on cannabis, opiates and other narcotics

difference,” said a Scottish Government spokeswoman.

“In Scotland, drug taking in the general adult population is falling and drug taking levels among young people remain low.

“We have invested over £630 million to tackle problem alcohol and drug use since 2008.

“The vast majority of that investment has directly supported local prevention, treatment and recovery services.”

Tom Fox, of the Scottish Prison Service, said: “Prisons

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NEARLY one in three prisoners are testing positive for drugs on release from Saughton Prison, it has emerged.

Official figures reveal 31 percent of newly-freed inmates had taken illegal narcotics, including heroin substitutes and cannabis or misused prescribed substances.

Political opponents claimed the numbers undermine any attempts being made to rehabilitate criminals and cut reoffending rates.

“It’s clear that we are seeing too many offenders continuing their criminality within the HMP Edinburgh walls,” said Scottish Conservative MSP for Lothian, Miles Briggs.

Nationally, 1164 inmates were caught either taking drugs or administering them to others last year, the equivalent of more than three a day.

The figure has nearly doubled in four years and is the highest since 2008-09 when 1257 were caught.

“Our prisons are supposed to

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be completely secure, yet these figures indicate drug use is increasing in recent years,” added Mr Briggs.

“Detecting and recording these incidents is all well and good but unless the SNP government cracks down on this issue and works with prison authorities to develop new approaches to tackling this problem we will continue to see a rising trend of drug taking in our prisons.”

A charity which works to help rehabilitate prisoners called for more support to help wean them off dangerous drugs and beat addiction.

Jason Moore of The Forward Trust said: “Access to effective, evidence-based drug and alcohol treatment is key to reducing the demand for drugs within the prison population.

“More needs to be done to turn prisoners away from the dealer and towards treatment and recovery.”

The Scottish Government and prison chiefs said work is being done to tackle drug taking in prison.

“Enforcement in prisons is a matter for the Scottish Prison Service and these figures show their efforts to tackle drug taking within prisons is making a

“We are seeing too many offenders continuing their criminality within the HMP Edinburgh walls” MILES BRIGGS are microcosms of society and drugs are a problem in prisons just as they are in society.

“We spend a lot of time and energy trying to prevent illegal substances coming into prisons and we offer extensive support to people.

“Drugs are a blight on society and we have to cope with them in prisons just as communities also have to cope with them.”

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FOUL MESS: Not on Leith’s Watch campaign is backed by local councillor Lewis Ritche, MSP Ben Macpherson and community police officers

Community crackdown to rid Leith streets of dog dirt

Residents launch initiative to clean up stinky pavements ■ FIONA PRINGLE

COMMUNITY campaigners are targeting dog owners in a bid to clean up the streets of Leith.

Fed-up of dog fouling, residents, police officers and council workers joined forces yesterday to launch a new “poo spotting” initiative.

As part of the Not on Leith’s Watch campaign, residents have helped identify 46 “poo hotspots” in Leith, where they hope to place dog waste bins.

The campaigners also want to raise awareness of the importance of bagging and

binning dog mess. It comes as new figures reveal only one fine for dog fouling was issued by Edinburgh Council in the Leith area over the past 12 months.

Campaign co-ordinator Alison Whyte said: “People started talking about how sick they were of stepping over poo, stepping in poo, and dodging poo to get from point A to point B. “I was angry and thought it was about time we all got together in Leith as a community to try and make a difference.

“People who use Leith Links appreciate the brand new bins we’ve got but we don’t feel we’ve got enough – we have to walk for five minutes holding poo in our hands, whereas before we could just drop in a nearby bin.”

The campaign has already identified Pitt Street, Balfour Street and Restalrig Road as the worst streets in Leith for dog dirt.

And Alison said working with the council will help tar-

“I am pleased to see Not on Leith’s Watch taking the initiative and highlighting the issue” LESLEY MACINNES get offenders.

“We are working with the council whose mantra is report, report, report. We need to get that message out so they get feedback and can action reports from the public.”

Transport and environment convener, Cllr Lesley Macinnes, said: “We are committed to tackling the problem of dog fouling in Edinburgh and our environmental wardens routinely respond to complaints, targeting hotspot areas. However it’s not always possible to catch irresponsible dog owners in the act, which is necessary for handing out a fixed penalty notice.

“While fines are a useful deterrent we also focus on awareness-raising amongst residents and visitors, with our ongoing Our Edinburgh campaign aiming to encourage pride in local communities.

“It’s essential that the public help us to raise awareness, and also to focus our resources on problem areas, so I am pleased to see Not on Leith’s Watch

taking the initiative and highlighting the issue.”

Leith councillor, Lewis Ritchie said “I am a dog owner myself and I think Edinburgh is a city of by and large responsible dog owners. It’s a very slim minority who are spoiling it for the rest of us.

“Initiatives like this are so important to promoting good behaviour and getting people together because I think the community is key to solving Leith’s dog fouling problem.

And Ben MacPherson, MSP said he intends to raise the issue at Parliament. He said: “Leithers take great pride in Leith.

“I feel existing legislation requires a review to address actions of persistent offending dog owners.” fiona.pringle@jpress.co.uk

Childline centre in Scotland sees rise in overnight help

FOUNDER: Esther Rantzen

THOUSANDS of children and young people have contacted Childline counsellors based in Scotland in the middle of the night seeking help, new figures have revealed.

In 2016/17, the UK helpline carried out 2,635 overnight counselling sessions from its Glasgow base.

This is an eight per cent increase from the previous year

when 2,437 sessions took place overnight – with children seeking help with issues such as bullying, family relationships, self-harm, suicide and mental health.

Counsellors at the NSPCCrun 24/7 helpline’s Glasgow base carried out 38,044 counselling sessions in total in 2016/17.

Dame Esther Rantzen, who

founded Childline in 1986, visited the helpline’s Glasgow base yesterday and met volunteers and supporters.

The former host of That’s Life! and now president of Childline, said: “This shows just how vital it is to have dedicated counsellors working throughout the night to be there for children and to listen to their concerns when

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they have nowhere else to turn.

These new figures demonstrate that children desperately need someone to support them and that support could be needed at any time.

“Children will not just contact us about their concerns during office hours and must know that Childline does not sleep and will always be there to help in any way it can.”

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Driver on drugs could barely stand A DRIVER who mixed strong painkillers with cocaine and “downers” he bought off the internet was barely able to stand when he got out of his car, a court heard.

Lee Paterson had to lean on his vehicle to support himself and had trouble speaking to police officers, Livingston Sheriff Court was told.

Rebecca Swansey, prosecuting, said police were tipped off about Paterson’s erratic driving on New Year’s Day. A concerned motorist reported seeing him weaving between lanes and going round a roundabout twice in Livingston, West Lothian.

Officers caught up with his blue Fiat Punto just after half past nine in the morning.

Paterson, of Livingston, pled guilty yesterday to driving while unfit through drink or drugs.

He was fined £200 and banned from driving for 12 months.

Neil Robertson, defending, said his client suffered back problems as a result of a work accident and took dihydrocodeine to ease the pain.

Ex-soldier kept ammo AN ex-soldier kept military grade ammunition in his garage.

Former lance-corporal Steven Brunton, of Seafield in Edinburgh, had 17 rounds of ammo designed for submachine guns, pistols and carbines.

Defence solicitor, Hannah Short, said Brunton had intended to hand the ammo in to the Armoury, but had ended up taking it with him when he left the service. The 41-year-old was jailed for 14 months.

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PM demands uniity of her Cabinet after leaks

■ THERESA May urged senior ministers to show “unity” around the Cabinet table as she told them to keep details of discussions private.

Following vicious briefings against Chancellor Philip Hammond, the Prime Minister told Cabinet some members of the Government had failed to take their responsibilities seriously.

She said she introduced a more collective process of discussion in the development of policy to better decision-making and privacy was “essential for it to work”.

Walliams first kids’ author to Seagull on top book charts for 100 weeks lead woman ■ DAVID Walliams has become the first in court author to spend 100 weeks at the top of

PRICE TO PAY: Consumers currently face charges of up to 20 per cent for paying for shopping or services with a card

‘Rip off’ card surcharges to be scrapped next year New rules could mean costs passed on to consumer ■ SHAN ROSS

CHARGES levied by companies on customers paying by debit or credit cards will be scrapped next year, the UK government will announce today.

The new rules, which come into effect in January 2018 under an EU directive,will ban companies from all bank card charges.

Consumers currently face charges of up to 20 per cent for making purchases such as flights or fast food by card or other services such as PayPal. Such fees are already banned in several EU countries including France, Germany, Italy and Portugal.

The rules will also tackle surcharging by local councils and

government agencies such as the DVLA. Consumer groups and UK Finance, the financial trade association, have welcomed the move.

But the Federation of Small Businesses in Scotland (FSB) warned retailers might need

“There will be no more nasty surprises for people at the check-out just for using a card” STEPHEN BARCLAY to pass on some of the costs to consumers, while travel operators said the card fee ban would hike holiday costs.

Businesses usually say the surcharge is to cover the cost of processing a card payment.

The total value of surcharges for debit and credit cards was an estimated £473 million,

according to Treasury figures.

Economic Secretary to the Treasury, Stephen Barclay, said: “Rip-off charges have no place in a modern Britain and that’s why card charging in Britain is about to come to an end.

“This is about fairness and transparency, and so from next year, there will be no more nasty surprises for people at the check-out just for using a card.

“These small charges can really add up and this change will mean shoppers across the country have that bit of extra cash to spend on the things that matter to them.”

The government has previously capped the costs that businesses face for processing card payments and said it will engage with retailers to assess if there is any more that can be done to help.

The Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA) advised its members in May that the

new rule would have “a significant impact on members’ businesses” and advised them to start planning in advance for the changes by taking preemptive action such as increasing headline prices and offering incentives to customers to use payments methods other than cards.

Mark Tanzer, ABTA’s chief executive, said the ban came from new EU legislation and added: “As it is a pro-consumer measure there is no scope to overturn it.”

Noel Josephides, chairman of Sunvil travel company, predicted that the ban would drive up prices, negating the impact intended by Brussels.

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Date revealed for new £10 Gender neutral school loos THE new Bank of Scotland £10 note will come into circulation on October 10.

It retains the portrait of the Scottish novelist and poet Sir Walter Scott on the front alongside the image of The Mound, the historic head office of the Bank of Scotland.

The Glenfinnan Viaduct remains on reverse of the design, but now features a steam locomotive hauling a heritage tourist train.

The note is made of the more durable polymer and incorporates enhanced secu-

rity features introduced on the polymer £5 note, including the anti-counterfeit ‘window effect’ which will be built into the windows of the image of The Mound. It will also include a new tactile feature – created by a series of raised dots – which will aid the visually impaired.

All existing paper Bank of Scotland £10 notes will be gradually withdrawn following the issue of the new note but any in circulation will continue to hold their value and be accepted at shops and banks, the bank said.

EQUALITY campaigners have welcomed a Scottish Government proposal to introduce unisex lavatories in Scottish schools in an attempt to address gender issues.

James Morton of the Equality Network said gender neutral lavatories reduced bullying and graffiti and were safer.

The plans were outlined in Scottish Government guidance setting out the minimum standards for school buildings, which updates regulations first introduced in the 1960s.

Existing regulations say half of

toilets should be for boys and half for girls.

But critics of unisex toilets, which have a communal area for handwashing and cubicles, fear some pupils would be too embarrassed to use them and they could encourage sexual activity amongst youngsters.

Mr Morton, Scottish Trans Alliance Manager, said unisex loos would be more suitable. He said: “We welcome the proposal from the Scottish Government to introduce gender neutral toilets across more schools in Scotland.”

the Children’s Book Chart.

The comedian’s record is for 100 non-consecutive weeks – a milestone children’s literature heavyweights such as JK Rowling, Jacqueline Wilson and Julia Donaldson have yet to achieve.

Britain’s Got Talent judge Walliams, pictured, has been published by HarperCollins since his first book, The Boy In The Dress, was released in 2008, followed by 2009’s Mr Stink. Gangsta Granny, published in 2011, was his first to top the Children’s Book Chart and all his kids’ books since then have hit the top.

Star quits Twitter after cameo

■ ED Sheeran’s Twitter account has been deleted following criticism of his recent Game Of Thrones cameo.

The singer’s appearance in the fantasy series divided opinion after it aired in the debut episode of season seven and he has deactivated his account on the site.

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■ A WOMAN who walked a seagull on a lead has been banned from keeping wild animals for a year.

Anna Marie Marshall, 44, was stopped by police walking the bird in York last month. The injured bird had to be put down.

At York Magistrates’ Court she pleaded guilty to animal cruelty offences and was also given a 12-month community service order. She admitted the charge of taking and injuring a wild bird and abusive behaviour.

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Spanish footbaall boss held in corruption probe ■ THE president of the Spanish Football Federation and his son have been detained as part of a corruption investigation.

Angel María Villar Llona, 67, was arrested on suspicion of embezzling funds. The former international footballer has held the post for almost 30 years.

His son Gorka was among a number of other people also arrested during raids yesterday.

Spanish media says allegations centre on the falsification of documents and taking profits from international football matches.

Glacier bodies Party rebellion defeats Trump may solve effort to dump Obamacare ■ PRESIDENT Donald Trump’s bid to couple riddle repeal his predecessor’s healthcare system

■ A SHRINKING glacier in Switzerland has revealed two frozen bodies believed to be of a couple who went missing 75 years ago.

Marcelin and Francine Dumoulin vanished after going to feed their cows in the Alps in 1942.

Their daughter, Marceline UdryDumoulin, 79, said the news brought her a “deep sense of calm”.

She said: “We spent our whole lives looking for them.”

DNA tests will be caried out.

has collapsed.

Two Republican senators said they would vote against the proposed plans, making it impossible for the bill to pass.

The bill will now be amended with a two-year delay, giving Republicans time to find an alternative.

The party has been divided on replacing Obamacare – under which more than 20 million people gained healthcare coverage – with many politicians concerned about the effects on the most vulnerable, including insurers offering less coverage.

Claim choirboys were abused

■ AT least 547 young members of the Regensburger Domspatzen boys choir in Germany were subjected to physical or sexual abuse over a period of 60 years, a new report says.

Around 49 members of the Catholic Church are accused of carrying out the abuse between 1945 and the early 1990s.

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Sunshine on Leith.. and beyond SUNSEEKERS had the glorious weather licked yesterday, enjoying ice cream as temperatures touched a sweltering 25 degrees.

Amanda Davis and Kendall Smith, right, tucked into a 99 on a North Berwick beach bathed in sunshine.

Yet while there was a wave of hot weather, forecasters sadly advised making the most of it with high temperatures washed out by rain from today.

So paddling in the surf with a net, bucket and spade is likely to be a distant memory as the rays are gone but not forgotten.

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Calls to restrict cycling on prom

Safety concerns raised after child hurt in hit-and-run ■ JAMES DELANEY

RESIDENTS in Portobello have raised safety concerns over the presence of bicycles on the promenade after a child was involved in a hit-and-run incident with a cyclist on one of the busiest beach days of the year.

The child was walking back across the prom towards his mother after visiting an icecream van when he collided with the cyclist, who continued on his ride without stopping.

The incident, witnessed by hundreds of people on Monday afternoon, has reignited calls by some locals to restrict access to bikes during peak season.

Mary Walker, who saw the collision, described it as “shocking” and said it was far from an isolated case.

She added: “Every day, the cyclists speed up and down the

prom with no regard for anybody walking or how busy it is.

“On days like Monday, when the place was absolutely mobbed, there’s no way bikes should be allowed anywhere near the area, especially if their owners aren’t going to be responsible.”

Lucille Watt, manager of the Seabeach Nursery on the promenade, said cyclists had previously caused problems for children in the area and called for a specific cycle path to be painted on the promenade.

She said: “We’ve had issues with cyclists speeding up and down the prom before and even an incident where a young boy was knocked over.”

“Whenever we take kids down to the beach we’ll always carry out a full risk assessment before we go, but we still have to be extremely careful.

“Obviously it’s a communal area, the promenade should be for everyone but cyclists have to take into consideration the safety of pedestrians and slow down.

“In town, there are cycle

paths, cycle lanes, there’s designated areas for them to ride, I can’t understand why there isn’t something similar down there.”

