Scotland news


Donation to Queensferry RNLI
08/02/2012
By: Hamish Campbell
Forth Bridge monitors raise £1,500 for local crew

More than 1,000 lifeboat launches in Scotland
08/02/2012
By: Richard Smith
The RNLI launched, on average, 20 lifeboats in Scotland each week in 2011 according to the charity’s official statistics

20 years, man and boy - Troon celebrates 20 years' service of coxswain
06/02/2012
By: Peter Simcock
Colin ‘Joe’ Millar, Coxswain of Troon lifeboat, celebrated 20 years’ service on Monday 30 January.

Queensferry rescue three stranded on island
02/02/2012
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At 2.35pm on Saturday 28 January, Queensferry lifeboat was called out to help three people were trapped on Cramond Island by the fast incoming tide.
Kirkcudbright's trusty old winch is for sale
26/01/2012
By: Christine Collins
Kirkcudbright Lifeboat Station launched its 150th anniversary year with a historic farewell. On Sunday 22 January, it used its old winch for the last time.
