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Daily Mail
an hour ago
- General
- Daily Mail
On The Road: Musselburgh's quadruple heroes add to the East Lothian town's rich tapestry of footballing success stories
Kirkcaldy and Dysart 0 Musselburgh Athletic 2 No one quite knows who put the mussel into Musselburgh but, two thousand years after the Romans settled there, it rewards an old dodderer fishing for stories.
The Courier
3 days ago
- The Courier
Fife derby football thug who attacked disabled fan gets second chance at community payback
A thug who battered a young football fan with disabilities in a Fife derby day attack has been given a second chance to do his community payback after he 'did not enjoy' the past month spent behind bars. Mackenzie King, 21, was sentenced in January this year to 240 hours of unpaid work, as a direct alternative to custody, for his role in a group assault on a 17-year-old at a Dunfermline bus stop after the match at East End Park on January 2 2024. The young Raith Rovers fan was taken to hospital with concussion after the attack and his hearing aid was broken. A victim impact statement also revealed he suffers nightmares and flashbacks, missed school exams and gave up playing football. King – a former soldier who was discharged from the Army due to mental health issues – appeared at Dunfermline Sheriff Court on April 25 this year to admit breaching his CPO by failing to do the unpaid work hours. Sheriff Susan Duff remanded him in custody. King, of Dunfermline, reappeared in the dock from custody for sentencing this week. Sheriff Duff noted it was a 'particularly horrible case'. She told King: 'Because of your failure to take the chance I gave you in the community, you have had four weeks in custody and I can see from the (social work) report you did not enjoy it. 'You only avoided jail for this horrible assault because of your young age and for that reason and that alone, I will re-impose the order of 232 hours… you have got left but will also take account of the four weeks on remand and will impose a further 20 hours to reflect the breach'. The sheriff told him he 'will do two shifts a week' and fixed a review for July 30. She said it is up to King whether he remains at liberty and gave him six months to complete the 252 hours. King replied: 'I'm going to stick to it'. King and 18-year-old Callum Beautyman previously pled guilty to the assault to injury while acting with others. Prosecutor Annie Henderson told the court that after the game – a 2-1 win for Raith – away fans were making their way to Dunfermline's Queen Margaret train station and were approached by a group of teenagers. The pair were verbally abusive and then 'picked up' their victim and threw him to the ground, where he 'landed on his head'. They continued to batter him as he lay on the ground. The attack drew widespread condemnation from across the Scottish footballing community at the time. Sentencing King and Beautyman in January, Sheriff Duff told the pair it was a 'nasty, violent assault' and they should be 'utterly ashamed'. Beautyman, of Kelty, was placed on an eight-month curfew. They were each handed a three-year football banning order.
Daily Record
3 days ago
- Daily Record
MSP proposes spraying solution to scooters and e-bike issues in Stirling
The politician is "imploring" Forth Valley police force to use the special tagging spray amid the widespread misuse of off-road bikes and motorcycles. Spraying offenders who misuse motorised bikes with a special liquid could be the answer to a growing issue in Stirling and across the Forth Valley says a local politician. Police need to use SelectaDNA tagging spray in the battle to clamp down on illegal use of off-road bikes, e-bikes, motorcycles and e-scooters says Conservative Mid Scotland and Fife MSP Alexander Stewart. Mr Stewart, who lives in Bridge of Allan, is 'imploring' Forth Valley Police to use the sprays amid reports circulating that a number of Police Scotland divisions are successfully using them in the fight against antisocial behaviour. The handheld sprays are designed to be used by officers to target offenders involved in the antisocial and illegal use of motorcycles, and bicycles, including electric bikes. The spray is aimed by officers at bikes, clothing and skin of any riders and passengers with a uniquely-coded but invisible DNA that doesn't wash off and will provide forensic evidence to link them to a specific crime. SelectaDNA Defence Sprays have already been used by Police Scotland to tackle motorcycle crime in Edinburgh. They were deployed to officers as part of Operation Soteria which led to a reduction of 60 per cent in offences. Mr Stewart said: 'The spray's manufacturer, Selectamark Security Systems plc, has been at the forefront of providing world class property marking solutions since 1985. Since that time, Selectamark has helped homeowners, businesses, local authorities and schools protect their property, marking over 30 million valuable items. 'The use of this tagging spray is one more tool that officers will have at their disposal to help detect illegal and antisocial activity associated with motorcycle and bike crime. 'I know this burgeoning issue is one that is of great concern to our communities; I implore our Police Scotland division in Forth Valley to consider adopting this proven method to combat the horrific antisocial behaviour that many of us experience on a daily basis.' Supt Lynsey Kidd said Mr Stewart's correspondence was received on Wednesday and would be responded to directly 'as appropriate'. She added: 'Officers throughout Forth Valley Division work hard to combat antisocial behaviour. We understand such incidents can have negative effect on our local communities. Please be assured that officers carry out regular patrols and additional officers will be directed to wherever such incidents are taking place. 'We also urge parents, guardians and the local community to support us. If you see any type of disorder, or youths congregating and causing a disturbance, please report it to us at the time so we can investigate. If you have any concerns regarding antisocial behaviour, please speak to officers or contact us through 101.'