Cycling was historically banned on the promenade, however city officials lifted restrictions in 2011 due to numerous riders flouting the ban.

Plans to establish a dedicated cycle path on the Prom were considered shortly after, however they were later canned due to concerns over a lack of space.

The area is now designated as a “shared space” between cyclists and pedestrians.

Councillor Maureen Child called on cyclists to use the area “responsibly” and encouraged pedestrians to be “aware” of oncoming bikes.

She said: “Both pedestrians and cyclists need to understand the promenade is a shared space that must be used responsibly.”

“With that being said, cyclists need to be especially careful around this time of the

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BUSY: Cyclists and pedestrians vie for space on Portobello Promenade

year with so many people out enjoying the weather and be sure to monitor their speed.

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volume of people and a cycle lane in the same area. It has to be down to the individual to be aware.”

Ian Maxwell, of city cycling group Spokes, said: “It is unfortunate and regrettable

to hear this incident has taken place.”

“As a general rule, cyclists take the safety of people on the promenade seriously and the behaviour of one cyclist should not be taken as that of others.”

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Ownership of £1m ransom strip still not settled though ■ IAN SWANSON

A JUDGE has thrown out a bid to force the rebuilding of a wall at the site of the controversial Edinburgh Accies’ development in Stockbridge.

The wall stood on a 2ft wide piece of land seen as a “ransom strip” – valued at around £1 million – needed to access the site.

The Grange Trust, which claims ownership of the strip, wanted the Court of Session to order the city council to rebuild the wall under an agreement dating back to 1912.

But Lord Boyd said the Accies had been party to the original agreement and needed to be involved in the legal action alongside the Grange Trust in order for it to succeed.

The ruling was welcomed by the Raeburn Place Foundation, which is behind the £16m Accies development featuring a rugby pitch and 2500-seat stand alongside bars, shops and other facilities.

But Douglas Lowe, former chairman of the Grange Trust, claimed the court judgement was “not what it seems”.

He said the ruling made it look as if the Grange had lost.

“But actually, in cricket terms, it’s a googly – it’s going to break the other way.

“The action was lost on the basis that the Grange Trust had

RANSOM STRIP: The piece of land on Raeburn Place

no position to sue. But on the cardinal issue of the ownership of the solum [the ground under the wall] the judge if anything favoured the Grange Trust’s position.

“The substantive issue that determines all this is the ownership of the solum.”

He said it would be up to the current trustees to decide whether to take further action over the issue.

Bruce Thompson of the Save Stockbridge campaign which has led opposition to the Accies development, said the row had been going on for five years and the court judgement was another twist along the way.

He said: “There are still a lot of questions around this. This is not final. Save Stockbridge is still optimistic this development will not happen, certainly not on the scale envisaged.”

The Evening News revealed last year how the disputed strip

of land would form a key access point to the Accies development, but records suggested it was owned by the nearby Grange Cricket and Sports Club. Experts had estimated the “ransom” value of the strip – the amount the Accies could be expected to pay to acquire the land – at £875,000, but another estimate put the figure

“Save Stockbridge is still optimistic this development will not happen” BRUCE THOMPSON at £1,330,000.

A Raeburn Place Foundation spokesman said: “We welcome the ruling that dismissed the Grange Trust’s rights to pursue an action against the city council. This ruling, following an earlier failed attempt by the trust to prevent the foundation proceeding with the recently completed enabling works, clears the way for the foundation to start the development in the coming months.”

Schoolgirl wins trio of medals AN Edinburgh schoolgirl has won a trio of medals representing Team GB at the World Transplant Games.

16-year-old Millie Stobie Platts, who attends James Gillespie’s High School,

won a gold, silver and bronze medal at her first Games in Spain.

The teenager, who had a life-saving liver transplant at just nine months old, competed in volleyball, table tennis and athletics.

She said: “I loved the whole experience. Winning my medals in table tennis and athletics was really special. It was also amazing to meet so many other transplant athletes from around the world.”

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A NEW night bus will link Edinburgh with West Lothian.

Local bus operator, First West Lothian, has announced plans to launch two new weekend night services.

Services N1 and N2 will operate on Friday and Saturday evenings and will be available from Friday, 28 July.

They will take passengers to destinations, including Bathgate, Livingston and Carmodean.

The services were launched after customers complained about a lack of public transport between Edinburgh and West Lothian after midnight at weekends.

They have been introduced

in time for this year’s Edinburgh Festival.

First West Lothian Managing Director, Paul McGowan, said: “We’ve listened to feedback from customers who helped us identify a key gap in public transport provision between the Capital and West Lothian overnight at weekends.

“We’re very pleased to be launching these services and to be offering customers a cheaper late night travel solution. We’ll be operating some of our newest vehicles on these services, providing customers with a high-quality travel experience after a night out enjoying Edinburgh’s many attractions.”

LAURA Muir is set to skip next year’s Commonwealth Games in Australia to focus on her veterinary medicine degree.

Scotland’s top athlete is midway through her studies to become a vet and the timing of next year’s Games means she will have to pass on a second opportunity to wear the blue vest following her appearance at Glasgow 2014.

The event will take place in April 2018 to avoid the Australian summer heat.

Muir admitted yesterday that meant her participation was highly unlikely. She said: “My course runs to the end of April and then I have exams in May so no, I don’t think so.”

STUDYING: Laura Muir

She is continuing training while studying veterinary medicine at Glasgow University.

New climbing centre set to drive you up the wall

‘M d ’ b ‘Modern’ bouldering ld i site offers ropeless ascent at low height ■ JEMMA MORRISON

EDINBURGH’S newest climbing centre is set to open today, promising to make the sport more accessible to a greater number of people than ever before.

Situated in a converted ship chandlery on Dunedin Street in Bonnington, Alien Bloc is owned by Alien Rock, which opened its first centre in Newhaven in 1994.

While the Capital boasts several existing rope and harness climbing centres, Alien Bloc is a bouldering centre focusing on ropeless climbing at low heights.

This particular type of climbing can be enjoyed with a suitable pair of shoes and a chalk bag – the minimal amount of climbing equipment required.

Owner Reuben Welch says all ages, body types and skill levels are welcome at their new Powderhall premises and “problems” have been designed in a way that will keep people coming back.

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accessible, basic ibl as only l a very b i level of fitness is required for the type of climbing that Alien Bloc offers,” he says.

“Our wall and bouldering problems are changed regularly to sustain long-term interest.

“The result of this allows climbers both experienced and inexperienced to continue to find new paths to climb.”

The new centre offers over 500 square metres of angled walls, including a seven metrelong roof with hundreds of climbing “problems” to challenge novice and more experienced climbers.

Alien Bloc is not the first bouldering centre to have opened in Edinburgh, after the same firm previously operated Alien Rock 2 at West Bowling Green. However, the venture failed to attract the numbers envisaged.

Welch is confident the company has learned from the mistakes of the past, promising a much more “professional finish” at Alien Bloc.

He added: “This site has a noticeably more modern climbing wall and professional finish and really the whole space is designed to be a more comfortable and welcoming environment for everyone.”

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SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE: Reuben Welch says all ages, body types and skill levels are welcome at the new centre

for the new Alien Bloc centre began more than two years ago with construction finally starting in February this year.

Welch believes bouldering is the perfect way to ensure, not just a healthy body, but a healthy mind too.

He added: “Mental health studies show that rock climbing, specifically bouldering, has been shown to be successful at combatting mental health issues such as depression and anxiety”.

Alien Bloc opens its doors to the public for the first time tomorrow at 11am.

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City students Two men charged over murder of Scot in Mauritius spend less on going out

TWO men charged in connection with the murder of a Scottish businesswoman in Mauritius have made a second court appearance.

Janice Farman, 47, originally thought to be from Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire, was found dead by police at her home in Albion at around 1am on Friday, July 7.

Her ten-year-old autistic son was in the property at the time.

Ravish Rao Fakhoo and Kamlesh Mansingh, both 25, were remanded in custody after appearing in court in Port Louis yesterday.

They first appeared in court last Tuesday.

A Mauritius Police Force spokesman said: “A provisional charge of murder has been lodged against them.

“No plea has been entered

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at this stage. They have been remanded to police cells until July 25.

“The inquiry is still ongoing.”

The men are from the Quatre Bornes area of the island.

A third suspect, Anish Soneea, 18, appeared in court and was remanded until July 21.

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EDINBURGH students spent less on going out last year compared to those studying in other Scottish cities.

The Royal Back of Scotland’s Student Living Index found Edinburgh students spent around £19.90 per month, compared to the UK average of £25.10.

The survey also ranked the Capital a more affordable place to live for students compared to Glasgow and St Andrews.

Almost 3,500 students were surveyed across the UK to determine the most affordable place to study.

The survey takes into account a range of factors, from how much students spend on going out to how much time they spend studying.

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AN optician is supporting a local charity which is creating a playground for families with children with varying abilities.

Specsavers Corstorphine have announced a £1000 fundraising partnership with Project Play, Corstorphine Primary School’s community playground.

It is sponsoring a commemorative wooden bench to be unveiled at a launch party in September.

A design competition was opened to pupils at the school to sketch a design to be carved from wood.

The winning design from Ollie Tomczyk incorporates the school’s horn emblem and the Corstorphine lantern.

Adam Gordon, of Specsavers Corstorphine, said: “We’re proud to sponsor this special bench.”

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BLIND and partially-sighted children can now enjoy an audio version of a favourite book for young readers, thanks to staff at the Bank of Scotland’s Morningside Road branch.

They raised £1500 at a bake sale, raffle and auction.

The money has allowed sight loss charity RNIB to record a

Community groups’ major funding boost

talking book version of Bear Grylls’ Tracks of the Tiger.

Aimed at 9-11 year-olds it is set in the Indonesian jungle. The RNIB is dependent on public support to raise funds.

TWENTY groups carrying out important community work in East Lothian are to get a share of a £20,000 fund.

Set up by CALA Homes, the bursary reflects the developer’s ambitions to deliver long-term benefits to a wide section of the East Lothian community.

Initiatives to get funding include Haddington Hockey Club, which will use funding to increase participation across all age groups and West Barns Scottish Women’s Institute to enable it to buy a projector and screens for presentations.

Other groups include East Lothian Dragons Basketball Club, Belhaven Community Garden, 1st Cockenzie/2nd Port Seaton Brownies, Dirleton School Partnership, Dunbar Surf Lifesaving Club and Friends of the River Tyne.

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SKILLS Development Scotland’s exam results helpline will open on Tuesday August 8 as pupils receive their National, Higher and Advanced Higher results. It is the 25th year of the free helpline which offers advice and support for young people and parents.

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BIELD’S development at Maxwell Court in Musselburgh is looking for volunteers to provide valuable support for its user services.

Volunteer Social Activity co-ordinators help organise opportunities for social interaction within the development and the wider community.

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Outdoors great for primary kids INSIDE OUT: Children at Dunbar Primary School can work, read and play outside after two new shelters were built, thanks to a National Lottery grant.

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Comment Ian Swanson wonders if a backlash is yet to come when the country is still split on the thorny EU question

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ONY Blair believes it can still be stopped, Sir Vince Cable says it may never happen and 60 high-profile Scots, including academics, politicians, business figures and writers, have signed an open letter demanding a rethink.

Brexit is dominating UK and Scottish politics – and with good reason.

Removing the UK from an alliance which has reached into almost every aspect of life over more than four decades is not only hugely controversial but also technically complicated and will be endlessly time-consuming, with potentially devastating consequences.

The number of overseas students coming to study here is already falling.

Large financial companies, including HSBC, JP Morgan Chase and Goldman Sachs, are warning they will have to move thousands of jobs out of the UK. Airlines say holiday flights could be grounded if there is no agreement on aviation. Pharmaceutical companies fear supplies of life-saving medicines could be disrupted, while cancer

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Tony Blair claims says the economic damage Brexit will do makes it “absolutely necessary” that it does not happen. And he suggests the UK could negotiate staying within a Europe which is prepared to reform and “meet us halfway”.

He acknowledges there is no groundswell of support for another EU referendum, but claims public opinion is changing.

Sir Vince Cable believes the clearer the consequences become, the more people will regret the Leave vote. He says: “Our policy of having a second referendum is designed to give a way out when it becomes clear that Brexit is potentially disastrous.”

The open letter echoes the warning about “disastrous consequences” and calls for “a UK-wide debate about calling a halt to the process and changing our minds”.

So where does public opinion now stand, a year on from the referendum?

Scotland and England, not result in the surge in favour of independence which the SNP expected?

The answers could be that the vast majority of Remain voters have just accepted that their side lost, the decision has been made, and there’s no point trying to go against that.

It has also been argued that although a clear majority in Scotland and a big chunk of the electorate across the UK voted Remain, they did not in the end feel all that strongly about it.

A poll this week showed UK voters split 50-50 between Remain and Leave. But if Tony Blair, Vince Cable and the open letter signatories are right, the backlash against Brexit is yet to come.

Could there yet be a clamour for a second referendum? It’s not difficult to imagine what the Leave camp would say if another vote was called – and the discontent it would lead to.

Whatever happens, Brexit looks likely to guarantee trouble ahead for years to come.

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OUR years ago this month, I moved to Edinburgh from Budapest. Before that I knew very little about Scotland.

As a kid, I loved the novels of Sir Walter Scott and I thought Sean Connery was the best 007. I knew Mel Gibson in Braveheart made lots of Hungarian women wonder what was under the kilt and that Dolly wasn’t just my best friend’s name.

The whisky-haggis-bagpipe stereotype describes Scotland about as accurately as the Tokaj-goulash-gipsy music cliché describes Hungary.

Despite this, I discovered a lot of similarities between my home country and my adopted one.

Our shared passion for football dramatically exceeds the results achieved.

But unlike the current Hungarian Prime Minister, no Scottish First Minister has ever built a football stadium literally 30 feet from the front door of his or her house.

Many Scots relate to the English as we Hungarians used to relate to the Soviet troops ‘temporarily’ located in Hungary. Except that we never managed to learn the occupier’s language properly (we were forced to learn Russian in secondary school).

Where it’s Ferencvaros v Ujpest in Budapest, it’s Hibs v Hearts in Edinburgh. Except here, ‘fans’ don’t destroy metro carriages after they lose a game.

Well, of course they don’t because Edinburgh doesn’t have a metro line.

It has a tram line though and its construction was marred by scandals just like the construction of the fourth metro line in Budapest.

Both nations are small but proud and we like to moan about our lost glory. But whereas Scots treat it with self-deprecating humour, a lot of Hungarians are still crying over a past that’s never going to come back.

Both countries have Tesco. But how come the Scottish Tesco’s sweet potatoes cost the same as regular tatties whereas in the Hungarian Tesco they’re three times more expensive? On the other hand, a bottle of Stella costs nearly twice as much here as at home.

No wonder Budapest is a favourite destination for stag parties.

What works much better here are public transport, the HMRC website and the NHS. Budapest has a good public transport network but it’s falling to bits. Every week buses catch fire and the metro line I normally use when at home, regularly breaks down.

In Hungary, most hospitals are short of doctors (and light bulbs, toilet paper and other basic necessities). Hundreds of Hungarian doctors moved to the UK

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BUILDING BRIDGES: Scottish engineer Adam Clark built Budapest’s famous Chain Bridge

which was short of British doctors who had moved to Australia, Canada or the States. Soon, thanks to Brexit, more Hungarian doctors will move to Germany, so the UK will have a shortage of doctors again.

There are three things I found it hard to get used to here. One is the

WHENEVER we cross the Forth I marvel at the rail bridge and the sailboat silhouette of the new road bridge. But my favourite example of great Scottish engineering is in Budapest.

The city’s most photographed landmark, the Chain Bridge, was built by a Scotsman.

Adam Clark was born in Edinburgh. Between 1839 and 1849 he led the construction work on this magnificent structure, the first permanent bridge across the Danube, linking the then separate towns of Buda and Pest.

On the Pest side of the Chain Bridge the quayside is named after a Scottish lady called Jane Haining.

She was a teacher and a true hero. lack of mixer taps (hello, 21st century alert!). Another is the weather. It took me a while to come up with the right layering strategy so I would always be prepared for the Full Vivaldi (four seasons in an hour).

