I WAS surprised and not a little irritated that the sad demise of Prince Philip inspired some Conservative MPs to propose that a new royal yacht should be commissioned and named after the late prince. The estimated cost would be £190 million. Scotland would be asked to pay a share. I seem to recall that an almost bankrupted Great Britain acquiesced to a new royal yacht being built in the early 1950s. Any adverse opinion, and there was some, was soon silenced by the fact that the proposed ship was designed so that it could be almost instantly converted to a hospital ship to support our military servicemen should the need for one ever arise.
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Good news for Irish contingent in Scotland as women s top-flight football allowed return
Several Irish internationals are on the books of Glasgow City and Celtic. By Press Association Tuesday 2 Mar 2021, 5:17 PM Mar 2nd 2021, 5:17 PM 3,841 Views 0 Comments
Clare Shine plays her club football at Glasgow City.
Image: PA
Image: PA
FIRST MINISTER OF Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon, has indicated the imminent return of top-flight women’s football and lower league football.
All but the top two tiers of the men’s game were suspended by the Scottish Football Association board in January due to coronavirus concerns.
The impacted leagues were Scottish Professional Football League One, SPFL League Two, Scottish Women’s Football Premier Leagues One and Two, Highland League, Lowland League, East, West and South of Scotland Leagues, S