Fantastic firework display in an iconic location

By Kenny Smith | November 4, 2019

More than 16,000 people headed for Paisley town centre on Saturday to watch a dazzling display of fireworks be set off against the backdrop of the town’s iconic Abbey. The crowd wrapped up in the thickest woollies to watch the magnificent array of Catherine wheels, rockets and sparklers on display backed by a soundtrack of…

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Gripping thriller will keep you glued into the night

By Kenny Smith | June 24, 2019

Fans of the Inspector McLean crime novels will not be disappointed by this instalment, The Damage Done, with Oswald delivering another gritty page-turner that will keep you reading late into the night. When an Edinburgh Police vice squad raid goes embarrassingly awry, Inspector Tony McLean finds himself haunted by echoes of his first case. With…

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Fishing future can be as bright as the past

By Kenny Smith | October 15, 2018

In Silver Shoals, Charles Rangeley-Wilson travels across the British Isles in an attempt to discover the true history of  our most iconic fish – carp, cod, eel, herring and salmon. As he investigates not just the fish, but also the lives of the fishermen who catch and protect them, he eventually comes to the heartening conclusion that…

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Book review – The Day She Saved the Doctor

By Kenny Smith | March 22, 2018

What’s the story? To mark International Womens Day 2018, BBC Books have released Doctor Who – The Day She Saved The Doctor. Containing a quartet of short stories, these have been written by four women – two of whom, Jenny T Colgan and Susan Calman, are Scots – with a female cover artist, it’s very…

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