The third thing is the most annoying and I’ll never be able to accept it: litter.

How do you know you’re in the Highlands?

GERRY took me on a trip to the Highlands. As we got nearer there was a distinct change in the scenery.

The lush green hillsides were scattered with white rocks as if a giant toddler had had a tantrum and thrown his building blocks around.

Geographically speaking, there are no strictly-drawn boundaries. But there are a few unmistakeable signs that you’re approaching the Highlands: the place names are suddenly unpronounceable, there are more distilleries by the roadside than petrol stations and every cow has a ginger fringe.

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She worked at the Scottish Mission in Budapest which had been set up “to evangelise Hungarian Jews”.

Haining looked after 50 pupils, most of whom were Jewish.

After the Nazi invasion of Hungary in March 1944, she was ordered to return to Scotland but refused, determined to remain with her girls.

She was arrested in April 1944, accused of working among Jews and listening to the BBC. A month later she was sent to Auschwitz, where she was tattooed as prisoner 79467.

She is one of a total of ten Scots thought to have died in the Nazi extermination camps.

There’s also a Scottish monarch and saint with strong links to Hungary. St Margaret, Queen of I hate it so much that I started Leithers Don’t Litter two years ago to combat it.

Will I ever win this fight?

There are a few things I miss (apart from my friends and family). I miss the daily farmer’s market and the flavour of sun-ripened yellow paprika for breakfast.

I miss walking along the Danube looking at the boats packed with tourists and the city lights at night. I miss the Viennese-style cafés and their traditional cakes. I was ecstatic when I saw that The Manna House on Easter Road make Esterházy cake. It turned out one of their bakers was Hungarian.

What I don’t miss at all are the Hungarian government and its divisive, hate-filled billboard campaigns as well as the casual racism, homophobia, and

Scotland, was born in my homeland in the 11th century. Her father was an English prince, Edward the Exile and grandfather was Edmund Ironside, the king of England. Later she married Malcolm Canmore III, the king of Scotland. She died in 1093 and her body was buried in Dunfermline Abbey.

But in a curious twist of history, Margaret’s head, removed from her grave, found its way into Mary Queen of Scots’ hands. She kept it as a relic and insisted it helped her during childbirth. Margaret’s head ended up with the Jesuits at the Scots’ College, in France, but was lost during the French Revolution. Where Mary’s own head ended up, we know only too well. corruption that’s become part of everyday life. It’s a sad fact that every third young person wants to leave my home country. One contributing factor is that the average Hungarian makes only £9000 gross income a year. The net salary is £6000 a year, £500 a month.

By comparison, the average gross income in Scotland is £22,900 (£18,800 net). The average one-bedroom flat rental in Budapest is £440 per month, in Edinburgh it’s £700.

When I was a kid I heard lots of jokes about the Scots being tight-fisted.

My experience is the opposite.

I’ve met lots of big-hearted people here. In fact, you Scots are the most generous nation in Britain. You donate an average £100 more per year than other Brits.

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OES Brigadier David Allfrey expect the people of Edinburgh to foot the bill for policing at the Tattoo?(News, July 17) He is complaining about the additional cost. Considering the number of people from all over the world attending this event, surely he must be aware that they are sitting ducks for any terror incident and must want to do his very best to avoid any unpleasant situation.

So if it’s too much for his budget, why does he not add an additional £1.50 per ticket sold towards the security budget?

As we locals know, the police are stretched beyond breaking point. They cant just give up their positions for the benefit of the Tattoo.

In this day and age we all need to be aware and alert. Terrorists don’t walk around with a T shirt on saying I’m a Terrorist. The Edinburgh Festival is a prime target and we need our police out and about. Edinburgh has been very fortunate but I’m sure the city is not sitting back on its laurels saying look how good we are. So come on Brigadier Allfrey it’s not all about your event! This is an International Festival.

Let’s all keep our city safe.

Lyn Blackhall, East Preston Street, Edinburgh

Military Police could patrol Military Tattoo

I UNDERSTAND the profits from the Tattoo go to military charities and the Tattoo is a military event. I suggest the Army’s Military Police take over the policing from Police Scotland.

DR Watt, Bellevue Place, Edinburgh

Scottish education is overcoming handicaps

I CAN’T believe Tory supporters, (Jill Stephenson, Letters, July 18), are complaining about teacher recruitment at a time when the Chancellor of Exchequer, Philip Hammond, thinks public sector workers are overpaid and refuses to lift the 1% pay cap which impacts on the Scottish government’s educational priorities.

The last time I looked, local authorities were the employers of teachers and out of the ten councils that had fewer teachers, three were run by Tory coalitions and the largest drop in numbers took place under Labour administrations in Glasgow and North Lanarkshire, partly due to falling school rolls, but the number of teachers in schools in Scotland actually increased in the year up to December 2016.

The attainment gap is being addressed, including £7.5m of extra funding going directly to headteachers across Edinburgh schools.

Contrary to Jill Stephenson’s claims,

PIPE DOWN: A small addition to ticket prices could help fund costs

there is an increasing range of subjects available to pupils through school clusters, just as university campuses are in different locations.

A record number of Higher passes were achieved last year and the proportion of graduates from Scottish universities going on to work or further study is at a record high, and higher than in the rest of the UK, plus 209,214 young people have had the opportunity to undertake a Modern Apprenticeship since 2007.

Fraser Grant, Warrender Park Road, Edinburgh

confounding those gleefully awaiting a Scottish recession and to be able to criticise the ‘failing’ Scottish Government. As this was not the case, it was the ‘broad shoulders of the UK’, according to the doomsayers, that led to this growth.

The Tory Government is in total meltdown, at one of the crucial moments in the UK’s political history, as we negotiate Brexit. Our public sector, indeed all of us, deserve better than being caught in the middle of a Tory civil war, reinforcing their already woeful performance.

Alex Orr, Leamington Terrace, Edinburgh

Tory Government in meltdown over Brexit Transport committee needs a fresh view FROM self-proclaimed ‘strong and stable’, the Tory Cabinet has quickly descended in a matter of weeks to being ‘weak and wobbly’, as Cabinet ministers ferociously brief against each other.

Chancellor of the Exchequer, Philip Hammond, is now firmly in the firing line, claiming that public sector workers are overpaid as he rebuffs advances to end the one per cent pay cap. This is even though the incomes of five million of them have fallen since the Tories came to power.

Well, as the Chancellor said, “driving a train is so easy a woman could do it”. This from a man who has to endure a salary of a mere £143,000 per annum, plus a free house and chauffeur-driven limousine.

In the year since Mr Hammond has been Chancellor, so well has he performed that the UK has slumped to the bottom of the league of G7 industrial countries in terms of economic growth.

North of the border our economic news is a little rosier, with growth in the first quarter of 2017 at 0.8 per cent, four times that of the UK as a whole -

MAY I welcome the new members of Edinburgh’s representatives on the Transport Committee. Can I suggest before they sit down at their desks that they do what their predecessor should have done and take a bus trip round Edinburgh to see for themselves all the issues that we the travelling public have to endure daily, and then get into a car and drive round the city to see what the motorists have to suffer day in and day out.

Please open all the roads you have closed, even if it’s only one way, so the traffic isn’t all funnelled into a few streets which is one of the causes of congestion in town.

Take the chance of looking with a fresh pair of eyes at the city and cater for all of us and not just the tourists after all look at the money motorists bring to Edinburgh. Where would you be without the income from parking fines and meters and permits?

I took the bus into Edinburgh last week and it was just a building site and roadworks. You need to make Edinburgh more attractive to everyone, including the people who come in cars.

I look forward to a new outlook for all from Edinburgh City Council.

Good luck, you are going to need it.

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Not surprisingly, businesses in the Greater Grassmarket BID area are reporting healthy sales increases.

‘Retail theatre’ is the antidote for the sales lost to the internet and with the breathtaking surroundings and backdrop of Edinburgh Castle, the Grassmarket is the perfect place to shop and explore.

The spring sunshine created an al fresco continental vibe as was intended by the council’s £6m investment in the area, with visitors strolling, browsing and shopping.

Businesses here are part of a Business Improvement District (BID). They benefit from a cohesive multi-channel marketing campaign which has helped rehabilitate and restore this medieval district and added to its ‘must visit’ status.

Low-key, day-time activity animates the ancient square and the BID-managed Saturday market brings colour, interest and visitors.

The footfall figures, long recognised

as inaccurate, will now be recorded by new monitors which will confirm the vibrancy of the area.

Traders are noticing the impact the BID has had on their businesses. The Black Bull has reported a great start to the year, with business booming due to the hive of activity in the Greater Grassmarket, while knitwear stalwart Bill Baber believes the Grassmarket has become one of the

best spots in the city for something different. Red Dog Music has seen a demonstrable effect on store footfall due to the events and markets being run in the Greater Grassmarket.

The impact of the BID’s activities is even more surprising given that, out of consideration for residents, they are limited to daytime entertainment.

The BID invests in advertising such as tourist guides and local style magazines and has seen fantastic editorial coverage in the Scottish and national press projecting just what a unique product we have to offer.

The Grassmarket has a strong sense of identity and self-confidence prevails; no empty shops, full hotel rooms – a good place to be.

The keystone of our identity is heritage; the hugely popular free Historic Trail attracts thousands of visitors to the area and this month, our new Kids’ Historic Trail, tailored for primary age children and including lots of free goodies goes live and schools are already excited about this new project. Where else do you get this free in the city?

With consultation under way to explore the possibility of creating a

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new BID for a larger part of the Old Town, the opportunity exists to shape the future of Edinburgh’s past.

The challenge will be to deliver a world class visitor experience worthy of its Unesco World Heritage status.

That experience should include cleaner and safer streets enabling everyone to explore and discover the area’s many hidden gems, culture and authentic history.

There is a duty of care for businesses collectively to help to create a better place for those who live in, work in and visit this remarkable city.

■ Norrie Stewart is project manager of the Greater Grassmarket BIDw

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A Neate way to help more people use app for fun Funding boost will help Welcome software to grow n KEVIN QUINN

A CAPITAL businessman’s invention designed to help disabled people enjoy hassle-free trips out is to launch next week.

Gavin Neate of Neatebox spent 18 years working with guide dogs and used that experience to create the Welcome app – which he has been able to embark on after securing

£35,000 of funding. The new app is similar to the Button app which he created in 2014 to assist blind and disabled people at pedestrian crossings.

As a result of a Scottish EDGE funding award – which supports homegrown entrepreneurial talent, which is half loan and half grant – he will launch his latest idea on July 27.

Organisations including Royal Bank of Scotland, Edinburgh Airport, Hilton Double Trees Hotels, the Falkirk Wheel and Forth Valley Sensory Centre, are taking part in

VISION ON: Gavin Neate of Neatebox, creator of the tourism apps

the launch. The app provides information on venues with a picture of it and five top tips relating to a disabled visitor.

Users will be able to download the Welcome app for free, with venues paying a monthly subscription to use the service.

Gavin, of Blackford, says he

has already had interest from organisations across the UK and hopes his creation will be used by many places to assist blind and disabled users.

He said: “I noticed when I worked for Guide Dogs for the Blind that visually impaired people would very seldom get

the service you or I would take for granted. After doing the pedestrian crossings, I realised I could alert customer services when the person hits a geofence that would announce they were about to arrive and a beacon at the door would let them know they had arrived.

Nobody has done this, it’s massive.

“For customer advisors at any of the venues they will know everything about the visitor and how to interact with them. The potential is huge, every single business could have this installed.

“People can be quite anxious when meeting a disabled person for the first time. First impressions count.”

Gavin liaised with Guide Dogs, RNIB and Scope when designing the app, which he says will “break down barriers”. He added: “This could be a massive help to disabled people and also to customer service teams.”

Neatebox is based on the Capital’s Rose Street, creating products that improve the quality of life for specific users. While it currently only has four staff, Gavin believes it will expand with the additional funding. He said: “A third of the funding we got it will go towards developing the product, a third towards operational costs and a third to marketing.

“We hope to expand to English-speaking countries first, like Australia and Ireland, but to start we have to show this works in the UK. “Because we are doing low cost we would need hundreds of venues on board. It’s taken us a while to get here – it was only last year I took on people to work with me.”

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F uncertainty is the enemy of business, then it is surely only logical that clarity, direction, and leadership must be essential.

In business, we are all well used to competition. It is a competitive world and often we have to compete domestically as well as globally for investment, trade and talent. However, collaboration can also provide strength and leadership.

A classic example of this can be found through the devolution of powers to cities under the City Deal initiative.

We have seen cities and regions come together to collaborate and maximise the value of the additional powers and budgets in terms of transport, infrastructure, housing and employment.

With rivalry between businesses, organisations and even local authorities becoming increasingly common, there is a perception nowadays that we must always seek to be the best, individually.

City Deals highlight that, in fact, there is power in collaboration, in knowledge transfer, and the sharing of best practice.

A number of Scottish cities have received City Deals and will use the funds and powers

to ignite their collective economies.

Our capital city, Edinburgh, is still waiting on the announcement of its City Region Deal - a deal with a strong focus on innovation as well as infrastructure and housing.

Edinburgh’s success is welldocumented and often lauded, but building on success is an essential to continuing success.

Resting on our laurels while others benefit from renewed investment would be folly.

The University of Edinburgh is one of the top three universities in the world for Big Data and supercomputers – with particular strengths in FinTech.

So, how do we maximise the potential of this innovation to attract investment, create new businesses, jobs and value for Scotland?

How do we encourage and connect large financial

institutions with expertise in regulation to work with agile SMEs who understand the technological advantages of the new digital revolution?

So, collaboraton can be good, can help set direction and provide leadership. But we also need a sense of clarity and direction for the future.

We also need to know how we can work with our neighbours, both British and European, to form strong relations and collaborations that benefit all parties.

Cohesive societies working together can only strengthen our position as a nation.

Cities are complex beasts; made up of many building blocks with competing needs and demands for support.

Health, welfare, education, culture, sport, business, security, place - all combine to create the communities we are part of. They all interlock in a variety of ways and all compete for resources to exist and flourish.

For successful cities to deliver all elements of their responsibilities to the highest possible standards we need a strong economy which creates jobs, value, quality of life, wellbeing and, yes, profit too. n Liz McAreavey is chief executive at Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce.

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Breakfast in the Botanics – and a yoga class too BONNE NUIT: The themed micro-festival featuring film, food, beer and music will be held at New Waverley arches

Belgian micro-fest brings cheer to arches programme a hand-picked lineup of eclectic electronic DJs to soundtrack the party atmosphere.

Those playing include the likes of Charlie Bones of London’s underground radio station NTS and Edinburgh’s own Linkwood.

Another big name on the bill will be LuckyMe Record’s Éclair Fifi, a Scottish DJ who has previously held slots on BBC Radio1.

A street food market, The Pitt, will also feature at the

event, offering an exciting Belgian-themed menu for the weekend while street artists programmed by LeithLate’s Fraser Gray will be painting live.

On the Sunday, Picture House Pop Up will take over an arch for an exclusive screening of two yet to be announced feature length films.

At the bar, festivel-goers will be able to enjoy cold pints of Heverlee pilsner style lager or try one of two limited Heverlee brews, created in Belgium espe-

cially for the event. Heverlee’s Wendy Espie said: “When it comes to creating the ultimate summer beer garden atmosphere, there are few countries in the world that do it better than Belgium.

“The New Waverley arches is a really unique space, and we can’t wait to let people see what we’ve got planned.”

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Pam, who is an expert in working with lululemon, says: “The Botanics offers a unique setting for outdoor yoga and I’m excited to be leading a class in such peaceful and beautiful surroundings.

“The session will be based on Hatha yoga – a really accessible form, which focuses on strength, flexibility and breathing, to boost physical and mental wellbeing.

“The tranquillity of the gardens will only add to that experience.”

The class will run from 9am till 11am.

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A BELGIAN micro-festival is set to give a new lease of life to the disused New Waverley arches this weekend.

The New Waverley arches will be transformed into a contemporary Belgian beer garden as brewer Heverlee launches the three-day event on Friday, to celebrate Belgian National Day. Fusing Scottish and Belgian cultures, an exciting and diverse line-up will bring some of Scotland’s best names in food, music and art to the area.

