Scotland’s oldest sports shop has opened for the first time on a Sunday in its 100-year history, with its owner blaming “an Americanised culture” for the move. Greaves Sports began a seven-day operation from January 3 at its store in Glasgow’s Sauchiehall Street.
Euan Murray wraps his arms around his 18st body and shivers. The Northampton Saints and Scotland tighthead prop is a mountain of a man, but he looks vulnerable when facing the subject of his religious choices. This Sunday, as Scotland take on France at Murrayfield in their first match of the Six Nations, the 29-year‑old will not be on the pitch.
ONE of the new faces of the BBC's football coverage refuses to work on a Sunday because he is a devout Christian. Dan Walker insists on observing the Lord's Day even though there are top-flight matches almost every Sunday this season. Here 32-year-old Dan - who fronts magazine show Football Focus this Saturday at 12.15pm on BBC1 - explains why he WON'T be covering those games.
The Scottish Parliament in Holyrood, Edinburgh has been closed to visitors on the Christian Lord’s day from the beginning of February 2008. It receives thousands of people a week but only about 400 on the Lord’s day and this has led to the decision to close it off to tourists. It is estimated that the closure will save around £100,000 every year. This action by the Scottish government highlights once again that money and not conviction or principle rules the way our secular society is run.
Around 500 spectators applauded, cheered, whistled and whooped as the MV Isle of Lewis let go her mooring ropes and slipped off her berth in Stornoway harbour at precisely 2.30pm today.
A group from the Free Church Continuing, sang Psalm 46 - God is our refuge and our strength - as passengers boarded and vehicles drove onboard.
Scottish Tour of Mr John Roberts
Although Mr Roberts has officially retired as Director of Day One he has agreed to speak on behalf of the Society and plans to visit Scotland. He is due to visit the following places and a local contact is provided
August 31 Knightswood FCC, Fulton Street, Glasgow
Rev William Macleod 0141 959 0292
September 1 Dowanvale FC, Glasgow
Rev Kenneth Stewart 0141 959 4982
September 2 Edinburgh FCC,
Rev James Gracie 0131 667 4730
September 4 Plockton and Kyle FC
Rev Roddy Rankin 01599 534990
September 5 Poolewe, Aultbea, Inverasdale and Gairloch various services
Rev J Ross 01445 731345
September 6 Gair Hall, Bonar Bridge
Miss E Ross (contact via Rev John Forbes, Free Church Manse, Lairg, Sutherland, IV27 4AZ Tel: 01549 402950. Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it )
September 7 Maryburgh FC
Rev Douglas MacKeddie 01349 861281
September 8 Greyfriars FC, Balloan Road, Inverness
Rev Malcolm Maclean 01463 714932