SCOTTISH KIDS “AMONG LEAST ACTIVE”

SCOTTISH KIDS “AMONG LEAST ACTIVE”

Adam Muirhead Barely one in ten Scottish children in the later years of school do the minimum recommended hour of physical exercise each day, according to the Scottish Government. Research has found that Scotland has one of the best environments for outdoor play among the 36 countries that took part.

The Epidemic of Loneliness in the Elderly

The Epidemic of Loneliness in the Elderly

Eleanor Service | Editor Loneliness is an odd thing. It can sneak up on you when you least expect it. Where before there was peace, there are now crushing waves of pain threatening to drown you. And you didn’t even realise you had a toe in the water. Alternatively, it can take a more direct approach, swarming your every sense until it is impossible to ignore,

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Interview with rising football star Aaron Comrie

Interview with rising football star Aaron Comrie

Liam Gilroy | Sports Editor Born on the 3rd of February 1997 in Dunfermline,  Aaron Comrie plays his football with St Johnstone in the top tier of Scottish football, as a right back.  At just 20 years of age he has had a colourful career so far.  After coming through the ranks with his good friend Kieran Tierney as Celtic youth players,  he was released by

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The State of Scottish Football: Genuinely Grassroots or Complete Compost?

The State of Scottish Football: Genuinely Grassroots or Complete Compost?

Aidan McCall | Reporter Scottish football has had it’s fair share of highs and lows. After a recent heart-wrenching failure in world cup qualifying and insipid performance throughout UEFA qualifiers, we take a look back on Scottish football throughout it’s history. National Football Through the Years In 1954 Scotland qualified for their first ever World Cup and were represented in Switzerland by a 13 man squad

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School VS My Mental Health

School VS My Mental Health

Eleanor Service | School and Local News Editor Stress. Anxiety. Depression. These three very serious things are all topics that today’s high school students are intimately familiar with, whether they realise it or not.

Interview: Mrs Higgins on Anti-bullying

Interview: Mrs Higgins on Anti-bullying

Erin Seils | Science and Technology Editor Aidan McCall | Reporter As this week is Anti-Bullying week, Aidan and I decided to interview Mrs Higgins, who has played a big part in raising awareness about anti-bullying within the school as well as beginning to create an anti-bullying committee. Erin: When did you start to create the committee? I’m not even sure that there is an official

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Celtic left in agony as Bayern Munich Steal Last Minute Win

Celtic left in agony as Bayern Munich Steal Last Minute Win

A Javi Martinez late goal denied Celtic the draw and Champions League qualification. The game was about to start and then through the speakers came the song of You’ll Never Walk Alone which the Celtic fans sang their hearts out at this time. Bayern started the game the better of the two sides having most of the ball and having shots from Arturo Vidal and Kingsley

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