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WHERE better to indulge in a yoga breakfast class than the tranquil surroundings of the Capital’s Royal Botanic Garden?

From Saturday, one of Scotland’s best-loved attractions teams up with technical athletic apparel company, lululemon to hold three weekend yoga breakfast sessions.

Open to all fitness levels and abilities, the alfresco classes will be led by certified lululemon educator, Pam Echiverria, on the deck of the Botanic’s John Hope Gateway building.

Overlooking the biodiversity pond and providing breathtaking views of the Botanic Garden, the setting will create the ideal environment for a morning yoga class.

And as it’s a breakfast class, a healthy meal will also be served in the Gateway Restaurant following each morning session.

The first yoga breakfast takes place this Saturday

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Holidaying with dementia TRAVEL TIPS FOR FAMILIES TO HELP THOSE LIVING WITH THE CONDITION

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olidays can revive the body and soul, and even a few days away from the stresses, demands and humdrum of daily life can work wonders.

Thousands of UK families are living with dementia - associated with progressive memory loss, difficulty with thinking and language and carrying out everyday tasks - and experts predict that by 2025, the number of people diagnosed will reach a million.

Although getting away on holiday might be more difficult when a family member or loved one has the condition, the charity Dementia UK ( www. dementiauk.org) has outlined some simple steps to make travelling with peo-

ple with dementia go more smoothly...

1. Make sure you have medical insurance and take all of the documentation with you in case of

a medical emergency. If you’re holidaying in Europe, have an EHIC card - a free European Health Insurance card (visit www. gov.uk/european-health-

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insurance-card) Prior to going on holiday, do some research so you know where the local doctors’ surgeries and hospitals are located.

2. Ensure the person with dementia has ID and emergency contact details on them at all times. If they get lost, it will be easier for someone to get in contact with you.

Potentially, consider a personal GPS that the person with dementia can wear.

3. Orientation is a challenge for someone living with dementia and being in an unfamiliar location could cause disorientation. Give the person with dementia a plan of the building and also walk them around the building you are staying in when you first arrive. Print out some signage that you can put up around your accommodation, like toilet/ bathroom, bedroom, kitchen etc.

4. Plan your activities

for in the morning as the person with dementia is likely to get tired as the day progresses and tiredness can cause disorientation. Also, don’t plan too many activities as this can cause tiredness and exhaustion, leading to disorientation and potentially agitation.

5. Portable low-level lights, that are easy to pack, will help during the night, should the person with dementia wake up and become disorientated by where they are staying.

You can also get apps on your phone which provide night light.

6. Keep an eye on the person with dementia for signs of distress and anxiety. They may be feeling it, but not telling you as they don’t want to ruin your holiday.

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A recent survey, released by NIVEA SUN and Cancer Research UK, shows that 66% of Brits admit to taking sun protection more seriously when they’re abroad, despite the fact 80% have been sunburnt while on home turf. Of these, 40% got burnt while outside gardening or doing DIY, and 21% suffered singed skin while outdoors watching sports. We’re also slightly more likely to cover up with long-sleeved clothing and hats, etc, while out in the sun abroad. NIVEA SUN global product development manager, Dr Dominik Goeddertz, says: “With the arrival of sum-

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by Gary Flockhart

Another day, another scam to watch out for. For years, we’ve been warned by about phishing, a cybercrime strategy that uses emails sent with the intention of convincing someone to do something that compromises their computer or personal information.

Now, there’s a new scam in town. It’s called ‘smishing’ – and it’s targeting our mobile phones.

Smishing is short for SMS phishing and is an attempt at a security attack in which the phone user is either tricked into downloading a harmful virus onto their

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UEFA WOMEN: Scotland’s goalkeeper and actress Gemma Fay and England defender Stephanie Houghton

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UEFA Women’s Euro 2017 (C4, 7pm) England v Scotland (Kickoff 7.45pm). Coverage of the opening match in Group D for both sides, at Stadion Galgenwaard in Utrecht, Netherlands. Having finished third at the recent World Cup, England will be among the favourites to win this tournament, but will be keen to perform better than they did at the 2013 Championships, when a record of one draw and two defeats saw them finish bottom of their group.

Meanwhile, this is the first appearance at a major championships for Scotland.

Their first-ever international match in 1972 was against the England. Presented by Clare Balding, with expert analysis from Michael Owen, Eniola Aluko and Kim Little.

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THE SWEET MAKERS: Paul, Cynthia, Diana and Andy

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The Sweet Makers: A Tudor Treat (BBC2, 8pm) In this new, three-part series, chocolatiers Diana Short and Paul A Young, sweet consultant Andy Baxendale and wedding cake designer Cynthia Stroud take a trip back in time to find out what life and work was like for their Tudor predecessors.

They learn how the nation’s love of sweets developed, and how the tables of the aristocracy boasted fantastic displays of sugar craft, which showed off their owners’ wealth and status. They will also spend four days using original recipes, ingredients and equipment to create dishes that haven’t been made for hundreds of years.

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EXPLORING INDIA: Joanna Lumley’s series ends at Srinagar

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Joanna Lumley’s India (STV, 9pm) Joanna’s adventures across India conclude as she explores Rajasthan, Delhi and the mountainous North West, before ending in Kashmir, the place of her birth. Her first stop takes her to the Ranthambhore National Park, where she learns about the Wildlife Protection Society of India’s tiger conservation programmes. Joanna’s next stop takes her to the city of Delhi, where she begins her exploration of the capital at Humayun’s Tomb, before ending her 5000 mile journey in Srinagar in Kashmir, the place where she was born.

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Graphic design duo win top award ■ TWO Edinburgh College graphic design students have won one of the most coveted prizes in the design and advertising industries.

Jennifer Grieve and Sarah Lewis scooped a special pencil trophy from the D&AD New Blood Awards – a platform for students and other new creatives to showcase their talents on real briefs set by real clients. Brand representatives and industry experts decide what work wins a coveted New Blood Pencil.

Entry to the awards is open to anyone in full or part-time education, recent graduates who finished their course within the past two years, and anyone 23 or under.

Their joint project was just one of just a handful across the UK to win a pencil out of more than 2500.

The students won for a project which was developed from a brief by the National Autistic Society, to create a campaign featuring a film that would challenge the stereotypes and stigma attached to autism and show the real people behind the label.

The students’ campaign featured a short video to complement the NAS campaign Too Much Information.

Their video was targeted at seven to ten-year-olds and aimed to encourage understanding and empathy towards autism, supporting happier and more informed social interactions.

The D&AD New Blood Awards recognise the next generation of creative professional stars and judges were impressed with how engaging and interactive the video was.

Sarah said: “This was a huge surprise and such an honour. Back on our first day of our course, our tutor Helena Good gave us yellow pencils, promising one day we would own a real one from the D&AD awards.

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Jennifer added: “It’s a complete but very positive shock to get this. I still can’t quite believe it’s happened.

“We’ve been told since our NC days that winning a pencil is an incredible opportunity for our careers.”

Graphic design lecturer Helena said: “This is a worldwide design

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FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS Deaths BEE John

(Moredun) Sadly, but with dignity, at Ellens Glen House, on Thursday, July 13, 2017, John, beloved husband of Irene, loving dad to Fiona, Gillian and Malcolm, father-inlaw to Derek, Steven and Sandra, much loved grandad to Danielle, Jordan, Frankie, Jasmin and the late Malcolm Jnr, great-grandad to Brody, Abbie, Evie and Ava. Funeral service at Mortonhall Crematorium, Pentland Chapel, on Monday, July 24, at 3.30 pm, Family flowers only, please.

BRODIE Edward (Eddie) Major Ret.

(Uphall Station) Peacefully, at St Michael’s Hospital, Linlithgow, on July 15, 2017, Eddie, beloved husband of Bette, much loved dad of Angela, Susan and the late Janice. Funeral service at Warriston Crematorium, Lorimer Chapel, on Saturday, July 22, 2017, at 11 am, to which all are welcome. Family Flowers only please, donations may be made on retiral in aid of Help for Heroes.

DAVIES Edwin (Eddie)

(Lady Nairne) Peacefully, at St Columba's Hospice on July 11, 2017, after a short illness, Eddie, aged 70 years, dearly beloved husband of Margaret, loving dad to Christopher, Gary and Suzanne, dearly loved grandad of Dylan, Carrie and Cillian, dear brother of Ann. A funeral service will be held at Duddingston Kirk, at 10.30 am, on Friday, July 21, 2017, with interment thereafter in Piershill Cemetery, at 11.30 am. All family and friends are invited. Family flowers only please, but donations may be sent to St Columba's in Eddie's name.

DOCHERTY Mary

(Drylaw) Suddenly but peacefully, at the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, on Thursday, July 13, 2017, after a long illness bravely fought, Mary, loving wife of the late Tam, treasured mum of Tam, Gary and the late June. Adored Nana, great-nana and great-great-nana. A funeral service will be held at Warriston Crematorium, Lorimer Chapel, on Wednesday, July 26, at 4 pm.

Family flowers only, please. All welcome. Sadly missed.

EDMISTON John

(Crail / Glenrothes) John (Ian), passed away peacefully, on Thursday, July 13, 2017, in St Andrews Community Hospital, loving husband of Marjory, precious father to Marian, Elaine and Alan and proud grandad of Graeme and Kirsty-Anne (Kay). Funeral service in St Andrew's Scottish Episcopal Church, Queens Terrace, St Andrews, on Thursday, July 27, at 11 am, to which all friends are respectfully invited, thereafter private. Family flowers only please, but donations, if so desired, may be made at the church for the Renal Unit, Ninewells Hospital.

GRANT James(Jim)

(Craigleith) Peacefully, at St Columba’s Hospice, after an illness bravely borne, on July 17, 2017, Jim, beloved husband of Beryl, devoted dad of Julie, much loved grandad of Matthew and Ethan and a dear father-in-law, brother-in-law, uncle and friend. Service at Warriston Crematorium, Lorimer Chapel, on Wednesday, July 26, at 1 pm, to which all are invited. Family flowers only, please.

Deaths HAYWOOD Ann

(Edinburgh) Peacefully, at Ferryfield Hospital, on July 14, 2017, Ann, beloved wife of the late Norman (Norrie), devoted mother of Norma, a dear mother-in-law of Stewart and loving granma of Kieran and Morgan. Service at Warriston Crematorium, Cloister Chapel, on Wednesday, July 26, at 11.30 am, to which all are invited.

LATTO Barbara

(Granton) Peacefully, on July 14, 2017, at Braeside Nursing Home, Barbara, beloved wife of the late James, mother of Scott, Suzanne and Pamela, much loved nannie and great-grandmother.

Sadly missed by family and friends.

A funeral service, to which all are welcome will be held at Warriston Crematorium, Cloister Chapel, on Monday, July 24, at 2.30 pm.

LEDGERWOOD Margaret

(Winchburgh/Bridgend) At Broxburn Nursing Home, on Friday, July 14, 2017, surrounded by family.

Margaret (Donoghue), beloved wife of the late Jim, loving mum to Kathleen, Alison, Margaret and Irene, dear gran and great-gran. Funeral Mass to which all are welcome, will be held at St Philomena's RC Church, Winchburgh, on Monday, July 24, at 12 noon, thereafter to Winchburgh Cemetery for interment. Flowers welcome.

MARSHALL Nan

(Portobello) Peacefully, at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, on July 15, 2017, dearly beloved wife of the late John, loving mum of Brian, John, Derek, Brenda, Colin and the late Alan, grandmother and great-grandmother. Funeral service at Mortonhall Crematorium, Pentland Chapel, on Monday, July 24, at 12.30 pm, to which all are welcome.

Family flowers only please, donations if desired, may be made on retiral in aid of Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, Ward 201.

NELSON Wilma

(Oxgangs) Peacefully, after a short illness, on July 8, 2017, beloved wife of the late Tommy, loving mum to Denise, Douglas and partner Anne-marie. A funeral service to be held on Monday, July 24, at Mortonhall Crematorium, Pentland Chapel, at 10.30 am.

PENDER Eleanor (Helen)

(Southside) Suddenly but peacefully, at home, on July 11, 2017, Eleanor, partner of the late Eric Dickson, much loved mum to Nicky, Carol, Joyce and Janice, beloved grandmother and great-grandmother who will be sadly missed by all. A funeral service to be held at Mortonhall Crematorium, Pentland Chapel, on Tuesday, July 25, at 11.30 am. Family flowers only.

SHAW George

(formerly Musselburgh and Newcraighall) Peacefully, at Newcarron Court Care Home, Falkirk, on July 13, 2017, George, aged 78 years, beloved husband of Ann, much loved dad of Steven, father-in-law of Morag and dearly loved papa of Finlay and Kieran.

Forever in our hearts.

Funeral service will take place at Warriston Crematorium, on Wednesday, July 26, 2017, at 12 noon, to which all are respectfully invited. Family flowers only please, as donations if desired to Alzheimer Scotland.

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(Haddington) Suddenly, after a long illness, at Liberton Hospital, on Friday, July 7, 2017, Elizabeth (Betty), beloved wife of the late Robert, and family. A service will be held at Seafield Crematorium, on Friday, July 21, at 3 pm, to which all are welcome. Family flowers only, please.

TAYLOR Alexander

(Crewe Toll) Peacefully, at The Elms Care Home, on Tuesday, July 11, 2017, Alex, beloved husband of Madge, much loved dad of Colin and Lesley, loving grandad to Ross, Daniel and Martin, formerly of VAT69 Queensferry. Service at Warriston Crematorium, Lorimer Chapel, on Monday, July 24, at 1 pm. All welcome. No flowers please, but donations if desired, in aid of The Elms.

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Tomorrow’s Racing Nap of the day FAVOURITE backers had their fingers burnt when Daira Prince was beaten at Yarmouth a fortnight ago, but he can reward those who keep the faith in the Thistleton Gap Handicap (3.15) at Leicester.

Following three runs in maidens, Roger Varian’s Dubawi colt made his handicap debut at Yarmouth in June and although the winning margin was only a head, there was an air of authority about his performance.

He was the even-money market leader on his return to the seaside track last time out, but he did not seem as at home in the rain-softened ground and finished fourth, albeit only beaten just over a length.

Back on a sounder surface and with just three rivals to beat, Daira Prince looks difficult to oppose in the hands of Andrea Atzeni.

LEICESTER

Going: Good to firm, good in places

DrawAdvantage:Lownumbersbestonthestraightcourse.TV:RacingUK.

2.10 - BREEDERS BACKING RACING EBF MAIDEN STAKES (CLASS 5) £8,000 added 3YO only 1m 2f

1 3222Calibration (IRE) (290) (BF) M Meade 9 5 Oisin Murphy 1 2 05 Grey Diamond (13) M Johnston 9 5 S De Sousa 2 3 0-0 Here I Go Again (IRE) (18) Mrs C Dunnett 9 5T Whelan 5 H 4 6 My Name Is Jeff (33) Miss J Feilden 9 5 A Beschizza 7 5 30 Nathan (62) A King 9 5 D Sweeney 3 6 0 Seaside Dreamer (48) M Bell 9 5 Danny Brock 6 7 Warm Oasis J Fanshawe 9 5 D Muscutt 4 BETTING: 8-13 Calibration, 4-1 Nathan, 6-1 Warm Oasis, 14-1 Grey Diamond, 16-1 My NameIsJeff,25-1SeasideDreamer,66-1HereIGoAgain.

2.45 - GAULBY SELLING STAKES (CLASS 6) £5,000 added 3YO only 7f 1 006-00 2044504 3 0-00 4 6605-

Garth Rockett (24) B Powell 9 1 Oisin Murphy 4 Major Cornwallis (IRE) (35) R Fahey 9 1 P Hanagan 2 Red Bordeaux (FR) (21) A Carroll 9 1 G Downing 5 Supreme Power (IRE) (245) (BF) P McBride 9 1 S De Sousa 6 5 340300 Do You Know (IRE) (8) M Botti 8 10 A Atzeni 3 6000-05 Miss Island Ruler (14) S A Harris 8 10 P Pilley (5) 7 B 7005000 Naupaka (10) B Ellison 8 10 Ben Robinson (5) 1 BETTING: 7-4 Supreme Power, 2-1 Do You Know, 3-1 Major Cornwallis, 12-1 Naupaka, 20-1RedBordeaux,25-1GarthRockett,MissIslandRuler.

