Pet of the Week: Graeme the dog is looking for a new home

Fort William to hunt for a missing Springer Spaniel who was washed away in a river.  The adorable pooch had been enjoying a swim on Sunday, September 6, when the strong current dragged him downstream and over Steall Waterfall.

1  Why is there such a row over the Internal Markets Bill?When the UK leaves the Single Market in January a new legal framework has to replace EU regulations in the new “internal market” of Scotland, England Wales and Northern Ireland.The bill will ensure there are no barriers to trade between different parts of the United Kingdom.It calls for “mutual recognition” so that any goods or services that can be sold or used in one part of the UK can also be in another part of the UK.2 - That sounds

couple who lost their dog in a horrendous house fire has raised over £12,000.Callum Martin, 30, and wife, Melissa, 29, from Balmedie, Aberdeenshire, were left devastated when a horrific fire took hold in their home and killed their beloved Luna on August 10.The couple were out having lunch when they received a phone call from a neighbour to say their house was up in smoke after an electrical fault in their kitchen took fire.Despite best efforts from firefighters, the couple's home could not be

Borders gully. Coastguards were alerted at around 2.16pm this afternoon after the three divers came into difficulty in Eyemouth.

studies.Agriculture student Johanna Maria, 22, is heading to Dundee to research barley breeding for six months, as part of her dissertation.She couldn’t afford the £2000 flight costs for her 14-year-old Shetland pony Hechizo – and couldn’t bear to be without him for such a long time.So she set out from her home in Halle, Germany, in February, with Hechizo – whose name means magic in Spanish – dragging all her belongings on a cart.Her father drove her to Spain for a work placement – and, from

dog was found distressed and riddled with wounds from a pellet gun in Lanarkshire. The tan-coloured lurcher had 60 wounds on his body when he was found in Newhouse on August 19.

The Scottish SPCA has launched an appeal for information after a lurcher was found to have 60 wounds from a pellet gun.The tan-coloured lurcher was found straying in the Newhouse area of Lanarkshire on August 19 and the local dog warden took him to the SSPCA animal rescue and rehoming centre in Hamilton.Animal care experts found the lurcher, who has been named Ashton, to be very fearful of anyone approaching him.

beautiful holiday cottages in the Scottish Borders is on the hunt for a couple who will move there to live and work - and get paid £35,000. Lucky applicants of the one-of-a-kind job opportunity will get to stay in a two-bedroom cottage with bills paid for and can even bring their pet.

gins.The team at Linlithgow Distillery have launched their new LinGin Colours range in a bid to capture what was left of summer and "bring the colours, scents and flavours of the beach to your door".The range consists of four highly coloured bottles and four flavours including Yuzu, Lime, Raspberry and Coconut.Designed to be enjoyed on their own or mixed and matched to create 15 different flavour combinations - the Yellow (Yuzu), Green (Lime), Pink (Raspberry) and Blue (Coconut) gins all come in

pen pals for lonely residents hoping to make new friends after lockdown restrictions eased. The Dalmellington Care Centre in Ayr has issued a public appeal for open letters and pictures to be sent to their residents after visiting was prohibited for months during the coronavirus pandemic.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our personalised newsletter.Residents from a Hamilton care centre have been keeping in touch with each other by showing off a variety of their talents.Throughout the pandemic, Lornebank Care Centre’s priority has been ensuring the safety and wellbeing of all its residents and staff.Whilst the home’s units remain isolated from one another in the best interest of residents and staff, the care centre has continued to encourage a

Greenock harbour sparking a rescue mission.Coastguards raced to Victoria Harbour after the alarm was raised at around 19:50pm last night, Saturday August 22.Large crowds gathered to watch after becoming concerned that the bottlenose whales were stuck.Greenock Coastguard Rescue Team and Police Scotland arrived on the scene and stayed until the early hours as they worked to free the pod.The whales have left the harbour and are being closely monitored.The Greenock Coastguard Rescue Team said:

terrorism offences as police investigate 'the New IRA'. Officers had been probing the dissident republican group when they accused the pair of bring members of a proscribed organisation.

cardiac arrest and she suffered a miscarriage two weeks later. Tammi Walker, 22, is fighting to keep the memory of her partner Steven Scobie alive after he died suddenly aged 38 at the couple's home on March 29.The couple had found out Tammi was pregnant weeks earlier and had began to plan for their new arrival after moving into their new home together.

dog is officially retiring after a career responding to more than 300 incidents across Scotland over 55 ‘dog years’. Springer Spaniel Diesel has officially hung up his protective boots and doggles after helping protect communities for eight year – or 55 ‘dog years’.

BrewDog have teamed up with two dog charities to help pups across the UK find new homes. They are giving their most famous beer, Punk IPA, a limited edition makeover and sending 100% of the profits from the temporarily renamed Street Dog beer to two dog adoption charities, Dogs on the Streets and All Dogs Matter.

12 years of a life sentence.Jahche Broughton is making a bid for freedom after being locked up for battering Karen Aim to death with a baseball bat in January 2008 as she visited Taupo on a trip around New Zealand.After he was sentenced, Karen’s family vowed to fight to keep Broughton behind bars for his whole life.Two years ago, her dad Brian said he would campaign against any bid for freedom “for the safety of the public in New Zealand”.He added: “If he’s released, he’ll be 26 and that is just

Mae Hamilton A charming contemporary-inspired traditional-style home owned by “Grey’s Anatomy” star Kevin McKidd, a kind-of-Colonial-meets-Cape-Cod mashup, has come available for rent at $15,000 a month. The Scottish actor shelled out a little more than $2.9 million for the family-sized residence a little more than two years ago, but it’s not clear that he ever lived in the house himself.