Winter Olympics

Panda mascot for 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics unveiled

September 18 2019

A smiling panda and a walking Chinese lantern will be the mascots for the 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics in Beijing.

The Winter Olympics didn't give Eve the 2018 story she was hoping for.

Eve Muirhead

EVE MUIRHEAD: 2018 could prove to be the year of a career reboot

December 28 2018

It’s the time of year when you can’t help but look back on the last 12 months and forward to the next 12.

Lucy Penman

LUCY PENMAN: The daffodils are out and the results* are in

February 27 2018

Yaaaaay!!! Daffs! Tulips! Wee pots of colour brightening up the house after the long, dark winter. It is a scientific fact* that a vase of daffodils lifts the mood and makes even the grumpiest of grumps smile. And the price of happiness? £1 for a bunch.

Eve Muirhead during the Women's Round Robin Session 1 match against Olympic Athletes from Russia at the Gangneung Curling Centre.

Other sports

Winter Olympics: GB skip Eve Muirhead off to winning start

February 14 2018

Great Britain's women made a flying start to their Olympic campaign with a 10-3 win over the Olympic Athletes of Russia (OAR) at the Gangneung Ice Arena.

Angus & The Mearns

Leuchars-based Angus soldier on slippery slope to skiing glory at Army championships

February 12 2018

A Forfar soldier has put his physical fitness and skills to the test as he took to the demanding slopes of the French Alps to take part in the British Army Telemark Skiing Championships.

Director Andy Glachan of Phase 3 Connectors of Fife

Business news

Fife power-connectors firm plugs in £1 million UAE deal

January 9 2018

A Fife services company has secured a £1 million contract to provide its power connectors to one of the biggest electricity and water authorities in the United Arab Emirates.

Winter Olympians Katie Summerhayes, Jenny Jones, Katie Ormerod and Aimee Fuller attend the Team GB Ball.

Eve Muirhead

Eve Muirhead: Winter Olympians aren’t second class citizens

November 3 2017

There have probably been times when winter Olympians have felt a bit like second class citizens compared to the summer Olympians but that certainly isn’t the case anymore.