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Scotsman
a day ago
- Scotsman
Three nuns in dock at Edinburgh Sheriff Court charged with abuse at children's homes
Three nuns have appeared in court accused of carrying out historical campaigns of torture and abuse at two Scots children's homes - including allegations of forcing children to eat their own vomit and drink washing up liquid. Sign up to our daily newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Edinburgh News, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... Carol Buirds, Dorothy Kane and Eileen McElhinney are alleged to have assaulted and used cruel and unnatural treatment towards at least 27 children at the two homes run by the Catholic congregation the Sisters of Nazareth. Buirds, 75, Kane, 67, and McElhinney, 78, appeared in the dock at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on Thursday, where they pleaded not guilty to a total of 29 allegations on indictment. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Edinburgh Sheriff Court (Photo: TSPL) Buirds is facing 11 charges of cruel and unnatural treatment and eight of assault allegedly committed at Nazareth House in Lasswade, Midlothian, and Nazareth House in Kilmarnock. The pensioner is claimed to have tortured and assaulted children under her care including rubbing urine-soaked bedding into their heads, forcing soap into their mouths and making another to chew on cigarettes. Buirds, from Wallsend, Tyne and Wear, is facing allegations of making youngsters to take cold showers, forcing food into one child's mouth causing them to vomit and then ordering them eat the sick. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Prosecutors allege on one occasion the nun made a female child stand naked with her hands above her head while she was menstruating, remove bloodied sheets from her bed and throw them out of a window while other children watched on. She is also said to have assaulted children at the two homes in Lasswade and Kilmarnock by striking and kicking them to the head and body and hitting them with a hairbrush and a slipper. The abuse allegedly carried out by Buirds is said to have involved 18 victims, who cannot be identified, and been committed between September 1975 and May 1981. Kane, from Lasswade, Midlothian, is facing three charges of cruel and unnatural treatment and one of assault allegedly carried out against four children between March 1980 and August 1981. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad She is alleged to have reported one child to staff members after supplying him with cigarettes in the knowledge he would be punished 'with the result he was forced to drink washing up liquid and slapped on the head'. The indictment also claims Kane dragged one child along a corridor and after kneeling on his chest she 'failed to provide him access to medical attention' when he said was in pain. McElhinney from Bishopbriggs, East Dunbartonshire, is alleged to have carried out four offences of cruel and unnatural treatment and two of assault against five children between November 1972 and May 1975. The OAP is claimed to have caused children unnecessary suffering and injury to their health by committing acts including forcing youngsters to sit in a cold bath and striking them to their body. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad McElhinney is also facing one charge that she tied the hands of one boy behind his back and 'putting him to bed thereby restricting his movement and placing him in discomfort and potential danger throughout the night'. Sheriff Iain Nicol was told some evidence relating to the case is still to be released to the defence teams and set down a date in October this year for a trial that is expected to last around six weeks.
Scotsman
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Scotsman
21 of the best photos capturing 90s vibes at Scotland's pubs and bars
They take you back to a time, before the smoking ban, when the haze of cigarette fumes hung thick in the air. This retro photo gallery celebrates all that is best about Scotland's many fine drinking establishments, from their rich history to the colourful characters running and frequenting them. The bars pictured include one which starred in a popular TV advert, another which appeared in the classic novel Trainspotting and two which were crowned pub of the year. How many of these pubs and bars do you recognise, and do these photos bring back any happy memories of drinking there in the 90s? Do you have retro pictures or nostalgic memories to share with us? Send them online via YourWorld at It's free to use and, once checked, your story or picture will appear on our website and, space allowing, in our newspapers. 1 . Cheers The Bow Bar manager Ian Whyte pictured with customers at the bar in 1990 | TSPL Photo: TSPL Photo Sales 2 . Historic artefacts Eve Forrest, manager of The Four Marys pub, in Linlithgow, West Lothian, pictured in 1998 with a photo of Mary Queen of Scots' death mask and a section from her curtains, from Linlithgow Palace, both of which were hanging on the walls of the bar. | Evening News Photo: Jeremy Stockton Photo Sales 3 . At the bar Customers at the bar of the Counting House in Glasgow | TSPL Photo: TSPL Photo Sales 4 . Boundary Bar Inside The Boundary Bar, Leith, in 1997. It was allegedly one of the many 'locals' used by the author Irvine Welsh in Trainspotting | TSPL Photo: TSPL Photo Sales
Scotsman
3 days ago
- Climate
- Scotsman
14 great photos of Edinburgh residents enjoying the sunshine in the 1990s
With Edinburgh expected to be hotter than Los Angeles this weekend as a heatwave hits most of the UK, we've taken a look in our archives to find some great photos of locals, and some visitors, enjoying the sunshine in the Scottish Capital. We found sunbathers in the usual hotspots of the Meadows, Princes Street Gardens and Portobello Beach soaking up the sun in Edinburgh. Those scenes are due to be repeated this weekend as locals head out to catch the rare Scottish summer sunshine and build a tan before heading off on holiday to sunnier climes in the school summer holidays. 1 . The sun must go on Spectators enjoyed the sun outside Murrayfield Stadium before the Celine Dion and The Corrs concert in the summer of 1999. | TSPL contract Photo Sales 2 . Packed beach Crowds enjoyed the sunshine as temperatures reached 70F on Portobello Beach in May, 1992. | TSPL Photo: National World Photo Sales 3 . Heatwave Children with their little nets and glass jars of pond life, enjoying the last of the heatwave at Inverleith Pond in Edinburgh, summer, 1990. | TSPL Photo: National World Photo Sales 4 . Ice idea! A little girl cools down with two ice lollies at Portobello Beach in the summer of 1991. | TSPL Photo: National World Photo Sales Related topics: EdinburghResidentsHeatwave
