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BEN WHITE insists that his decision to commit to Scotland was instantaneous after Gregor Townsend got in touch to ask him to be part of this…

It’s not quite a rebellion but the Scottish Rugby Union’s AGM is going to have to discuss some revolutionary ideas at the meeting whenever it takes place. You’ll recall last year’s AGM was split over three parts, and I am hearing that this year’s might be in two parts, but whenever it takes place the 2021 AGM is going to be more than a little bit interesting. That’s largely because of a motion that has been put forward and which will certainly be the subject of some discussion, argument, flyting, brouhaha and general disagreement. The motion concerns the hoary old subject ...

Campbeltown Courier Updated: 11/02/21, 7:30 pm Some of the Kintyre youngsters who took part in the Doddie AID challenge. They are, top row, from left: Finlay Blair, James McLean and Harry Martin, and Grace McCoubrey. Bottom: Hannah McLellan, Kahlan Smiley, Kurt Smiley and Mia McConnachie. Want to read more? At the start of the pandemic in March we took the decision to make online access to our news free of charge by taking down our paywall. At a time where accurate information about Covid-19 was vital to our community, this was the right decision – even though it meant a drop in our income....

Preston Lodge High School has signed up to the Doddie Aid challenge. The mass participation exercise event is running throughout January, with money going to the My Name’5 Doddie Foundation. Set up by former Scotland lock Doddie Weir, the charity aims to raise funds to aid research into the causes of Motor Neurone Disease (MND) and investigate potential cures, while making grants to individuals with MND to enable them to live as fulfilled a life as possible. Weir, 50, announced he had been diagnosed with MND in 2017 and launched My Name’5 Doddie Foundation. The exercise challeng...

Ellie Rowand (17), pupil at Kelvinside Academy, and Kelly Brown, who won 64 caps for Scotland. Pupils at Kelvinside Academy are to take part in a challenge which will see them log miles at learn-from-home PE classes to support Motor Neurone Disease (MND) research. Inspired by rugby legend Doddie Weir, the Glasgow school will take part in The Doddie Gump which calls on participants to log exercise miles to raise money for the My Name’5 Doddie Foundation. The school will put this into its online curriculum for all pupils for P7 to S6. READ MORE: Pride ofScotland Awards: Nicola Stur...