Caroline Wilson

Nov 2, 2024 | heraldscotland.com | Caroline Wilson

It is a multi-billion dollar industry that enjoys a surge in sales in the run up to Christmas. However, there is a darker side to one of our most popular festive gifts. A new BBC documentary shows children as young as five working through the night to pick the jasmine flowers that are found in some of the most popular fragrances that sell for up to £200 a bottle. Entire families who do this work can be the equivalent of one dollar a day for a 12-hour shift.

Oct 31, 2024 | heraldscotland.com | Caroline Wilson

There is a big off-drop in Gaelic Medium Education (GME) from primary to secondary. (Image: Newsquest) The "over-promotion" of the benefits of bilingualism could be contributing to a 60% drop-off in uptake in Gaelic Medium Education (GME) from primary to secondary, an academic has suggested. Dr Inge Birne, an expert in the learning and teaching of minority languages, said more needed to be done to promote the "value of Gaelic" to parents and young people.

Oct 27, 2024 | heraldscotland.com | Caroline Wilson

The view from Loganair's Twin Otter, bound for Barra. The airline is marking 50 years of flying to the Hebridean island. (Image: Jamie Simpson) Landing requires precision knowledge about the depth of cloud cover and changing tides. There is no one at the other end to guide the pilots down onto one of the airport's three 'runways' if there is driving rain and visibility is poor.

Oct 26, 2024 | glasgowtimes.co.uk | Caroline Wilson

Rising from the ashes of Vidal Sassoon Hairdressing Pictured Stephen Doran Stephen Doran set up his own salon after Vidal Sassoon left Glasgow.Mark F Gibson / Gibson Digital [email protected] (Image: Mark F Gibson) A Glasgow hairdresser has become "one of few worldwide" to launch a collaboration with legendary designer Tom Ford.

Sep 20, 2024 | glasgowtimes.co.uk | Caroline Wilson

A shinty stick belonging to a former prisoner of war who escaped the Nazis by speaking his native Gaelic is on display at a new exhibition celebrating the "overlooked" sport. Dating from 1923, the stick was made by Lance Corporal James "Ginger" Wilson who fled Hitler's clutches in 1940 with his comrades Private William Kemp and Corporal Sandy MacDonald. After initially escaping the trio were captured by the Germans again at a checkpoint and taken to a prisoner of war camp.