3.15 - THISTLETON GAP HANDICAP (CLASS 4) £10,000 added 3YO PLUS 1m

1 404522 Character Onesie (IRE) (12) (D) R Fahey 5 9 7P Hanagan 2 2 63-214 Daira Prince (IRE) (14) (BF) R Varian 3 9 6 A Atzeni 3 3 0-3232 Mr Tyrrell (IRE) (54) R Hannon 3 9 5 R L Moore 1 4 2-3540 Armagnac (IRE) (17) M Bell 3 8 8 Oisin Murphy 4 BETTING:11-8DairaPrince,5-2MrTyrrell,3-1CharacterOnesie,7-1Armagnac.

3.50 - EBF STALLIONS BREEDING WINNERS FILLIES’ HANDICAP (CLASS 4) £10,000 added 3YO PLUS 7f

1 -14100 Bahamian Bird (40) (D) R Fahey 4 9 7 P Hanagan 1 2 021-43 Parlance (IRE) (20) (D) Sir M Stoute 3 9 7 R L Moore 4 3 -14652 One Big Surprise (9) (BF) R Hughes 5 9 1Finley Marsh (7) 6 4 4-3231 Cheerfilly (IRE) (12) (CD) T Dascombe 3 9 0 P Pilley (5) 3 5 441-0 Mississippi Miss (20) (C) Dr J Scargill 3 8 10 Martin Lane 5 6 00-021 Limelite (IRE) (35) (D) R Hannon 3 8 8 S De Sousa 2 BETTING:9-4Parlance,10-3Limelite,7-2OneBigSurprise,4-1Cheerfilly,8-1Bahamian Bird,16-1MississippiMiss.

4.20 - COLD OVERTON NURSERY (CLASS 5) £7,000 added 2YO only 7f

1 34311 Ventura Knight (IRE) (6) (D) M Johnston 10 0(6ex) S De Sousa 3 2 662 Ferik (IRE) (16) P Evans 9 1 S Donohoe 8 3 06103 Magnus (IRE) (14) T Dascombe 9 1 P Pilley (5) 6 4 316 Ventura Dragon (IRE) (48) R Fahey 9 1 P Hanagan 7 5 031 Shaheen (IRE) (26) J J Quinn 9 1 J Hart 4 6 4505 Shovel It On (IRE) (14) P Evans 8 1 A Mullen 2 7 05321 Give Em A Clump (IRE) (15) (D) P Evans 8 0 P Mathers 5 8 405 Inuk (IRE) (19) R Hughes 8 0 J Quinn 1 BETTING: 9-4 Ventura Knight, 7-2 Ferik, 4-1 Magnus, 7-1 Ventura Dragon, Shaheen, 14-1ShovelItOn,16-1GiveEmAClump,Inuk.

4.55 - KUBE EXHIBITION CENTRE HANDICAP (CLASS 6) £5,000 added 4YO PLUS 1m 4f

1 151250 2 442043 3 -13443

Albert Boy (IRE) (19) (CD) S Dixon 4 9 8Finley Marsh (7) 4 Surround Sound (13) (D) T Easterby 7 9 7 D Allan 11 Angelical (IRE) (26) (C)(BF) D Loughnane 4 9 7 G Downing 5

4 260031

Dove Mountain (IRE) (16) Olly Murphy 6 9 7 Joshua Bryan (5) 3 B 5 1300-0 Ballyfarsoon (IRE) (89) I Williams 6 9 4 S Donohoe 6 V 6 301364 Star Ascending (IRE) (23) (D) Jennie Candlish 5 9 3 K Stott 7 7 002254 Tyrsal (IRE) (23) (C) C Lines 6 9 3 P Hanagan 14 8 0-0650 Astrosecret (8) M Tompkins 4 9 2 J Haynes 8 9 066552 Yul Finegold (IRE) (23) (D) C Dore 7 9 1 A Mullen 12 1000-013 Theydon Girls (37) (BF) P Charalambous 4 9 0 Josh Quinn (7) 10 11 54-00 Annoushka (20) Mrs I G-Leveque 4 8 11 A Beschizza 13 H 122-4450 The Juggler (40) W Knight 4 8 10 Martin Lane 9 1300-445 Flying Power (12) (CD) J Norton 9 8 8 P Aspell 1 1400-544 Touch The Clouds (8) (C) W Stone 6 8 7 Jane Elliott (5) 2 BETTING: 3-1 Dove Mountain, 5-1 Angelical, 11-2 Theydon Girls, 8-1 Surround Sound, 10-1AlbertBoy,Tyrsal,StarAscending,14-1YulFinegold,16-1others.

5.30 - SUTTON APPRENTICE HANDICAP (CLASS 6) £5,000 added 3YO PLUS 6f 1 0-5050 2 006032 3030046 4 453-00 5 404-04 6 -02466 7 -00565

Monarch Maid (34) (D) P Hiatt 6 9 11 Molly King (5) 1 Elusivity (IRE) (9) (D) C Dore 9 9 11 G Malune (3) 5 Miracle Garden (22) (D) I Williams 5 9 11 Jane Elliott 3 Q Cee (83) E Stanford 4 9 10 Rossa Ryan (3) 4 One Too Many (IRE) (20) D Brown 3 9 8 Finley Marsh 8 Generalyse (23) (CD) Mrs A Murphy 8 9 8 Joshua Bryan 7 Jazz Legend (USA) (9) Olly Murphy 4 8 13 Darragh Keenan (5) 9 H 8064004 Quintus Cerialis (IRE) (17) Miss K George 5 8 12 Rhiain Ingram 6 9 000 Naralsaif (IRE) (19) D Shaw 3 8 4 Tristan Price (5) 2 BETTING: 9-4 One Too Many, 7-2 Jazz Legend, 5-1 Miracle Garden, 6-1 Q Cee, 10-1 Elusivity,12-1MonarchMaid,Generalyse,16-1QuintusCerialis,25-1Naralsaif.

CHEPSTOW

Going: Good to firm, good in places

DrawAdvantage:Highnumbershaveaslight advantageinracesuptoamile.TV:ATR.

2 -01451 3 011411

1.50 - OPEN GOLF BETTING AT 188BET NOVICE MEDIAN AUCTION STAKES (DIV 1) (CLASS 6) £4,000 added 2YO only 6f 1 0 Bezos (IRE) (10) R Hannon 9 2 K O’Neill 5 2 00 Bib And Tucker (20) D Brown 9 2 P Cosgrave 8 3 03252 Demons Rock (IRE) (19) T Dascombe 9 2 L Keniry 7 4 Mouchee (IRE) P Evans 9 2 D Probert 4 5 Music Society (IRE) S Kirk 9 2 M Godwin (5) 3 6 50- Rude Awakening (13) Sir M Prescott 9 2 R Powell 6 7 33 Silvington (21) D Loughnane 9 2 C Bennett (3) 9 8 Tulane (IRE) R Phillips 9 2 T J Murphy 1 9 Dan’s Dream M Channon 8 11 J F Egan 10 10 Ruby Sound Steph Hollinshead 8 11 R Ffrench 2 BETTING:2-1DemonsRock,9-2Silvington,11-2Dan’sDream,15-2BibAndTucker,8-1 Bezos,10-1RudeAwakening,14-1Mouchee,16-1MusicSociety,20-1others.

2.20 - OPEN GOLF BETTING AT 188BET NOVICE MEDIAN AUCTION STAKES (DIV 2) (CLASS 6) £4,000 added 2YO only 6f 1 44 Kimifive (IRE) (22) J Tuite 9 2 F M Berry 7 2 54 Ragstone View (IRE) (21) R Hughes 9 2 S W Kelly 9 3 Redtedd T Dascombe 9 2 M Dwyer 2 4 Surfa Rosa R Hannon 9 2 T J Murphy 1 5 6 Swissal (IRE) (24) David Dennis 9 2 D O’Neill 6 6 0 Fenagh (IRE) (42) David Loughnane 8 11 E Greatrex (3) 5 7 6 Lady Marigold (IRE) (33) Eve J-Houghton 8 11 C Bishop 3 8 256 She Believes (IRE) (21) S Kirk 8 11 L Keniry 4 9 6 Time For Wine (IRE) (31) P Evans 8 11 J F Egan 8 BETTING:7-2RagstoneView,4-1SheBelieves,5-1Kimifive,6-1Swissal,7-1SurfaRosa, 8-1TimeForWine,Redtedd,14-1LadyMarigold,20-1Fenagh.

2.55 - BEST ODDS GUARANTEED AT 188BET HANDICAP (CLASS 5) £5,000 added 3YO PLUS 1m 1 463610

Intensical (IRE) (22) (D) I Furtado 6 10 2

D Nolan 4

Admirable Art (IRE) (44) (CD) A Carroll 7 10 0 J F Egan 6 Believe It (IRE) (36) (D) R Hughes 5 10 0 Stephen Cummins (7) 5 B 4 0405-4 Eastern Lady (IND) (21) R J Price 4 9 7 M Godwin (5) 1 5 0-3513 Fantasy Queen (16) (CD) Eve J-Houghton 4 9 4 C Bishop 7 6 064156 Black Dave (IRE) (21) (D) P Evans 7 9 2 Katherine Glenister (7) 3 7 1-0522 Carcharias (IRE) (6) (CD) E De Giles 4 9 1 C Shepherd (3) 8 8 6000 Canford Tor (IRE) (21) H Candy 3 8 10 D O’Neill 2 B BETTING: 15-8 Believe It, 4-1 Fantasy Queen, 9-2 Carcharias, 5-1 Admirable Art, 8-1 Intensical,14-1BlackDave,20-1EasternLady,CanfordTor.

3.25 - 188BET.CO.UK HANDICAP (CLASS 6) £4,000 added 3YO PLUS 7f 1 400-65

Prince Of Cardamom (IRE) (85) (CD) J Geake 5 9 6 Jordan Uys (7) 10 Living Leader (22) (CD) Grace Harris 8 9 5 M Dwyer 16 Bingo George (IRE) (9) M Rimell 4 9 4 F M Berry 14 Altaira (120) A Carroll 6 9 3 W Carson 13 The Perfect Show (24) J Bradley 4 9 2 Kerrie Raybould (7) 17 B 6 00-6 Angelical Eve (IRE) (84) G Baker 3 9 0 S Drowne 6 7 -63165 Everkyllachy (IRE) (41) J S Moore 3 9 0 L Keniry 9 B 8 -30504 Provoking (USA) (9) P Evans 4 9 0 J F Egan 1 V 9 063302 Harbour Patrol (IRE) (10) (BF) Rebecca Bastiman 5 9 0 D Probert 12 B 10 040 Kalani Rose (17) B De Haan 3 8 13 J Mitchell 15 R Tart 11 11 260/0- Blackadder (J396) M Gillard 5 8 13 12504420 Secret City (IRE) (10) (D) Rebecca BastiR Ffrench 2 B man 11 8 13 13 350201 Magic Journey (IRE) (10) (D) J J Quinn 3 8 13P Cosgrave 4 1460-405 Royal Melody (24) Mrs H Main 3 8 12 M Godwin (5) 7 15 533523 Lawfilly (9) R Hughes 3 8 12 S W Kelly 8 16 000-0 She’s Zoff (IRE) (29) J J Quinn 3 8 8 C Shepherd (3) 3 S Hitchcott 5 17044042 Spare Parts (IRE) (3) (BF) C Hills 3 8 8 BETTING: 5-1 Harbour Patrol, 11-2 Spare Parts, 13-2 Magic Journey, 7-1 Lawfilly, 15-2 Altaira,8-1Everkyllachy,12-1Provoking,PrinceOfCardamom,14-1others.

2 011205 3 -60530 4 3-6502 5 -00000

4.00 - GET 1/4 ODDS AT 188BET HANDICAP (CLASS 4) £8,000 added 3YO PLUS 6f 1 -00546 2 002210

Munfallet (IRE) (16) (CD)(BF) D Brown 6 10 0P Cosgrave 5 Bahamian Dollar (19) (D) P Evans 4 9 12 Katherine Glenister (7) 1 3 -43241 Morache Music (17) (D) P Chamings 9 9 9 L Keniry 6 4 131500 Juan Horsepower (14) (D) R Hannon 3 9 8 K O’Neill 7 5 0-0613 Farleigh Mac (14) (D)(BF) A Balding 3 9 6 D Probert 8 6 20-150 Cinque Port (69) (D) R Hughes 3 9 4 S W Kelly 4 7 503103 Showmethewayavrilo (8) (CD) M Saunders 4 9 1D O’Neill 2 8 500002 Vincentti (IRE) (17) (CD) R Harris 7 9 0 S Hitchcott 9 9 103355 Bonjour Steve (6) (CD) R J Price 6 8 9 M Godwin (5) 3 BETTING:9-4FarleighMac,5-1MoracheMusic,11-2Showmethewayavrilo,13-2Bahamian Dollar, 7-1 Munfallet, 15-2 Juan Horsepower, 10-1 Bonjour Steve, 16-1 Vincentti, 25-1CinquePort.

4.30 - 188BET HANDICAP (CLASS 6) £4,000 added 3YO PLUS 5f 1 -00501 2 -13653 3 650400 4 006503 5 115066 6 465455 7 5-6606 8 50-000 9 006022 10064330 11 330244 120-0044 13 -05540

Lucky Clover (8) (CD) M Saunders 6 9 9(6ex) D O’Neill 10 Hot Stuff (56) (D) A Carroll 4 9 7 D Probert 1 Secret Asset (IRE) (13) (D8) Mrs L Williamson 12 9 7 Jordan Uys (7) 4 V Toni’s A Star (14) (D) A Carroll 5 9 6 Alice Mills (5) 13 Malaysian Boleh (50) (D) P McEntee 7 9 5 C Shepherd (3) 15 V David’s Beauty (IRE) (24) (D) B Baugh 4 9 5P Cosgrave 11 Rebel Heart (33) (CD) W G M Turner 3 9 2 W Carson 12 V Wilspa’s Magic (IRE) (44) R Hodges 4 8 12 K O’Neill 7 Minty Jones (16) (C)(D) M Mullineaux 8 8 12 R Tart 2 V Mostashreqah (8) J Bradley 4 8 12Katherine Glenister (7) 9 Lizzy’s Dream (31) (D) Rebecca Bastiman 9 8 12 G Buckell (5) 14 Tally’s Song (8) Grace Harris 4 8 12 M Dwyer 16 Ginger Truffle (16) B Johnson 3 8 9 J Fahy 8

14500660 Celerity (IRE) (24) P Evans 3 8 8 J F Egan 5 V 1500-000 She’s Rosanna (8) Steph Hollinshead 3 8 8 R Ffrench 3 16640040 Glam’selle (8) R Harris 3 8 8 S Hitchcott 6 BETTING: 9-2 Lucky Clover, 6-1 David’s Beauty, 7-1 Lizzy’s Dream, 8-1 Rebel Heart, Toni’sAStar,MintyJones,12-1Tally’sSong,HotStuff,14-1others.

5.05 - PLAY ROULETTE AT 188BET HANDICAP (CLASS 5) £5,000 added 3YO PLUS 1m 2f 1 /04033 2 43-506 3 0-0664

Matravers (14) Mrs M Hambro 6 10 0 T J Murphy 6 D Nolan 10 Ski Blast (20) I Furtado 6 9 13 Indian Chief (IRE) (12) (CD) Rebecca Bastiman 7 9 12 J F Egan 9 4 04443/ Be Seeing You (J10) T Wall 6 9 11 William Cox (7) 8 B 5 000050 Arrowzone (13) Kevin Frost 6 9 11 R Powell 3 6 2-106 Evening Hill (14) (C) R Hughes 3 9 8 S W Kelly 7 7 -60153 Bayston Hill (15) (D) M Usher 3 9 5 S Drowne 2 8 503063 Challow (IRE) (21) S Kirk 3 9 3 L Keniry 5 9 65-335 Frantical (34) (D) A Carroll 5 9 2 W Carson 1 10 0-1433 Avocadeau (IRE) (27) (CD)(BF) W Kittow 6 9 0M Dwyer 4 BETTING:4-1Challow,5-1BaystonHill,6-1EveningHill,Avocadeau,7-1SkiBlast,Indian Chief,8-1Matravers,12-1Arrowzone,16-1others.