The Guardian
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
Jacob Alon: In Limerence review – dreamy story songs of myth and melancholy
The title of Scottish indie-folk musician Jacob Alon's delicate debut album may seem ironic: the phrase describes an intense kind of desire, and Alon's music can be shatteringly desolate and lonely, their voice and fingerpicked guitar conveying isolation and introversion with raw clarity. But In Limerence makes a strong case for its name: isn't desire, Alon seems to ask, one of the most incurably lonely feelings of all? These story songs – about youthful infatuation, reckless hedonism and one-sided obsession – are brittle and wounded, each zeroing in on a different strain of disappointment or heartache. Alon was born in Dunfermline, Fife, a city tucked between pockets of forest, and they play up the organic, semi-mystical nature of their music, performing in wings and Midsummer Night's Dream-esque wreaths; In Limerence's lyric sheet is filled with references to the cosmos, mythology and folklore. You can sense their fealty to Sufjan Stevens, who has also performed wearing wings and peppers his queer love songs with dense literary references. But some of Alon's choices still feel frustratingly traditional. Of Amber and I Couldn't Feed Her feature unique samples and unorthodox percussion, but the likes of Elijah and Liquid Gold 25 struggle for distinction among the ever-growing pack of folksy, post-Adrianne Lenker songwriters. Still, Alon's perspective is well-realised, making In Limerence compelling enough to keep you tuned in for whatever's next.
News.com.au
3 days ago
- General
- News.com.au
Primary school worker fired for vile Snapchat messages to two 12yo's
A child support worker has been struck off after calling a young girl a 'sl*g' and a 'stupid fat w***e' over vile messages on Snapchat. Gillian Sorbie, 41, who previously worked at a primary school in Fife, Scotland, was removed from her job after sending the disgusting texts to two 12-year-olds between March and October 2023. She also offered to buy vapes and 'dish them out' to kids at the school – having used pupils' details to find them and add them on Snapchat, The Sun reported. In one of the shocking messages sent to the young girl, she told the pupil to 'go to f*****g hell' and even threatened to 'hurt her'. The messages were published following a hearing by the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC), unveiling the vile behaviour of the former school support worker. Sorbie sent messages which read: 'Go suck a f**k, that's what w****s do, so anytime you feel like it.' She also verbally abused the pupil further, telling her to 'go to f**king hell' and 'just you wait till tomorrow you stupid fat w***e'. Sorbie also threatened to hurt the same young girl, saying: 'F**k you, you're gonna hurt when I see you tomorrow.' She then went on to shockingly ask: 'Are you dead yet?' In messages to another 12-year-old student, Sorbie arranged to buy them a vape, the Daily Record reported. She wrote: 'I'm going to get yours in the shop round from me before I head down. 'Any particular type or flavour you want?' Sorbie also instructed the young child to get into her car before exchanging the vapes for cash. Telling the pupil about her plans over Snapchat, she wrote: 'What to do is, all of you give all the money to one person, then that person can jump in my car and I'll hand over all of the vapes and they can dish them out after I've gone. 'Don't want to be seen selling you vapes in public so gotta be subtle. xx'. Shockingly, Sorbie then joked that she couldn't 'have folk know' she was 'selling vapes to 11-year-olds'. She told the pupil that it has 'to be kept quiet' and also asked them how many other students wanted vapes. Sorbie was convicted of selling a nicotine product to a person under the age of 18 at Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court in September last year. During a hearing at the SSSC last week, a panel heard how the child support worker tried to delete the messages after the parent of one of the children attempted to save them. She ultimately failed in her bid to conceal any wrongdoing and was banned by the safety watchdog from working in social care indefinitely. 'Abusive and inappropriate content' The SSSC ruling on the case read: 'You provided two former pupils of the primary school where you worked with your contact details and then repeatedly contacted them both on a social media messaging application. 'This was further aggravated by the abusive and inappropriate content of the messages. 'You offered to sell nicotine vape devices to a child. This is an abuse of the trust placed in you by your employer and the parents of the children you were entrusted to care for.' It added: 'You attempted to delete messages as the parent of one of the children was trying to save them in an attempt to conceal your wrongdoing. 'A warning would not be appropriate as the behaviour is extremely serious and a warning would give no protection to service users or the public. 'A condition would not be appropriate because the type of behaviour at issue is not the type of behaviour which conditions would rectify.'
