Sally Hind

Glasgow

Deputy Chief Reporter at Daily Record (Parsippany, NJ)

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Scots gran with dementia plunged into 'fuel poverty' after heating bills hiked by 400%

2 weeks ago | dailyrecord.co.uk | Sally Hind

Linda Chalmers, 71, paid hugely-inflated bills for several months amid a year-long dispute over the shared heat network in her Edinburgh social housing development. A Scots gran with dementia was plunged into “fuel poverty” after she was hit with a more than 400% hike in her heating bills, her family said yesterday.
Sacked postie who punched customer in parcel 'square go' wins £5,000

2 weeks ago | dailyrecord.co.uk | Sally Hind

Andrew Drysdale, 60, said he acted in self defence when he punched a man in the face who had accused him of not trying to deliver his parcel. A Scots postie who punched a customer in the face during a “square go” over a parcel has won almost £5,000 in compensation over his sacking. Andrew Drysdale, 60, said he acted in self defence when he was threatened by a man who had accused him of not trying to deliver his parcel.
'Predator' drama teacher who preyed on three teenage pupils is jailed

2 weeks ago | msn.com | Sally Hind

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'Predator' drama teacher who preyed on three teenage pupils is jailed

2 weeks ago | dailyrecord.co.uk | Sally Hind

Craig Smith, 43, of East Kilbride, preyed on the fifth and sixth year pupils before being caught sending a sexualised message to 14-year-old. A “predatory” drama teacher who had sexual contact with two teenage pupils in a school was jailed for more than two years today. Craig Smith, 43, preyed on the girls who were in fifth and sixth year at a high school in South Lanarkshire, between 2015 and 2016 before being caught sending a sexualised message to a third, aged just 14.
Cancer survivor left homeless after £90k camper van dream turns into nightmare

2 weeks ago | mirror.co.uk | Sally Hind |Liam James Doyle

Fiona Helen's much-anticipated post-treatment tour of Europe was ruined after the £90,000 luxury motor home she bought ran into a series of faults - leaving her stranded in ScotlandA cancer survivor was left homeless after what was supposed to be a dream post-treatment luxury camping tour turned into a waking nightmare.
Mum of young sailor locked up in Middle East in tears as he returns home

2 weeks ago | msn.com | Sally Hind

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Mum of a Royal Navy sailor locked up in Middle East tells of joy at homecoming

2 weeks ago | dailyrecord.co.uk | Sally Hind

Owen Haggerty was banged up in Bahrain for trying to stop a street brawl in February. The mum of a Royal Navy sailor locked up in the Middle East has told of her joy at finally having him home. Owen Haggerty, 22, of Johnstone in Renfrewshire, was banged up in Bahrain for trying to stop a street brawl in February - just a day before had been due to return to Scotland.
Cancer survivor left homeless after £90k campervan dream turns into nightmare

2 weeks ago | dailyrecord.co.uk | Sally Hind

Fiona Helen, has been living in temporary accommodation in the Highlands with her two dogs for nine weeks, after her dream of touring Scotland ended in catastrophe. A cancer survivor who sold her home to buy a luxury £90,000 motorhome was left “homeless” for weeks on end after her dream tour of Scotland turned into a nightmare.
Dad of tragic Scots ecstasy death schoolgirl says failing to dial 999 should be a crime

2 weeks ago | dailyrecord.co.uk | Sally Hind

Stewart Handling’s daughter Grace lay for almost a day on the living room floor of a man who fled after giving her pills at his home. The dad of a 13-year-old girl who died after being given ecstasy on her last day of school wants a law passed to make it a crime if a person fails to dial 999 for help. Stewart Handling’s daughter Grace lay for almost a day on the living room floor of a man who fled after giving her pills at his home in Irvine, Ayrshire, in June 2018.
Son of Scots postmaster sued over £78,000 mystery shortfalls says stress of ordeal 'killed him'

2 weeks ago | dailyrecord.co.uk | Sally Hind

Greenock sub-postmaster Arthur Still died in 2009 without having learned what happened to the missing cash which cost him his business and pension. The son of a late postmaster who was forced to pay £78,000 in mystery shortfalls before the Horizon scandal came to light says the stress of the ordeal "killed him". Cameron Still says his late dad Arthur was taken to court after discrepancies at his post office in the late 90s while he was being treated for cancer.