5.35 - BOXING BETTING AT 188BET APPRENTICE HANDICAP (CLASS 6) £4,000 added 4YO PLUS 1m 4f 1 231043

Pour L’amour (IRE) (23) (D) D Loughnane 4 9 7 C Bennett 4 2 00-051 Tobouggaloo (6) (CD) W Kittow 6 9 7(6ex) William Cox (7) 2 3 -00024 St Andrews (IRE) (37) I Williams 4 8 8Adam J McNamara 3 4 000-43 Ocean Gale (23) R J Price 4 8 6 C Shepherd 5 5 /600-0 Arthur’s Queen (FR) (16) (D) C J Gray 6 8 5 E Greatrex 1 BETTING: 11-8 Tobouggaloo, 5-2 Pour L’amour, 4-1 St Andrews, 6-1 Ocean Gale, 16-1 Arthur’sQueen.

HAMILTON DrawAdvantage:Lowtomiddlenumbersbestinsprints, especiallyonsoftground.TV:RacingUK.

2.00 - BRITISH STALLION STUDS EBF NOVICE STAKES (PLUS 10) (CLASS 4) £8,000 added 2YO only 5f

1 4 Albert Street (IRE) (12) B Smart 9 2 C Beasley 5 2 Le Gros Serpant (IRE) K Dalgleish 9 2 R Scott (5) 1 3 35 Onesarnieshort (FR) (12) D O’Meara 9 2 D Tudhope 4 4 04 Elements Quest (IRE) (12) K Burke 8 11 J Vaughan (3) 2 5 0023 Jive Lady (IRE) (12) M Johnston 8 11 J Fanning 3 BETTING: 11-8 Jive Lady, 13-8 Albert Street, 7-1 Onesarnieshort, 8-1 Le Gros Serpant, 14-1ElementsQuest.

2.30 - WATCH RACING UK IN HD HANDICAP (CLASS 6) £5,000 added 3YO PLUS 5f 15-5033 20-0606 3-36216 4334445 5040-01

Picks Pinta (7) (C) J Riches 6 9 11 L Edmunds (5) 4 B Star Cracker (IRE) (11) (D) J Goldie 5 9 7 D Tudhope 7 Kodimoor (IRE) (40) (D) C Kellett 4 9 6 J Fanning 10 B Bunce (IRE) (6) (C)(D) Miss L Perratt 9 9 6 G Lee 6 Camanche Grey (IRE) (16) (CD) B Haslam 694 R J Fitzpatrick (5) 1 640450Lydiate Lady (205) (D) E Alston 5 9 2 P Mulrennan 9 7 0-503 Poet’s Time (13) T Easterby 3 8 8 Rachel Richardson (3) 2 8050300 Rat Catcher (IRE) (8) (D) Mrs L Williamson 788 C Hardie 3 B 960-060 Trulove (29) J Riches 4 8 8 Joe Doyle 8 1050-630 Cool Run Girl (IRE) (3) I Jardine 3 8 7 Nathan Evans (3) 5 BETTING: 7-2 Camanche Grey, 4-1 Kodimoor, 5-1 Picks Pinta, 6-1 Bunce, 7-1 Poet’s Time,8-1StarCracker,12-1CoolRunGirl,LydiateLady,14-1others.

3.05 - RACING UK CLUB DAY HERE TODAY HANDICAP (CLASS 5) £7,000 added 3YO PLUS 6f 1656354

Buccaneers Vault (IRE) (45) (D) P Midgley 5 9 13 P Mulrennan 5

Going: Good to firm, good in places 2026300 3313200 4120300 5 05-41 615-420

Top of The Bank (12) (D) Kristin Stubbs 4 9 12 J Fanning 7 Dark Forest (22) (D) Mrs M Fife 4 9 10 B McHugh 2 Indian Pursuit (IRE) (17) (D) J J Quinn 4 9 6 C Hardie 6 Metisian (20) (D) J O’Keeffe 3 9 5 G Lee 3 Quiet Warrior (IRE) (20) (D)(BF) M W Easterby 692 Harrison Shaw (7) 4 7063-23 Yes You (IRE) (10) (BF) I Jardine 3 8 4 Nathan Evans (3) 1 BETTING: 9-4 Metisian, 7-2 Yes You, 5-1 Buccaneers Vault, 6-1 Dark Forest, 8-1 Quiet Warrior,IndianPursuit,10-1TopofTheBank.

3.35 - RACING UK HANDICAP (CLASS 4) £12,000 added 3YO PLUS 1m 5f

136-556 2110001 3053235

Sindarban (IRE) (36) (C) K Dalgleish 6 10 3 G Lee 1 Be Perfect (USA) (17) (C) Mrs R Carr 8 10 2 J Garritty 2 Warp Factor (IRE) (17) J P Shanahan (IRE) 4 9 10 T O’Shea 4 44-4211 Hochfeld (IRE) (5) M Johnston 3 9 9(6ex) J Fanning 3 5046233 Tor (10) I Jardine 3 8 8 J Gormley (7) 5 BETTING:10-11Hochfeld,9-2WarpFactor,5-1Tor,7-1Sindarban,8-1BePerfect.

4.10 - WELCOME TO RACING UK CLUB MEMBERS HANDICAP (CLASS 4) £12,000 added 3YO PLUS 1m 1f

1430434 20-6520 3-00050 46-0412

Hidden Rebel (17) (C) A Whillans 5 10 0 P Mulrennan 6 Mohab (19) K Ryan 4 9 12 Seamus Cronin (7) 7 Maraakib (IRE) (38) D O’Meara 5 9 9 D Tudhope 5 Fivehundredmiles (IRE) (43) (C) J P Shanahan (IRE) 495 T O’Shea 4 B 506-232 Desert Ruler (66) J O’Keeffe 4 9 4 J Garritty 3 6 111-06 Rashford’s Double (IRE) (63) R Fahey 3 9 3 B McHugh 2 71-5601 X Rated (IRE) (15) (D) M Johnston 3 9 0 J Fanning 1 BETTING:13-8XRated,3-1Fivehundredmiles,9-2DesertRuler,8-1Mohab,12-1Hidden Rebel,Rashford’sDouble,14-1Maraakib.

4.40 - RACING UK HD ON SKY 432 MAIDEN AUCTION STAKES (CLASS 5) £6,000 added 3YO only 1m

1 5 256-046

Ember’s Glow (15) J Ward 9 5 Pioneering (IRE) (12) D O’Meara 9 5

C Hardie 3 D Tudhope 1

3 503 42-0325 5 06-45

Red Star Dancer (IRE) (11) Miss L Perratt 9 5 L Edmunds (5) 4 Somnambulist (16) K Dalgleish 9 5 G Lee 6 H Princess Nearco (IRE) (17) P Holmes 9 0 D Costello 2

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DONCASTER: 5.40 Eternalist, 6.10 Craftiness, 6.40 Donny Belle, 7.15 Shootingthe Breeze, 7.50 Firefright, 8.20 First Voyage, 8.50 Astute Boy. EPSOM: 6.00 Zaria, 6.30 Dichato, 7.00 Handytalk, 7.35 Really Super, 8.10 War At Sea, 8.40 Peloton.

HAMILTON: 2.00 Albert Street, 2.30 Poet’s Time, 3.05 Metisian, 3.35 Hochfeld, 4.10 Fivehundredmiles, 4.40 Red Star Dancer, 5.15 Catastrophe.

LEICESTER: 2.10 Nathan, 2.45 Major Cornwallis, 3.15 DAIRA PRINCE (NAP), 3.50 Parlance, 4.20 Shaheen, 4.55 Tyrsal, 5.30 One Too Many.

DOUBLE: Albert Street and Daira Prince.

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Geordie George (IRE) (12) (D) Rebecca Menzies 5 9 13 D Costello 11 Cline (5) (CD) K Ryan 4 9 12(6ex) Seamus Cronin (7) 6 Stardrifter (5) (D) Miss L Perratt 5 9 9 L Edmunds (5) 8 New Abbey Angel (IRE) (6) K Dalgleish 499 R Scott (5) 13 V Catastrophe (17) J J Quinn 4 9 7 J Garritty 2 Haymarket (11) (BF) R M Smith 8 9 5 D Tudhope 3 Rockliffe (10) M Hammond 4 9 5 P Mulrennan 10 The Bard’s Advice (76) K Dalgleish 3 9 4 G Lee 5 Leven (IRE) (16) J P Shanahan (IRE) 3 9 1 T O’Shea 9 Let Right Be Done (10) Miss L Perratt 5 8 12 Nathan Evans (3) 7 B,H Indian Giver (29) (CD) J Riches 9 8 12 C Rodriguez (5) 1 The King’s Steed (31) M Hammond 4 8 12 R J Fitzpatrick (5) 4 Kelpie Spirit (IRE) (31) J Weymes 3 8 11 Phil Dennis (5) 12

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Seeds tumble out in WLM first round ■ STEWART MEIKLE

FOUR seeds bit the dust in round one of the Johnston Oils-sponsored West Lothian Masters with No.9 Brian Craig of Glenmavis the highestranked to lose sight of the £1000 first prize and signature Green Jacket.

Craig, victorious in 2014, faced a tough opponent in 2000 finalist Brian Saunders of Bathgate High and suffered a 21-9 defeat.

The defeat of Kirkliston’s Calum Logan (No.10) was a major shock as he had shaped up well to lead Andy Mitchell of Pumpherston 14-10 before a loss of both line and length caused his dramatic collapse to a 21-15 exit.

Brian Cooper (No.13) reached the final in 2008 but made an early exit at the hands of Rab Shaw Jnr of East Calder in a 21-19 thriller while Darren Pearce (No.16) of Kirkliston was beaten 21-20 by Jim McKinnon of Armadale.

Greg Logan, the No.1 seed, and older brother Grant (No.2) both made progress. However, their father Gordon lost to Derek Kerr of Armadale while ten-year-old grandson Kyle lost to Walter McDougall of Glenmavis.

Ruary Love of Bellsburn edged out Alan Robertson of Blackburn 21-20 while former world and Commonwealth Games gold medal winner George Sneddon was a casualty, losing to Andy Jenkins of East Calder.

West Lothian hammered ■ STEWART MEIKLE

WEST LOTHIAN had their dreams of achieving title glory in the Cities and Counties Championship crushed by a Lanarkshire South team that trounced them by 37 shots (142-105) in their semi-final clash at East Lothian Co-op.

WL were 38-28 ahead after seven ends on five rinks but, on the sixth rink, the Lanarkshire South rink skipped by Stuart Simpson was 18-1 up on Neil Speirs and Co. West Lothian’s 46-39 setback on that first phase was followed by a 42-31 loss of the second, stretching the LS match lead to 18. In the third, a 54-35 domination of Lanarkshire South compounded the WL misery.

A gutted West Lothian camp had little to cheer as Grant Logan emerged the only successful skip.

Final rink scores (West Lothian first): Grant Logan 23, Stewart Anderson 21; Andy Dunnett 20, John Simpson 22; Ray Logan 13, David Gardner 19; Steven Fleming 17, Iain McLean 26; Thomas Mann 15, Robert Grant 26; Neil Speirs 17, Stuart Simpson 28.

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World’s top golfers ready to fight for Claret Jug

Experience and hunger the key to Open glory ■ MARTIN DEMPSTER at Royal Birkdale

THERE’S two things to take into account when trying to come up with a basic profile for a potential winner in this week’s 146th Open Championship at Birkdale.

On the one hand, recent history in golf’s oldest major points to that person being an experienced campaigner as just two of the last ten winners have been under 30.

But, on the other hand, the last seven majors have all produced first-time champions and tying the two together certainly narrows down candidates.

Sergio Garcia would have been top of that list if the Spaniard hadn’t broken his duck in these big events at the 74th attempt when becoming Masters champion in April.

But, with an impressive ten top-tens, including two second places, he’s certainly someone who could make experience count again in the Claret Jug event.

As could Justin Rose, who, of course, will forever be linked with this particular Open venue after finishing fourth as an amateur in 1998.

Surprisingly, that remains his best performance in the event but, at 36, he feels ready to try and emulate the likes of Ernie Ele, Darren Clarke, Zach Johnson and Henrik Stenson by making knowledge and understanding count.

“There’s a lot of experience required to play links golf,” said the Englishman. “If it’s not something that doesn’t feel im-

mediately natural. I think that you can learn to love it.

“And length of the golf course isn’t really a big deal. I think the ball runs a long way, so the course can play relatively short.

“Creativity around the greens also comes into it, strategy as well, avoiding bunkers. Great course management is incredibly important in an Open Championship and maybe older players have learned that skill and have a bit more patience, possibly.”

Having won the 2013 US Open, Rose doesn’t fit that twopart profile, but Lee Westwood certainly does and wouldn’t it be ironic if this proved to be his week finally at the age of 44?

The Edinburgh-based player, after all, has been guided by Chubby Chandler as his manager throughout his career but now that partnership has come to an end.

Westwood insists he has not been “unsettled” by that shock development and is certainly encouraged by fellow fortysomethings Els, Clarke, Mickelson and Stenson all getting their hands on the Claret Jug in the past six years.

“I’m still hitting ball as well as I ever did,” he said. “I’m pleased with how my swing is. I’m pleased with how I’m putting is good. My short game is good and I’ve played well along this coast before.

“I think a bit differently now, showing more cunning and guile on the course. And, whereas the US Open course (Erin Hills) last month was kind of a bomber’s style, you’ve

TOMMY FLEETWOOD The local hero leads the Race to Dubai after wins in both the HSBC Abu Dhabi Championship and French Open. He’s missed the cut in three Open appearances so far but is in the form of his life.

Ray recalls his heroics at Birkdale ■ MARTIN DEMPSTER

MEMORIES will come flooding back for Raymond Russell when he watches this week’s Open Championship – and no wonder.

It was at Birkdale, after all, where the Lothians man produced a brilliant performance to finish joint-fourth behind Mark O’Meara in the 1998 event.

In only his second appearance in the event, Russell followed opening rounds of 68-73-75 with a sensational closing effort of 66, the joint-best of the day with Tiger Woods.

“It doesn’t feel that long ago, but I suppose it shows I’m getting old,” said Russell, who hails from Prestonpans and played all his amateur golf at Longniddry.

“If my memory is correct, I think I was tying for the lead after nine holes on the first day or very close to it, but what I do really remember is being on the 11th tee on the Sunday.

“As I looked across the whole course and saw the stands and all the people, I was thinking,

THEN AND NOW: Russell finished fourth in 1998

LIFE BEGINS: Henrik Stenson claimed the Claret Jug 12 months ago aged 40

got to think your way around this one.”

Rory McIlroy has had lots to think about recently due to his poor form, having missed the cut in three of his last four events, including the Irish Open and Scottish Open.

It’s going to take quite a turnaround, therefore, for him to even have a chance of winning this title for a second time in four years, but that possibility certainly shouldn’t be ruled out.

Neither should world No.1 Dustin Johnson getting back to firing on all cylinders again, as was the case heading into The Masters before slipping on a wooden floor on the eve of the event and having to withdraw.

Or the likes of Jordan Spieth, Rickie Fowler or US Open champion Brooks Koepka

following in the footsteps of Arnold Palmer (1961), Lee Trevino (1971), Johnny Miller (1976) and Mark O’Meara (1998) by landing an American victory on Southport soil.

Fowler, of course, would

“Course management is incredibly important and maybe older players have learned that skill” JUSTIN ROSE

extend that run of first-time major winners if he prevailed and so, too, would Jon Rahm, who comes into this event riding on the crest of a wave. His performance at Portstewart in romping to a six-shot success

in the Irish Open was simply brilliant and, even at just 22, he, rather than Garcia, could just easily become Spain’s first Claret Jug winner since Seve Ballesteros in 1988.

It’s been more recent than that, of course, since a Scot triumphed in the season’s third major thanks to Paul Lawrie winning at Carnoustie in 1999.

But, with Lawrie, Russell Knox and Martin Laird having all suffered early Scottish Open exits last week, it will require a big turnaround in form for them to get in the mix on Sunday.