Scotsman
3 days ago
- General
- Scotsman
Edinburgh waste and recycling: New Town residents opt for bin hubs rather than switching to gull-proof sacks
Residents in Edinburgh's New Town have opted for controversial communal bin hubs rather than the alternative championed by conservationists. Sign up to our daily newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Edinburgh News, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... Heritage groups and the New Town and Broughton community council had argued the bin hubs - sets of six bins positioned at regular intervals - would ruin the streetscape of the World Heritage Site. Instead they championed gull-proof sacks (GPS) - large canvas bags which residents place rubbish bags inside and hang on their railings for collection. Most streets which were recommended to switch to gull-proof sacks will now get bin hubs instead | TSPL Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad A two-year trial of GPS in certain streets in the New Town was judged a success, with a reported increase in recycling. But "bin wars" broke out when the council proposed extending GPS to other surrounding streets, affecting around 3,500 properties. While the community council and some residents' associations campaigned in favour of GPS, a rival "Say No to gull-proof sacks" campaign sprang up, arguing that having to store rubbish in a flat until collection day would be smelly, unhygienic and impractical. Posters for and against the changes appeared on lamp posts and railings and leaflets were circulated. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Now the results of a six-week consultation which ended in April show that 73 per cent of responses from people in streets which were recommended to move to GPS were opposed to the idea. So the council is planning to drop the proposal for most of these streets and introduce communal bin hubs instead. Most of the streets which already have GPS will keep them. Residents who rejected the GPS proposal cited lack of storage space inside properties for waste and recycling; the negative health impact of storing waste such as nappies inside; the difficulty of carrying full sacks down to the street; and the likelihood of missing collections due to work patterns and holidays. Transport and environment convener Stephen Jenkinson acknowledged that heritage groups may not be happy with the outcome and said the council would continue to consult with them. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad He said the bin hubs in the World Heritage Site had a different design. "They're a different shape and style and they're black rather than silvery, to blend into that environment a little bit better. "Obviously the placement is important and that will form part of the discussions we'll have with the residents. But you have to bear in mind that picking up waste and recycling waste is a statutory element of what we do as a city. "While it's perfectly reasonable to have discussions with heritage groups around how that service can look going forward, we have to deliver that service. We have to pick up people's waste and we have to do it as efficiently as possible. "We will work with residents to design a service that ticks as many boxes as possible."
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Scotsman
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Scotsman
Tributes to popular Edinburgh charity event MoonWalk as organisers announce end of an era
Fundraisers share memories of the MoonWalk event as organisers announce a key change. Sign up to our daily newsletter – Regular news stories and round-ups from around Scotland direct to your inbox Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... It is an uplifting spectacle that has raised tens of millions of pounds for charity while transforming Edinburgh's streets into a festival of fancy dress and colourful bras. Now, some of the tens of thousands of people who have taken part in the MoonWalk Scotland event have shared their memories as the annual fundraiser prepares for its swansong gathering. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad For close to two decades, the annual fundraising drive has welcomed vast crowds of walkers who have pounded a total of nearly two million miles around the city, raising more than £22 million to support people across Scotland with breast and other cancers. Now cancer charity Walk the Walk, organisers of the night time event, have announced this September's MoonWalk will be the last held in Edinburgh, with plans to take it on tour to a new city. The Edinburgh Moonwalk event has been held for nearly two decades. Picture: The Scotsman | TSPL Lesley Jane Moss, who took part in the MoonWalk in Edinburgh during 2014 and 2015, said she was 'sad' to hear the event would not be held in the city going forward, and that she had always hoped to return. She recalled how even though the weather was 'awful' a decade ago, the experience provided life-long memories. 'After completing 14 MoonWalks, Edinburgh always holds a special place in my heart,' she wrote on the charity's Facebook page. Irene McIntosh, who has taken part in every MoonWalk in the city since its launch, described the event as a 'huge part of our lives', adding: 'Can't wait to hear what the future plans are for MoonWalk Scotland, but I know we will be supporting whatever happens.' Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Another fundraiser, Cheryl Roden, described the Edinburgh event as her 'absolute favourite MoonWalk'. She said she was looking to take part in the final walk. 'I may have to get my bra out of retirement,' she joked. Angela Mairs, from Livingston, is taking on the Full Moon route - a 26.2-mile-long walk - for the second time at this year's MoonWalk Scotland. She was diagnosed with breast cancer last year following a routine mammogram. The festival atmosphere of the event has transformed the city's streets. Picture: Contributed | Contributed 'I can't wait to raise more money for Walk the Walk,' the 57 year-old said. 'I was thrilled to find out that they've already contributed millions of pounds in grants to the breast unit at the Western General Hospital in Edinburgh. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad 'During my diagnosis and treatment, I've well and truly used all the services at the Western General, which Walk the Walk has helped to fund - the mammography unit, operating theatre and breast cancer ward. I feel so grateful and after my own diagnosis, I want to take part in the MoonWalk again to give something back.' Nina Barough, the founder and chief executive of Walk the Walk, said: 'We are so incredibly proud of the awareness around cancer prevention, and the many millions of pounds which the MoonWalk has raised and invested into care for those living with cancer in Scotland.
