Autumn is truly upon us and there is a definite chill in the air. This October the Scottish Book Trust School Events Team took bestselling author and illustrator Ed Vere to West Dunbartonshire, East Dunbartonshire and North Ayrshire for an exciting week of schools events! His interactive storytelling and draw-along sessions delighted and entertained the P1-3’s we met! Competition Time To celebrate Ed’s tour, we…
Hey, folks! What did you think of the weekend’s Premier League action? There were certainly plenty of talking points and an abundance of Super Saves! Things kicked off at Old Trafford as the Manchester side took on Mauricio Pochettino’s Tottenham Hotspur. Spurs looked nervy in the opening half, and it was a very tight game. However, it was the most direct goal possible that broke…
Another round of Premier League fixtures is upon us and this one is particularly interesting as it’s Halloween weekend! Liverpool are the top flight’s best performers at this time of year. Conversely, it’s not great news for Spurs fans who rank second from bottom for the amount of points they have picked up over Halloween weekends. What better way to start a weekend than at…
It was North London versus Merseyside this Super Sunday. Tottenham moved level on points with second place Manchester United after an emphatic 4-1 victory against Liverpool. As much as we are all about the goalkeepers here we had to give credit to Harry Kane for yet another stand out performance. Kane broke his Wembley duck and has now scored 15 goals for club and country this…
What an interesting weekend we have in store! Watford look like they could capitalise on Chelsea’s frailty, Manchester City against Burnley might be a goal-fest and Koeman could get the chop if Everton lose to Arsenal. Chelsea start the weekend off when they play host to Watford at Stamford Bridge. Hornets captain Troy Deeney will go into the game with confidence, having bullied Arsenal last…
Scottish Friendly’s Disposable Income Index looks at the variations in how much money households have left at the end of the month and a key variable we look at is how young people fare compared to older age groups. An area of concern we’ve highlighted over several issues of our quarterly report into the nation’s households’ financial situation is that the median disposable income is…
October 1987 is ingrained in the nation’s psyche for two reasons. Most amusingly – although for many it was anything but funny – is that it was the time BBC weatherman Michael Fish confidently reassured an enquiring viewer that her sister’s hearsay that a storm was on the way was erroneous. Mr Fish has now had to live with 30 years of ribbing that his…
Well, what a super weekend that was! There was some contrast between the Manchester teams, with City destroying Stoke, and United putting in a dire performance against Liverpool! Manchester City look better than anyone else in the league at the moment, with Kevin De Bruyne a class above anyone else on the pitch. His quality of passing, weight of pass, and vision was exemplary and…
Thank goodness the international break is over and we can get back to talking about everyone’s favourite league – the Premier League, of course! We are most certainly in for an enthralling welcome back, with the action kicking off in the North, as Man United make the trip down to Anfield. Liverpool have had a stuttered start to the season, but United’s visit could be…
We analyse the latest Premier League games in our all-important round up including Manchester City’s dominant display against champions Chelsea! It was wins for all of the top three on Saturday, with Manchester City defeating Chelsea in the headline game that had them reclaim the top spot. City’s Kevin de Bruyne scored the only goal of the game when he smashed a beautiful strike past…
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