Capital-based Richie Ramsay, on the other hand, will be aiming to reproduce the form that earned him a share of second spot behind Rahm at Portstewart as he bids to improve on a best finish of joint-58th in 2013.

THE 146TH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP: MARTIN DEMPSTER’S FIVE TO WATCH RICKIE FOWLER The American has recorded two top-five finishes in seven Open appearances and comes into the third major of the season in buoyant mood after being in contention in the final rounds of both The Masters and US Open.

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SERGIO GARCIA Having finally landed a major at the 74th attempt when winning The Masters in April, the Spaniard will be feeling quietly confident that he can also get his hands on the Claret Jug after ten top-ten finishes in the event.

MARC LEISHMAN The Australian lost out to Zach Johnson in a play-off at St Andrews two years ago, having also finished fifth 12 months earlier at Royal Liverpool, and has the game to be in the mix again on his seventh Open appearance.

JUSTIN ROSE It was here, of course, that the Englishman made his name when tying for fourth as an amateur in 1998.

That’s still his best finish in the event, but this could be his biggest chance to add to a 2013 US Open triumph.

‘this is what playing golf is all about’.”

Among those out watching Russell in the final round was former Hibs chairman Tom O’Malley, who had followed him throughout his career.

“I felt very calm all week and that continued all the way through the last round,” recalled Russell, who is now based in the Home Counties and works as a talent-spotter for Nike.

“A couple of things I remember are getting a good bounce off a banking at the par-3 12th to about 12 to 15 feet and hitting a great putt that I still don’t know how it didn’t go in.

“Then, standing over my third shot at the last having driven in the rough and I had 172 yards and a 6 iron, there was a TV microphone at the back of the green that was my target because of the breeze. My ball didn’t move off it in flight and it’s still as clear in my head as I’m am talking about it today.”

Russell had been hoping to be back at Birkdale with his clubs this week but fell at the final qualifying stage after earlier coming through one of the regional events.

“You always want to play in and try and feature in as many Opens as possible and it was really good to play in one at Muirfield (in 2002),” said the former European Tour winner.

“Overall, it was a bit disappointing not to play more and do better in the ones I did, but I still very fortunate to play in the five I did.”

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New striker scores twice as Edinburgh grab bonus

City are spot-on as Grimes makes instant impression

■ ROSS PILCHER at Ainslie Park

A DEBUT double from striker Ashley Grimes wasn’t enough for Edinburgh City to claim the win, but Gary Jardine’s men prevailed 4-2 in a penalty shootout to claim a bonus point after a 2-2 draw with Berwick Rangers their opening Betfred Cup Group F fixture.

Grimes’ deflected opener was cancelled out by Aaron Murrell’s equaliser, only for Grimes to fire one in to the top corner almost immediately to restore City’s one-goal advantage. Berwick weren’t to be denied however, as Pat Scullion netted a second leveller with just seven minutes remaining.

City gave competitive debuts to four of their new summer singings. Grimes, David Verlaque and Sean Mackie started along side Calum Hall. Having been released by Hibs and training with Motherwell, City boss Gary Jardine signed the 16-year-old to the first team squad after impressing during pre-season.

Bulgarian Zdravko Karadachki made his first appearance as a second half-substitute, along with Moses Olanrewaju.

The visitors started the brighter, with Lavery hitting the target twice in quick succession, but neither effort properly tested Calum Antell.

Grimes registered City’s only attempt of the opening ten minutes, but his low drive was tame and easily dealt with by on-loan Rangers keeper Robby McCrorie.

The striker did manage to mark the occasion with his first goal since moving north.

Fed by Josh Walker, the Mancunian’s shot from the edge of the area took a deflection on it’s way to goal, wrongfooting McCrorie to give City the lead.

John Coughlin’s team were still proving a threat, Murrell next to be denied when he fired straight at Antell.

The former Dundee United youngster made no mistake shortly after, however, racing on to a great through ball as calmly dispatching past Antell.

The lead barely lasted a minute though, with Grimes

PRESENCE: Edinburgh City striker Ashley Grimes bears down on Berwick Rangers goalkeeper Robbie McCrorie

this time not requiring the aid of a deflection, brilliantly finding the top corner from the angle of the box.

Murrell had the ball in the net in very similar circumstances again, but was denied by an offside flag on the far side.

The Wee Rangers went close to restoring parity once more shortly after the break, but Michael McKenna’s wicked free-kick bounced just wide of the post.

Murrell and Antell were having something of a personal duel and the Welsh keeper had to throw himself to his left to keep out the number 21’s

strike from the edge of the box.

Grimes came extremely close to a hat-trick when he got a toe to the ball ahead of McCrorie, but the keeper did well to recover and palm the ball off the City striker as he was preparing to roll it in from a tight angle.

He was even closer soon after, meeting strike partner Lewis Allan’s cross with a powerful header that crashed off the cross bar with McCrorie rooted to the spot.

Berwick sub Gary Phillips spurned a great opportunity to level with ten to go. He was left

all alone at the back post, but blazed his first-time effort over when he had plenty of time to take a touch before shooting.

Another equaliser did come just three minutes later, when a bouncing ball fell to Scullion, who drilled low past Antell in to the far corner through a sea of bodies.

It was end-to-end stuff by this point and Grimes was denied a treble yet again when his first-time shot was blocked from close range following good work from Allan down the right.

Antell then had to be at full-

stretch to tip Greg Rutherford’s looping header over the bar, before McCrorie clumsily parried a dipping Karadachki shot wide to ensure penalties were required.

City were flawless from the spot, with Berwick’s Chris McDonald hitting the post and Antell saving from Scullion to ensure a 4-2 shoot-out success.

Edinburgh City: Antell, McKee, Walker, Laird, Beattie (Harrison 62), Grimes, Hall (Olanrewaju 75), Dunn (Karadachki 69), Verlaque, Mackie, Allan.

Berwick Rangers: McCrorie, Fleming, Notman ( Donaldson 72), Thomson ( Phillips61), Lavery (Rutherford 57), McKenna, Irving, Stewart, McDonald, Murrell, Scullion.

Referee: S Brown

County fire warning to Hibs with six-goal rout of hapless Montrose CRAIG CURRAN and Thomas Mikkelsen both struck doubles as Ross County hit Montrose for six at Links Park.

Michael Gardyne and Alex Schalk were also on target as County continued their perfect start to the Betfred Cup with a

6-0 triumph over their League Two opponents.

County – who are in Hibs’ pool and host Neil Lennon’s men on Friday – replaced Scott Fox, Marcus Fraser and Schalk with Aaron McCarey, Kenny van der Weg and Mikkelsen fol-

lowing their opening win over Alloa but there was no disruption to their rhythm.

Mikkelsen put County in front on 15 minutes, nodding in Ryan Dow’s cross, and County were two to the good on 27 minutes as ex-Dundee United defender

Sean Dillon pushed Andrew Davies over in the box, allowing Curran the opportunity to tuck the ball away from 12 yards.

It got worse for Montrose on the half-hour mark as Curran teed up Gardyne and he netted.

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the stroke of half-time to put the Staggies in cruise control.

Mikkelsen notched his second 10 minutes after half-time and Schalk did likewise late on.

Arbroath defeated Alloa 6-5 on penalties after a 1-1 draw in the other Group D game.

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Young midfielder has burst on

No.31: Smith’s medal haul GORDON SMITH holds a unique place in British football, having won the league championship with three different clubs – all outwith the Old Firm – and of having played in the European club for each of them, Hibs, Hearts and Dundee.

Born in Edinburgh, Smith grew up an exiled Hearts supporter in Montrose and had both Capital clubs after him after scoring a hat-trick for a Dundee junior select against a Hearts-Hibs X1.

He was persuaded to sign for Hibs in April 1941 for £10 and on his debut he scored a hat-trick against Hearts at Tynecastle. By the end of the Second World War he was an internationalist and had a century of goals in the Scottish Southern League to his credit.

Smith, said to be as skilful as Stanley Matthews and as good a goalscorer as Tom Finney, went on to play 674 games for Hibs and scored 364 goals, including 17 hattricks and five in one match against Third Lanark.

It was a phenomenal record for any player, never mind a winger who was regarded as the outstand-

ing member of the Famous Five.

In all, Smith won five championship medals, three with Hibs and one each with Hearts and Dundee. In 1962 with the Tayside club he became the first British player to have played in the semi-finals of the European Cup, having first done so with Hibs seven years earlier.

He was also part of the Hibs team which lost the 1947 Scottish Cup final to Aberdeen, but won the League Cup with Hearts in 1959, beating Third Lan-

ark 2-1 in the final. He also played 18 times for Scotland, skippering his country on a successful tour of Europe in 1955 having previously felt he was not considered a first choice for the national team. Smith also gained nine caps for the Scottish League before retiring after 23 years in top-grade football to live quietly in North Berwick, where he died in August 2004. n For information on Easter Road Stadium Tours, contact bmcgoldrick@ hibernianfc.co.uk

No.31: The best forward line to wear maroon THEIR names roll off the tongue of any Hearts fan who knows even a smattering of their club’s history.

Alfie Conn, Willie Bauld and Jimmy Wardhaugh, affectionately known as the Terrible Trio, are the greatest forward line ever to don the maroon jersey.

The iconic strikeforce spearheaded the most successful side in Hearts’ history during the 1950s, helping them win two Scottish league titles, one Scottish Cup and three League Cups.

The combination of Wardhaugh’s dribbling skills and non-stop running, Bauld’s cerebral play and prodigious aerial ability, and Conn’s energetic, tenacious style and powerful shooting complemented each other perfectly.

Conn was blessed with a ferocious shot, whilst Bauld was an intelligent leader of the line and considered the brains of the outfit. Ward-

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haugh was the most clinical of finishers inside and outside the penalty area.

The Terrible Trio scored over 900 goals between them for Hearts during the club’s halcyon period.

Wardhaugh, pictured left, claimed 376, Bauld, centre, 355 and Conn, right, 221.

In total they played 242 games together and remain a unique commodity in the history of Scottish football.

Indeed, perhaps the Terrible Trio’s only serious

rivals are Hibs’ Famous Five forward line.

The Hearts manager Tommy Walker said of the Trio: “They always appeared to play as one.

Their individual expertise, positional sense and scoring ability were simply dovetailed into one unit.”

John Cumming, the hardened wing-half, was another huge admirer of this supremely gifted triumvirate.

“Nobody compared with Conn, Bauld and Wardhaugh in attack,” he observed.

“They were a great threesome and the biggest influence on the team.” n See more great items from Hearts’ history at the club’s museum. For opening times, go to www.heartsfc. co.uk/pages/museum

LIFE has been full of little surprises for Hibs kid Fraser Murray over the past ten months – all of them very much welcome.

He may have been a total unknown when he was handed a first-team debut against Highland League Turriff United in last season’s Irn Bru Cup as boss Neil Lennon took the opportunity to rest a string of his frontline players.

But now the 18-year-old is making everyone sit up and

take notice, his latest appearance in a green-and-white shirt earning him the man-of-thematch as Hibs crushed Montrose in their opening Betfred Cup match at the weekend.

It wasn’t, though, the first such accolade for the midfield rookie – he’d also been picked as the best player on the pitch in his first League appearance, a 3-2 win in the Championship over Raith Rovers in April.

Admitting that at present it feels this as good as it gets, Murray insisted he won’t be allowing his head to be turned, well aware that he’s got a lot of hard work ahead of him if he is to even make himself a firstteam regular at Easter Road.

It has been, however, a promising start but far from having “come from nowhere”, the boy from Glasgow revealing that he’s been with Hibs for ten years, the faith being shown in him by Lennon a reward for those thrice weekly trips along the M8 to train at East Mains.

“It’s going well just now,” Murray agreed. “And I am enjoying myself. But it is a matter of continuing to work hard and try to use this as a platform to push on and try to force myself into the first-team squad.

“That’s the aim, to keep pushing myself as high as I can go and who knows what can happen. It’s a case of keeping

McInnes pens Aberdeen contract extension ABERDEEN manager Derek McInnes has committed himself to the club until 2020.

McInnes and assistant Tony Docherty have both signed 12-month extensions to their current contracts.

The new deals come just over a month after McInnes rejected

an offer to take over as Sunderland boss.

The 46-year-old said: “We’re delighted to extend our contracts and both Tony and I are looking forward to the season ahead.

“I am committed to trying to bring more success to the club

and with the excellent squad of players we have.”

Chairman Stewart Milne added: “I mentioned recently that Derek and Tony had demonstrated their loyalty to and ambitions for the club when they elected to remain and this contract extension reaffirms that.”

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ONE TO REMEMBER: Fraser Murray scored his first goal in a Hibs shirt during the 4-0 victory over Montrose and is delighted with the progress he is making since being handed his debut for the club against Turriff United last season

MERRIER FOR FRAZ my head down and trusting the manager and coaching staff to decide what’s best for me.”

Nevertheless, Murray admitted he’s already far beyond where he believed he might be at this stage in his career.

He said: “I’m from Baillieston but I was scouted

by Hibs when I was seven or eight and I have been with them ever since.

“There were training camps in Glasgow but they stopped when I was about 13 and I started coming through to Edinburgh three times a week, training Monday, Wednesday and Friday and usually a game at the weekend.

“I’ve got my dad Stuart to

thank for bringing me through.

We must have clocked up countless miles driving back and forward along the M8.

“But I have never wanted to be anything other than a football player, I was always out on the street playing with my friends.”

Murray appears to have slotted in seamlessly in midfield but that, he insisted, was down to having the likes of John McGinn and Dylan McGeouch alongside him.

He said: “Playing with players like that is a big lift for someone like myself. Dylan has had a few wise words, Simon Murray has helped me since I came in the door, while Lewis

Stevenson and Davie Gray always have a bit of advice, what to do and not to do.”

Murray admitted his appearance against Montrose had come as something of a shock – just as each of his previous games had been.

“It was a bit of a surprise to be picked against Turriff, but

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brilliant to get the first goal in that game and then it was not only a surprise to play against Raith but to get the man-ofthe-match award.

“At the weekend I knew I was in the squad but never thought I’d be playing. I was only told an hour before kickoff and again it was a bit of a surprise, but I was pleased.

“The manager just said to get turned and look forward all the time, to make forward passes and runs. To get my first Easter Road goal was a great moment for me. Hopefully there’s more to come.”

Speculation, of course, has been rife all summer as to who Lennon may be bringing in,

every day seeming to bring forward a new name.

Steven Whittaker’s return made him the fifth signing with the prospect of more to come, although Murray is delighted that as he seeks to strengthen his squad, Lennon isn’t overlooking the young talent on his own doorstep.

He said: “It’s nice to know the manager will give young players a chance. He’s done that with me, Ryan Porteous, Oli Shaw and a few others during pre-season. In the under20s we have a good bunch of boys and it helps to have each other. We support each other, set ourselves high standards and push one another on.”

Indiscipline is not an issue at Celtic, insists Rodgers CALM: Brendan Rodgers

BRENDAN RODGERS insists discipline is not an issue at Celtic despite two UEFA charges arising from their Champions League clash with Linfield.

The European governing body opened a case against striker Leigh Griffiths for tying a Hoops scarf to a goal post

after the 2-0 win at Windsor Park on Friday.

UEFA has also instigated disciplinary action against Celtic after picking up five yellow cards, one of which was controversially given to Griffiths for presumably taking too long at a corner when he was

being pelted with missiles – including a glass bottle.

Ahead of the second leg of the second qualifying-round clash at Celtic Park tonight, boss Rodgers said: “The hearing is on Thursday so we will see what comes back from that.

“If you look over the course

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“Sometimes you get that in European games. There were one or two that weren’t bookings as such but I don’t think you need to worry about the discipline of Celtic.”

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HIBEES: Simon says ‘no’ to contract offer From Back Page at his disposal, knows Republic of Ireland hitman Stokes well having been his manager at Celtic.

Although insisting he is happy overall with the squad he currently has – Steven Whittaker becoming his fifth signing of the summer following the arrivals of Danny Swanson, Murray, Efe Ambrose and Ofir Marciano – Lennon has also stressed his desire to add further quality as Hibs prepare for their return to the Premiership following a three-year absence.

