Harry Lauder was descended from the Lauders of Bass. He was born in Portobello Edinburgh on the 4th of August 1870. After his father died, his mother moved the family to Lanarkshire and He became a miner, working in Hamilton. When he was working in the mines he used to entertain his fellow workers with [...]

Rothesay town is located on the Isle of Bute on the Firth of Clyde.  Rothesay can be reached by ferry from Wemyss (pronounced ‘weems’) Bay on the west coast of Scotland. Rothesay was once a popular tourist attraction for victorian Glaswegians who used to sail down the Firth of Clyde on steamers, commonly known locally [...]

This is an excellent resource for free AudioBooks, but please note that some of the narration is advanced computer generated text to speech. But these types of AudioBooks are listed separately. The human narration is of good quality with some UK English voices. The downloads are available in mp3 and in m4b audio book format [...]

Glasgow is to host the 2014 Commonwealth Games. Some of the venues will be in the East End of Glasgow and will transform this area of the city, which has been in decline for years. Preparations are well underway and already the east end of Glasgow has been transformed beyond all recognition with many old [...]

Another year has started and the adverts are on the television again for weight loss programs and vacation packages. In Scotland we celebrate Hogmanay, which is just before the bells ring in the new year. As families prepared for the festivities, usually by having a meal of steak pie and potatoes (yes, it was either [...]

New for 2012! I have launched the eBook ReadWrite Forum, which features all the eBook reviews I have posted and creates a platform for members to post their own reviews of their favourite eBooks. There is also a forum for authors to post details of their latest published ebooks and they are invited to place [...]

On Culloden Moor on the 16th of April 1746 and in the space of one hour, nearly 2,000 Jacobites were killed or wounded. The English government’s army faired better, with only 50 dead and 259 wounded. The Battle of Culloden Moor was a decisive crushing defeat for Bonnie Prince Charlie and he plan to restore [...]

The game of cricket in Scotland is not as popular as football and yet it has been played in Scotland since the 18th century. Here are some facts: The first organised match was in 1785, in Alloa. The governing body of Scottish cricket is Cricket Scotland There are over 150 cricket clubs registered with Cricket [...]

I am quoting directly from this very important website… URGENT and VERY IMPORTANT: Every internet user needs to know about “SOPA” and “Protect-IP” … 2 massive censorship and internet control bills that the US Government wants to pass. ALSO, users should be informed of companies who are or have supported the SOPA bill. This page [...]