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The Daily Thistle

Saturday 18th February 2017

"Madainn Mhath” …Fellow Scot, I hope the day brings joy to you…. Thin wispy clouds cover Estepona this morning, as the two intrepid adventures start leave the house.. no wind to speak of, so the town seems eerily quiet .. not even the sound of the waves on the beach this morning.. Bella leads the way sniffing at a lamp post here a street bollard there .. I wave to the local police as they pass silently in their Toyota Hybred a friendly wave back from the long arm of the law.. we turn for home, adventures over, Dog news read and hot fresh coffee is waiting in the pot for my arrival..

OODLES OF NURDLES ABOUND….. A search of 279 beaches around the UK found that almost three-quarters of them were littered with tiny plastic "nurdles". Volunteers signed up to search their local shoreline, ranging between Shetland and the Scilly Isles, for the lentil-sized pellets, used as a raw material to make plastic products. They can cause damage to such wildlife as birds and fish, which eat them. The findings will be reflected in a government study into microplastics. Campaigners estimate that up to 53 billion of the tiny pellets escape into the UK's environment each year. This happens during the manufacture, transport or use of plastic products. The nurdles are often spilt accidentally into rivers and oceans or fall into drains where they are washed out to sea. Experts warn nurdles can soak up chemical pollutants from their surroundings and then release toxins into the animals that eat them.

“ANYONE FOR TREE A SIDE???” A council has apologised after trees were planted on a football pitch. The trees appeared at the pitch at Logie Durno in Aberdeenshire, sparking social media reaction. Aberdeenshire Council was contacted, and the local authority said the intention was to turn over part of the area for "biodiversity" - but talks would now be held with the community. A spokeswoman said: "It would seem that we were barking up the wrong tree with plans for this site." 'Sorry for inconvenience' The spokeswoman said of the site: "Anecdotally it was rarely used. However it is clear now that the community were not engaged with this plan. "As such, we are going back to first principles with them so they can help us decide what this area should be used for. "There are full pitches immediately next to this area for community leisure use and the trees will remain on this site until we can come to an agreement with residents. "We are sorry for any inconvenience this has caused." On social media, people had been quick to poke fun at the situation. One person wrote: "Are they playing tree a side?"

FREEDOM OF SPEECH BUT NOT PARADES… An Orange Lodge in southern Scotland is seeking approval for two processions to mark its 25th anniversary. The group wants to hold the events on 4 March in Locharbriggs - where it is based - and nearby Dumfries. Dumfries and Galloway Council's licensing panel is being asked to issue permission for both events. However, a parish priest in Dumfries has objected to the march saying it has "no reason whatsoever, historical or otherwise" to be held in the town. The council has to be consulted by anyone wishing to hold any public procession. The Locharbriggs Loyal Orange Lodge wants to stage one march through Dumfries at 15:30 on Saturday 4 March lasting for about 45 minutes. It would follow a route along New Abbey Road, Laurieknowe, Galloway Street, Buccleuch Street, High Street, Shakespeare Street and Nith Place before ending at the Dock Park. The second procession - starting at 18:00 - would take place for about half an hour through Locharbriggs. It has been estimated that 75 people would take part in the Dumfries procession and 50 people in the Locharbriggs one. Fr Jim Hayes of St Teresa's RC church has made a representation against the marches. He said he was "dismayed" to see a procession being brought into the "heart of Dumfries". He said he hoped marches of this kind by "any group of any persuasion" would "disappear from Scottish life altogether".

ELVIS HAS DEFINATLY LEFT THE BUILDING….. Republic of Ireland international Anthony Stokes has been ordered to pay an Elvis impersonator 230,000 euros for headbutting him in a nightclub. The Blackburn Rovers striker pleaded guilty to attacking Anthony Bradley in Buck Whaleys nightclub in Dublin on 8 June 2013. He had already agreed to give his victim 30,000 euros for breaking his nose and two of his teeth. He faces the second payout after being sued in the High Court in Dublin. Former car park attendant Mr Bradley, 53, was attacked by Stokes in the VIP section of the Leeson Street venue. Stokes, who has four Scottish league title medals with Celtic and nine Republic of Ireland caps, was given a two-year suspended sentence earlier this month after admitting the assault. He has now been ordered to pay Mr Bradley 150,000 euros in general damages, 50,000 euros in aggravated damages and 32,000 euros for medical expenses, his solicitor confirmed. The damages award by a jury in the High Court in Dublin is enforceable in Britain. Stokes joined Blackburn Rovers in June 2016 During the hearing, Mr Bradley told the court he has not received an apology from Stokes over the incident, although lawyers for the footballer apologised on his behalf during the sentencing hearing at the start of February. The assault occurred while Stokes was on a night out with friends. Mr Bradley, who had arrived at the club two hours earlier and had drunk one pint of beer while there, twice had drink spilt on him by a man before he was headbutted by Stokes. The footballer was escorted from the premises following the incident and his sentencing heard he had told an employee: "If someone puts it up to me, I'm going to nut him." Mr Bradley was headbutted across the bridge of his nose and suffered a deviated septum and two broken front teeth in what was described as a "nasty, cowardly attack". His medical bills have cost 13,500 euros over the past three-and-a-half years. Mr Bradley was away from his job as a car park attendant in the Gresham Hotel in Dublin for eight months following the incident and subsequently stopped working as he suffered physical and psychological effects. He has also been diagnosed with a degenerative spinal condition since the assault, which causes pain across his neck and shoulders.

AND FINALLY, BIGGEST IS NOT ALWAYS BEST… The newest and smallest species of begonia ever found has begun to flower at Edinburgh's Royal Botanic Garden. Begonia elachista was discovered at the mouth of a limestone cave in a national park in central Peru. The park authorities want to build a tourist route to the cave - a move which could threaten the species. Staff at the botanic garden hope their work will inform conservation efforts for the new species which has been classed as critically endangered. The Peruvian cave is the only place botanists know that the begonia grows in the wild, but the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) said it was "not a safe haven" for the plant as more tourists begin to arrive RBGE staff are now working with partners in Peru and the US to try to save it.

On that note I will say that I hope you have enjoyed the news from Scotland today,

Our look at Scotland today is of the Sunset over Edinburgh's Princes Street. Elaine Henderson, from Melrose, was there on Tuesday.

A Sincere Thank You for your company and Thank You for your likes and comments I love them and always try to reply, so please keep them coming, it's always good fun, As is my custom, I will go and get myself another mug of "Colombian" Coffee and wish you a safe Saturday 18th February 2017 from my home on the southern coast of Spain, where the blue waters of the Alboran Sea washes the coast of Africa and Europe and the smell of the night blooming jasmine and Honeysuckle fills the air…and a crazy old guy and his dog Bella go out for a walk at 4:00am…on the streets of Estepona…

All good stuff....But remember it’s a dangerous world we live in ….. Be safe out there…

Robert McAngus

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