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Mark Bryce isn’t particularly keen on what he calls the “digital age.” Sure, he sees the benefit in the troves of visual art available to view on the internet, instantly accessible with a few taps, clicks and swipes. But for the veteran painter, who has perfected a very specific method of brushwork, looking at his work on a screen just isn’t the same as looking at it in person. It’s a common misgiving among artists for sure, but for Bryce, it’s particularly pressing given the depth ...

Scots familys cat gives birth to kittens in chimney sparking huge rescue mission The Scottish SPCA received the unusual call when they were alerted to the quirky ‘cat-ernity’ ward in Kelty. The five kittens were rescued from the chimney stack (Image: Scottish SPCA) Join thousands of others in getting the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox.Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to sen...

Fife fire crew rescues adorable kitten litter born inside chimney stack © Supplied by Scottish SPCA Firefighters and animal welfare officers were called upon to make an unusual rescue in Fife after a litter of newborn kittens were discovered high up inside a chimney. Scottish SPCA officers were alerted to the ‘cat-ernity ward’ location by the cat’s owner who feared the feline had given birth on the roof of their home in Main Street, Kelty. However it was soon discovered that the five new...

FIVE kittens have been rescued from a chimney in Kelty after a cat gave birth to them in it. The Scottish SPCA was called out to the unusual rescue after a cat gave birth to five kittens in a chimney in Kelty. Scotland’s animal welfare charity was alerted to the unusual ‘cat-ernity’ ward location when a worried owner rang them to say they feared their cat had given birth on their roof on the town’s Main Street on March 30. Scottish SPCA senior animal rescue officer Robert Ward s...

Fire chiefs report almost 200 deliberate blazes in two-month period The latest figures reveal that SFRS staff were called out to a total of 196 callouts for deliberate fireraising in March and April 2020. The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service have issued the stats (Image: West Lothian Courier) Join thousands of others in getting the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox.Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the inform...

DELIBERATE fires rose by 15 per cent year-on-year in Fife during 2020 – an issue attributed by safety chiefs to COVID-19. Fife Council’s environment and protective services sub-committee heard that there were 17 more primary fires involving buildings and cars and 47 more secondary fires between April and September last year than in the same period in 2019. However, road crashes requiring fire assistance fell by a third and “unwanted fire alarm” signals such as false alarms dipped ...