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Heritage skills thrive in 21st century facility

Heritage skills thrive in 21st century facility

Business is booming for our Hawick based stonemasons, John Beattie & Sons Memorials, as the team recently relocated to a purpose built workshop in the Borders town. Manager David Beattie and cousin Martin, are descendents of founder John Beattie whose...

Travelling Abroad? 5 Repatriation Must Knows

If you’re one of those people that always pre-books your summer holiday, chances are you’ve finalised your plans by mid March, or so the travel experts tell us. It’s highly unlikely your research covered repatriation so here’s 5 facts worth sharing. For UK residents:...

Record number of Fife entries for indoor bowls

2019 started with a bang as St Andrews Bowling Club received record number of entries for the inaugural William Purves Challenge Trophy. Competition for the various cash prizes was fierce with 64 entries received from teams across the North East as the club and...

What Unites Bridget Jones, Babylonians and You?

When you make your new year’s resolutions for 2019, you’re celebrating a 3000 year old tradition, dating back to the Babylonian era. Unfortunately, by mid January all the promises to lose weight, eat and drink less, and do more exercise have been largely...

To Absent Friends This Christmas

For many bereaved families and friends, this time of year is particularly tough. Aside from grief itself, there are many feelings of guilt associated with celebrating Christmas and new year. In our experience there is no right or wrong way to behave. Grief is a...