In The News

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In The News - Wednesday 14th May 2003
Postscript to the election stories, several letters to the Editor, RLS, and another Acdemy great, Douglas Elliot.

In The News - Wednesday 7th May 2003
Election and Rugby round-ups this week, plus news of Academical adventurers in Antarctica.

In The News - Wednesday 30th April 2003
News of Matthew McAllester's release, the Halford Hewitt triumph, and a round up of other Accie news snippets, including Alan Geddes' prize winning wine.

In The News - Wednesday 26th March 2003
First mentions this week for Bob Flowerdew and Richard Ledingham, plus news of Hamish Glen's move south, Academical restaurateurs David Ramsden and Juliet Lawrence Wilson, plus a host of rugby players - Messrs Blair (Mike), Moffat, Philip, Callam, Rennie, Godman, Pike, Ness, Blair (David) and Harris.

In The News - Wednesday 19th March 2003
New names this week include Angus Crichton-Miller, Simon Cole-Hamilton, David Ramsden and Neville Wylie. Occasional entrants present are Tam Dalyell, Angus Farquhar, Habib Hashmi, Nick Kuenssberg, IJL Macpherson, Paul Pond and Paul Roberts. There is a bit of history about Joseph Bell and a quotation from RLS.

In The News - Wednesday 12th March 2003
Politicians, diplomats and scientists this week, alongside the "lost Raeburn", Phil Anderton, Gregor Paul and Harry Potter

In The News - Wednesday 5th March 2003
In the news this week are Roddy Martine; John, Ben, Barney and Jonathan Brown; Academy 1st XV stars; Barry Stewart; Lions at Raeburn Place; Academy parents; and a first appearance for Jon Gibb.

In The News - Wednesday 26th February 2003
This week, sadly, we record the passing of Mac Menzies, aged 92. Also mentions for Ian Mowat and Chuck Ogilvie, a clutch of sportsmen, and news of two Francis Cadells.

In The News - Wednesday 12th February 2003
A mixture of Accies in sport, arts, science with a bit of history too.

In The News - Wednesday 5th February 2003
Rugby round-up, including pros, Accies and school XV,plus reports of a new Robert Louis Stevenson exhibition with "digital artworks"

In The News - Wednesday 29th January 2003
First mentions this week for Alan Robertson, Mark Watt, Dominic Younger and the other ski-ing brothers Noble, Lonie, Blyth and Ayles - plus many more...

In The News - Wednesday 22nd January 2003
First ever mentions this week for Alan Bird and Sam Hutchings - but Mike Blair, Sandy Burnett, Heida Hallgrimsson, Dave Lindsay, Greg Paul, Tom Philip, Barry Stewart and Chris Tiso are all there too.

In The News - Wednesday 15th January 2003
An MBE for Tony Cook, and mentions for 26 other Accies, members of staff and pupils....

In The News - Wednesday 4th December 2002
In the news this week are the Academy 1st XV, David Blair, Jamie Bell, Chris Dickie, Angus Farquhar, Hamish Glen, Nicola Johnston, IJL Macpherson and David Standley

In The News - Wednesday 27th November 2002
Mentions this week for Phil Anderton, Mike Blair, Garry Bowe, Dave Callam, Hamish Glen, Philip Hall, Donnie Macfayen, Duncan Mennie, Stuart Moffat, Magnus Moodie, Greg Paul, Tom Philip, Barry Stewart and Juliet Lawrence Wilson.