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A FORMER trustee of a now-closed Dumbarton boarding school has insisted the school's management were unaware of allegations of abuse until 2015.
Child abuse inquiry to hear of experiences at Moray boarding school Updated: March 15, 2021, 1:27 pm © Andrew Milligan/ PA Wire, Gordonstoun School in Elgin is one of several boarding schools being investigated by the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry. Sign up for our daily newsletter featuring the top stories from The Press and Journal. Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up A Moray boarding school which taught key royals will give evidence in the ongoing child abuse inquiry this week. Gordonstoun School will pr...
A FAMILY who set up a charity fund following the sudden death of their 20-year-old son have smashed a milestone figure. Duncan McLean died from a glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) brain tumour in February 2016 – just three days after he was admitted to hospital with severe headaches. Since then, his family and friends have tried to raise awareness and money for The Duncan McLean Fund. Since establishing the fund, the family have led an increasingly popular surge of fundraising activities throughout Gullane and wider East Lothian, with the £100,000 mark now being passed. Dad Iain (pic...
Roderick Urquhart, of Samuelston, has been appointed to the role by Her Majesty The Queen. He was previously named a Deputy Lord Lieutenant in March 2016 alongside Pauline Jaffray. The Lord Lieutenant is the Queen’s representative in East Lothian. His deputies are there to step in when he is unavailable. Mr Williams retires from the post on March 15 after eight years’ service. Lord Lieutenants and their deputies must retire when they reach the age of 75. Mr Urquhart said of his new role: “It is a great honour and a privilege to be appointed as Her Majesty’s Lord Lieutenant...
The Queen is pleased to appoint Mr Roderick Macduff Urquhart as Her Majesty's Lord-Lieutenant for East Lothian in succession to Major Michael Williams...