Health
Last chance saloon to fight against the fat tide
How can we stop our nation of couch potatoes from eating itself to death? We live in a time of virtuous role models in almost every sport, yet participation levels still falling, particularly among our children. What are the costs of our growing indolence? And if recent Olympic success on a previously undreamt-of scale is…
Read MoreJoin a virtual 10K for Kidney Kids Scotland event
A Scottish charity has announced the launch of its first ever virtual run. The Kidney Kids Scotland 10K is your chance to earn a specially-designed Kidney Kids Scotland medal celebrating their 20th birthday in 2020. Participants can complete the 10K however you like – walk, jog or run – and can complete the distance in…
Read MoreWin a pair of tickets to the Detox Health Beauty Festival
Early-bird tickets go on sale tomorrow, Friday, 7 February, for the Detox Health Beauty Festival. The event will return to the Archerfield Walled Garden on Saturday 16 May, with a line up of health, natural beauty and wellbeing experts on hand to help ticket holders enrich mind, body and soul. With more than 1000 people…
Read MoreTwo charities plan merger to fight pancreatic cancer
Two pancreatic cancer charities have announced their intention to merge, to combat the deadly disease. Pancreatic Cancer Action, and Pancreatic Cancer Scotland have a shared vision for the 2020’s to be The Decade of Change. The proposal to merge, brings together two organisations, managed by two women, each of whom have their own personal story…
Read MoreBrash McKelvie – We all just want to complain
Scottish Field’s online columnist Brash McKelvie on the moans and groans of every day life . Here are the cast of characters that share the vicissitudes of life: Scragend – a Rhode Island Red of indeterminate age and foul nature. Shitting Cat – does exactly what it says on the tin. The Beloved – a…
Read MoreBreast cancer diagnoses rising in Scottish men
The number of men living in Scotland who have received a breast cancer diagnosis has risen continuously for the last 25 years and in 2017 reached 1.3 cases per 100,000 men. According to new research from the University of Aberdeen, the incidence of male breast cancer in Scotland has almost doubled from 0.8 cases per…
Read MoreScots star Mark Bonnar backs Heart of Scotland appeal
Scottish actor Mark Bonnar, star of Guilt, Line of Duty and Shetland, is to become a patron of national charity Heart Research UK. Mark, who lived in East Kilbride in his youth before moving to Edinburgh, first became involved with the charity in 2018, producing a piece of original artwork that was auctioned as part…
Read MoreBrash McKelvie – The lost treasures of the woodshed
Scottish Field’s online columnist Brash McKelvie found some old friends during a look in the woodshed. Here are the cast of characters that share the vicissitudes of life: Scragend – a Rhode Island Red of indeterminate age and foul nature. Shitting Cat – does exactly what it says on the tin. The Beloved – a…
Read MoreSchool backs ban on mobiles during the day
One of the UK’s most famous boarding schools is putting its weight behind calls for all schools to ban the use of mobile phones during the school day. The Principal of Gordonstoun, Lisa Kerr, says this is the only way to help the next generation develop the social skills they will need to succeed in…
Read MoreBrash McKelvie – New Year, New You… Really?
Scottish Field’s online columnist Brash McKelvie thinks New Year’s resolutions are a waste of time. Here are the cast of characters that share the vicissitudes of life: Scragend – a Rhode Island Red of indeterminate age and foul nature. Shitting Cat – does exactly what it says on the tin. The Beloved – a paragon…
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