Recently added articles from Press and Journal, The Aberdeen (UK):

Presly up for world challenge in Florida

Mar 11, 2008 ... An Oldmeldrum martial artscompetitor will swap one contact sportfor another when he competes in the world kickboxing championship inthe United States this year. Jamie Presly, 19, is a first dan black belt in tae kwon do, but,despiterepresenting his country in the coming months, he ...

Parisse fires up squad

Mar 11, 2008 ... Italy captain Sergio Parisse has urged the Azzurri to startbelieving in themselves as they look to end the sixnationschampionship on a high note with victory against Scotland onSaturday. Italy slipped to their fourth successive defeat in this year'stournament when they lost ...

Forward planning paid off in big way for Scotland

Mar 11, 2008 ... Alasdair Strokosch has revealed the part played by relentlessforwards coach George Graham in Scotland's surprise Calcutta Cup winagainst England. The Scotland pack began the six nations with a lacklustreperformance against France and, though they improved against Walesand ...

Harchibald can score

Mar 11, 2008 ... Harchibald can quell the dissenting voices by winning the Champion Hurdle on the first day of the Cheltenham Festival. Although his supporters are in for an anxious few hours - softground spells very bad news - the Harchibald sceptics may well beleft with egg on their faces ...

Coping with the threat of flooding

Mar 11, 2008 ... The number of homes at risk of flood has trebled in recent years,according to the Association of British Insurers. But there are several simple steps homeowners can take before aflood hits that can go a long way towards minimising water damage. Those who are already flooded can ...

Spick and span

Mar 11, 2008 ... For those of you who are allergic to dust and go mad at the sightof dirt in your house, the cleanliness of Keepers Cottage, a modernfamily home in Lonmay, near Fraserburgh, will be sure to make yousit up and pay attention. Every room inside is immaculate. Worktops sparkle, windows ...

How to live like a star

Mar 11, 2008 ... If You have decided the time is right to transform your home andyou're looking for inspiration, marvel for a moment at this gloriousproperty, new on the market this week. Caparius, a modern, luxurious family home located on a quiet cul-de-sac on the edge of Banchory, is on the ...

A lesson in growing

Mar 11, 2008 ... B&q is giving away enough tomato plants for 175,000 primaryschool children to "grow their own" in a demonstration of itscommitment to One Planet Living. The initiative is part of the Year of Food and Farming's campaignto offer every child the opportunity to learn first-hand about ...

Back to the chores

Mar 11, 2008 ... Well, that's the holiday over for another whilie! We are justback from the island of Madeira, a place we have become very fond ofsince our first visit in the early-1990s. As most of you will know,it is a smallish island out in the Atlantic Ocean, about 400 milesfrom the Moroccan ...

Family living

Mar 11, 2008 ... Property: Detached bungalow. Offers over pounds350,000. Springfield is a spacious modern property made up of two houses.The first is a three-bedroom bungalow and the second is a spacious,newly built property, the ground level of which is a large garage/workshop/business area with ...

Furthermisery as food costs soar

Mar 11, 2008 ... Hard-pressed Uk households faced more misery as food costs soaredto record rates in February, official figures showed yesterday. Annual food product inflation has now reached 8.4% - the highestsince records began in 1986 - according to the Office for NationalStatistics ...

M&s boss ends quit rumours with pledge to stay until 2011

Mar 11, 2008 ... Sir Stuart Rose committed himself yesterday to seeing throughMarks & Spencer's return to health after pledging to stay in chargeof the retailer until July 2011. The high street giant said Sir Stuart would take over from LordBurns as chairman in June and would not be replaced as ...

Footsie dips as oil prices reach new high

Mar 11, 2008 ... The London market sank more than 1% yesterday as fears over a USrecession and a new record high for oil prices overshadowed trading. Mining firms led the FTSE 100 Index lower while crude reached anew high of more than 107 a barrel. The Footsie was trading flat for much of the ...

QMS seeks research funds overseas

Mar 11, 2008 ... Scotland's meat promotion body is looking overseas for researchand development funding because of cuts to UK budgets. Quality Meat Scotland said yesterday it was bidding for Europeanfunds as well as hoping to develop links with kindred organisationsin Ireland, the Netherlands and ...

Great to see magic of the cup restored as the minnows have their day

Mar 11, 2008 ... Ican only imagine what the odds would have been at the start ofthe season of a FA Cup semi-final line-up of Barnsley, Portsmouth,Cardiff City and West Brom.Incredibly, one of those four teams isgoing to win thefamous trophy this season. Yesterday's FA Cup draw means out of the two ...

Hadden can take Scots to next level

Mar 11, 2008 ... Scotland's win against England in the six nations rugby champion-ship on Saturday has given coach Frank Hadden some much-neededbreathing space. There was so much optimism before the opening game of thecampaign, but I stressed in this column the need to give Hadden timeto bring ...

Sad end in sight to mileson's gretna dream

Mar 11, 2008 ... It Is sad to see Brooks Mileson's dream at Gretna turning intoanightmare that the club may notsurvive. The Raydale Park club will be placed into administration thisweek due to lack of funds being made available by its millionaireowner. Mileson has been seriously ill in recent ...

When time starts catching up

Mar 11, 2008 ... Ihad one of those 'you know you are getting old when' moments atthe weekend when I heard Scots golfer Sandy Lyle had made his debutas a senior on the Champions Tour in the United States. In his prime, Lyle was a brilliant player and his performancelevels were ...

Summer switch a non-starter in Scotland

Mar 11, 2008 ... The start to the shinty season has provided a great insight intowhat could happen if Scottish football switched to a summercalendar. I will admit I don't follow the sport at all, but I didnoticejust five of the 44 games scheduled for theopening two weekends ofthe season have been ...

Trump project inquiry set for June

Mar 11, 2008 ... The public local inquiry into Donald Trump's controversialpounds1billion golf resort proposals for the north-east is expectedto start in June, it emerged yesterday. Scottish ministers have appointed James McCulloch, chief reporterand director for planning and environmental appeals, ...