Chief executive Leeann Dempster has promised Lennon he’ll get the backing to do so having revealed seasonticket sales have soared beyond 12,000 – an all-time record – and it is known Stokes is high on the manager’s wanted list having seen a move to Blackburn Rovers turn sour, the Lancashire club having been relegated to English football’s League One. It is understood Hibs remain in a positive mood in regard to tempting Stokes, a hero of their historic Scottish Cup triumph of two years ago with his two goals against Rangers in the final, back to Edinburgh. However, they’ll undoubtedly have told the player that they can’t wait forever for an answer, with Lennon ready to turn to alternative targets if he decides his future lies elsewhere.

Wales forward Church, meanwhile, did enough to impress Lennon while on trial last week but revealed the offer from Hibs was not good enough to relocate his family from Berkshire to the Capital.

“Hibernian offered me a deal, but it’s not quite right for us in terms of moving the family up to Scotland,” the free agent told BBC Radio Wales.

“It’s not ideal [to be without a club] because clubs are well into their pre-season schedules and signing players.

“But I’m keeping on top of my fitness and I’m hopeful something will come up.

“Ideally I’d like to stay in the UK, but if there’s an offer from abroad that’s too good to turn down I’d have to look at it.”

Hibs XI take on Selkirk HIBS are sending a team to face Selkirk on Sunday to competefortheBobbyJohnstone Memorial Cup. Johnstone, a member of the Easter Road club’s Famous Five frontline, also played for Manchester City, Oldham and Scotland. He was born in the Borders town and died there in 2001.

The match will take place at Selkirk’s Yarrow Park (kick-off 2pm).

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ON SONG: Joelle Murray, pictured with her personalised chant – penned by comedian Des Clarke and sponsors Vauxhall – feels Scotland can make their mark against England tonight

Murray hails Hibs boss ahead of Auld Enemy showdown ■ NEIL McGLADE

JOELLE MURRAY says she feels indebted to Hibs Ladies manager Chris Roberts for his role in ensuring her inclusion in Scotland’s European Championships squad.

The Scots get their first-ever finals appearance underway tonight in the Netherlands where they face England in Utrecht (kick-off 7.45pm).

Drawn in Group D, Anna Signeul’s players will also play Portugal in Rotterdam on Sunday before a final group encounter with Spain in Deventer a week tomorrow.

However, as defender Murray prepares to enter the lion’s den this evening, there was a time not so long ago when she wondered if she’d be forced into making alternative plans this summer having suffered a stress response tibia fracture whilst on international duty at the Cyprus Cup in March.

The 30-year-old, who is set to earn her 44th cap tonight, admits she did fear the worst but believes not only her own personal drive but the support shown by Roberts aided her back to full fitness.

An intense rehabilitation programme coupled with a gradual return to football at club level now has Murray on the brink of fulfilling a lifelong ambition of representing her country at the highest level.

“I’ve always played under managers who have supported me and really pushed me on to better things,” Murray explained to the Evening News. “Hibs has been my only club and Chris was there for me through this injury I had earlier in the season. He knew the aim was always to get me back playing ahead of the Euros to ensure I was available for selection. I had to manage my game-time when I was fit to return and Chris understood that. I owe so much to him for his support, particularly over the last few months in helping me get there.”

While there was no-one more relieved than Murray to learn of her inclusion at last month’s squad announcement, she does harbour some disappointment that Hibs teammate Lizzie Arnot won’t be there to share the experience.

Winger Arnot’s Euro hopes were extinguished when the 21-year-old ruptured her anterior cruciate knee ligament during a training session in April – an injury that immediately ruled the former Hutchison Vale talent out for the rest of the season.

“Lizzie would have been included in the squad without a doubt as she’s such a massive talent,” the Hibs Ladies captain said. “We’ve been training together at the gym at Oriam and her rehab is going really well. It was awful what happened to Lizzie but she’s very focused on getting back and being stronger for it.”

For now, though, Murray’s primary focus is on tonight’s opponents and one of the pretournament favourites, England. And, with the Scotland squad having suffered the agony of a last-gasp defeat to Spain in a playoff for Euro 2013 over four years ago, Murray insists now is the time to prove they belong at Europe’s top table.

“It’s really hit home now we’re just about to play our first game,” she said. “I never imagined all those years ago when I got my first cap that I’d be part of the first Scottish ladies squad that would qualify for a major championships. It’s a proud moment for myself and will probably be the pinnacle of my career.

“The media attention we’re getting is certainly something I’ve never experienced before.

It’s nice and do I like it and it’s great to get that publicity, not just for the girls but for women’s football as a whole.

“We all appreciate that this is our first appearance at a major competition and that we’re in a very difficult group. We recognise that and so does Anna as she hasn’t set us any targets.

We want to put ourselves about and despite it being a tough group, it’s one we know we can be competitive in. We played Spain in a friendly just over a year ago and drew with them [1-1 March 2016] so we know what we’re up against. We’ve got a talented squad ourselves that are more than capable of competing.”

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KYLE HAS WINNING TOUCH . .

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BARRY ANDERSON THIS was a comfortable if unspectacular start to the new season for Hearts as Kyle Lafferty’s header secured victory in Elgin.

The Betfred League Cup Group B tie was settled by the Northern Irishman after an hour on a night when the Premiership side struggled to break down their stubborn League Two hosts.

Goalless at half-time, Hearts enjoyed the majority of possession without creating too many clear-cut scoring opportunities. That theme changed little after the interval. The visitors did get more joy as the game wore on and their part-time opponents visibly tired. A break inside the penalty area eluded them despite their best efforts but they were content to leave Moray with a 1-0 win.

It was Polish substitute Rafal Grzelak – a first-half replacement for the injured Ashely Smith-Brown – who teed up the winning goal. His delivery from the left following a foul on the lively Esmael Goncalves was nodded home by Lafferty for his first competitive Hearts goal. It was a timely intervention given most of his teammates’ efforts were off target throughout the evening.

It’s not often anyone reports on the stifling heat of Elgin, but temperatures at Borough Briggs touched 26 degrees.

The build-up to kick-off saw players from both sides sweating it out on the well-preened grass surface at Britain’s most northern league football venue. They were watched by around 550 travelling supporters who perched themselves on the grass verges behind the goals – hopefully plastered in suncream.

Hearts fielded a strong side despite travelling north without Arnaud Djoum, Bjorn Johnsen, Liam Smith and John Souttar. Competitive debuts were given to captain Christophe Berra, right-back Michael Smith, left-back Ashley SmithBrown and striker Laffery.

Head coach Ian Cathro wants his team to build momentum as quickly as possible after a disappointing second half last season. For that reason, he named his strongest available line-up, with Lafferty leading the forward line.

Part-time Elgin entered this affair on the back of a crushing 6-0 defeat at Dunfermline on Saturday as Group B began with a bang. Manager Jim Weir, the former Hearts defender, was trying to initiate a response from his players against a side four divisions higher in the Scottish Professional Football League.

Elgin’s ball retention lev-

els made creating openings difficult early on, whilst their opponents kept possession comfortably. Lafferty and Jamie Walker both had shots at goal which didn’t properly test the City goalkeeper Marc Waters.

Hearts’ build-up was patient as they tried to fashion an opening. They were roared on by a notably loud and vocal Cathro on the edge of his technical area.

Walker did round Waters after quarter of an hour to roll the ball into an empty net following a defensive mix-up as Berra’s long ball forward caused confusion. However, the offside flag denied him the game’s opening goal. Lafferty swung his foot at Esmael Goncalves’ cross but failed to connect. It was clear Hearts’ harboured more quality, clear chances were at a premium, though.

Much of the visitors’ threat was coming down the right flank where the Northern Irishman Michael Smith dominated.

He scarpered up and down the wing at a steady pace, linked well with forwards and midfielders, and delivered a couple of dangerous crosses. At first glance, the man signed from Peterborough United looks a reliable acquisition by the Tynecastle management.

On the opposite side, Ashley Smith-Brown was disappointingly forced off by an injury before the half-hour mark.

Grzelak took his place in the left wing-back position in Cathro’s 3-4-2-1 system. A fairly mundane first half drew to a close after Don Cowie’s volley from Lafferty’s headed knockdown soared over Waters’ crossbar. The goalless interval scoreline didn’t impress the maroon-clad following. Indeed, a few near Cathro’s dugout complained about a lack of urgency from their team as the half-time whistle sounded.

Goncalves drove inside away from the Elgin right-back Matthew Cooper to dispatch a powerful shot at Waters on 52 min-

JAMBOS: Smith-Brown to be assessed after injury scare From back page game. We’re aware there are parts of our play which we want to be better. That was the case anyway because this is an ongoing process.

“We’re already looking forward to the East Fife game on Saturday, the next game in the group. We’ve got time to recover and do some work.”

On Laffery’s goal, he added: “We had a number of chances

throughout the game. Kyle had a number himself in the first half but he stayed calm and kept doing the correct things. We got through it.

“We never had any idea it was going to be an overly comfortable game. That was the case. We knew it was a difficult task. It was our first competitive game. The only important thing was putting in a strong enough perform-

ance to control the game.

“We’re working day by day to get there but this is it so we have to be ready. Some stuff progresses but you can only make a judgment on how the team is in the first game. Then you look at the next game and the next game. We will continue working to improve.

Smith-Brown came off after 28 minutes and will be assessed by medical staff at

Riccarton today. “He felt a discomfort in his groin so we’ll need to see how that looks over the next couple of days. We don’t anticipate that it’s too bad. We’re obviously hoping it isn’t anything serious, that goes without saying,” commented Cathro.

Meanwhile, 20-year-old Hearts striker Alistair Roy yesterday joined Dumbarton on loan until January.

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NEIL McCANN’S first match as Dundee’s permanent manager ended in a dramatic 2-1 Betfred Cup triumph at Raith Rovers.

McCann, having opted to remain in his role over the summer after an interim stint last term, fielded five new signings in his starting line-up but it was the introduction of 70th-minute substitute Sofien Moussa that sparked the tie into life.

Moussa opened the scoring in the 83rd minute, with Lewis Vaughan equalising for the plucky League One hosts in the 90th minute only for defender Jack Hendry – another fresh face – to head home a stoppage-time winner for the Dark Blues.

Meanwhile, Dom Thomas’s double got Kilmarnock out of trouble as they kick-started their Betfred Cup campaign with a 4-2 win over Clyde.

Killie appeared in all sorts of trouble at Rugby Park when the Bully Wee responded to Rory McKenzie early strike with quick-fire goals from Darren Ramsay and Kevin Nicoll.

However, Thomas netted twice after the break and McKenzie then completed his own brace.

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utes. The keeper held the effort as consternation within the Hearts camp began to grow.

Any exasperation wasn’t helped when the visitors appealed for a penalty as the grounded Stephen Bronsky appeared to handle while tackling Lafferty. Referee Steven Kirkland allowed play to continue.

Cathro bawled several times at his team to “play quicker” and increase the tempo.

The sense was that Elgin wouldn’t cope if Hearts reached top gear.

Eventually, with almost an hour gone, Lafferty opened his competitive account for his new club.

Goncalves won a free-kick on the left near the goal line and, once the set-piece was taken, Grzelak delivered a teasing cross for the Northern Irishman to glance into the far corner of the net.

There was palpable relief for Hearts at that stage. Elgin hadn’t troubled them in an attacking sense but everyone inside Borough Briggs was conscious of the potential for an upset at 0-0. Once Lafferty

made the breakthrough, there was only ever likely to be one outcome.

Walker came close to adding a second with a 20-yard shot on 74 minutes which bounced just wide of target. He then made way for Rory Currie to a welcome round of applause from the travelling support.

His future remains uncertain amid strong interest from Rangers, however the Hearts fans clearly want him to stay in Edinburgh.

Elgin tried to mount a late rally in an effort to prise an equaliser. They howled for a penalty when midfielder Brian Cameron went down in the act of shooting under pressure from Grzelak. Again, referee Kirkland ignored the claims.

Jack Hamilton then held Cooper’s looping header in the last act of the match. Lafferty’s header remained the deciding factor in this game to provide his new team with a steady start to the new campaign.

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MATCH DETAILS

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MICHAEL SMITH looks a solid signing for Hearts to replace Callum Paterson.

The right-back likes to get forward and has the ability to create in the final third when he gets there. Has a decent turn of pace too.

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Sat, July 22: East Fife (h) (3.00) Tue, July 25: Peterhead (a) (8.00) Sat, July 29: Dunfermline (h) (3.00) (all Betfred Cup)

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28: Grzelak for Smith-Brown 75: Currie for Walker 85: Stockton for Lafferty Unused subs: Noring, Martin, McGhee, Petkov.

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BUABEN SMITH-BROWN

70: McLeish for McGovern 75: McKinnon for Allan 87: Eadie for S Smith Unused subs: Ferguson, Wilson, Dear.

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Tue, July 25: East Fife (a) (7.45) Sat, July 29: Peterhead (h) (3.00) Sat, Aug 5: Cowdenbeath (h) (3.00) (League Two)

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Betfred Cup Group Stages Last night’s results: Group A: Brechin 1, Forfar 1 (4-3 pens); Stirling 0, Inverness 0 (0-2 pens).

Group B: East Fife 0, Dunfermline 0 (8-9 pens).

Group C: Raith 1, Dundee 2.

Group D: Alloa 1, Arbroath 1 (5-6 pens); Montrose 0, Ross County 6.

Group E: Dumbarton 1, Ayr 3; Kilmarnock 4, Clyde 2.

Group F: Edinburgh City 2, Berwick 2 (4-2 pens); Morton 2, Queen’s Park 2 (4-2 pens).

Group G: Albion Rovers 1, Stenhousemuir 1 (2-3 pens); Queen of the South 0, East Kilbride 0 (1-4 pens).

Group H: Airdrieonians 3, Stranraer 1; St Mirren 0, Livingston 1.

Tonight: Group C: Buckie v Dundee United (8pm)

Ex-Hearts E half-back h Laing L dies

FO ORMER Hearts player Davie Laaing has died at the age of 92.

Laing played for the Tynecaastle side between 1946 and 19 954. Predominantly used as a half-back, Laing made 311 ap ppearances for the Jambos an nd scored 17 goals. He was neever booked or sent off during hiis Hearts career.

Born in Gateside, Fife, Laing also spent a brief period at Capital rivals Hibs, playing ten games between 1956 and 1957.

His other clubs included Clyde, Gillingham, Margate, Ramsgate Athletic and Canterbury City.

Laing turned to journalism after his playing career ended and worked for the Edinburgh Evening Dispatch and the Scottish Daily Mail. He also took up the role of press officer for Hearts.

He retired in 1990 to live in Kirkcaldy.

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TALKS: Anthony Stokes

Stokes’ future to be clear by end of week ■ DAVID HARDIE

IAN CATHRO stressed there is more to come from Hearts after last night’s narrow Betfred League Cup win over Elgin.

Kyle Lafferty’s first competitive goal for the Edinburgh club secured a 1-0 victory at Borough

Briggs in Group B of the newlook League Cup. Hearts’ performance was steady, but lacked the kind of creative spark needed to break down a well-organised Elgin defence. Lafferty produced a glancing header from substitute Rafal Grzelak’s cross on the

hour mark to separate the sides.

There was a price to pay for the visitors as defender Ashley Smith-Brown was forced off with a groin injury in the first half. Grzelak took his place and assisted with the winner, but Hearts head coach Cathro feels his team have more momentum

to find after their first competitive outing of the new season.

“Definitely, there is more to come. You’re almost tricked into thinking you’ve got to score loads of goals in these games and that’s not true,” he said. “You’ve got to play the game and make sure you are

the dominant team, and go away with the win.

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MORE TO COME MAKING A MARK: Kyle Lafferty, right, is congratulated by his strike partner Esmael Goncalves after putting Hearts 1-0 up away at Elgin City

HIBS hope to know by the end of the week whether striker Anthony Stokes will be joining the Easter Road club for a third time.

Talks between the club, the 28-year-old and his representatives have been ongoing for a while with boss Neil Lennon having made adding firepower to his frontline a priority following the departure of Jason Cummings – top scorer in each of the last three seasons – to Nottingham Forest. That bid to strengthen his attack has suffered a blow with Wales forward Simon Church turning down an offer to join the club.

Lennon, who has already brought in striker Simon Murray from Dundee United but has only Brian Graham and 19-year-old Oli Shaw currently