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Scotsman
04-07-2025
- Sport
- Scotsman
Capital schoolboy wins gold with Scotland in Home Nations
Edinburgh teenager Eryk Janik travelled to Northern Ireland looking to win gold in the Home Nations sea fishing event, and he did despite being up against it. Sign up to our daily newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Edinburgh News, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... The Trinity Academy pupil was a member of Scotland's under-16 shore fishing squad who are celebrating their first victory in the Home Nations since 2002. What's more, they went into the three-day event in Coleraine, Northern Ireland, with only four anglers instead of five, with one member aged only 12, including three debutants and under the wing of a manager in his first major competition. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad And the youngest member, Franky Hamilton from Angus, aged 12, won his zone on each of the three days. Golden group (left to right): Billy Buckley (assistant manager), Jai McKinney, Eryk Janik, Franky Hamilton, Loui Wemyss, Nuno Santos (manager) Gold was achieved despite the boys arriving just before the official opening due to cost, and without any practice at the two nominated venues. Nuno Santos, the squad's Glasgow-based manager, said: 'It's like a fairy tale. The squad came together only three months ago and if anybody had suggested we would win gold then I would have said we had no chance. 'However, the boys and their parents went with it and now look what we have achieved.' Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Hamilton plus Janik (Edinburgh), who has only one cap, earned last year, Loui Wemyss (Tayside), and Jai McKinney (Ayrshire), faced tricky conditions on the beach for two days at Longfield Wall on the Foyle Estuary and Benone Strand. Santos, and his assistant, Billy Buckley (Uddingston), who stepped in when the nominated assistant, Sean Baxter, a Cowdenbeath-based tackle shop owner, could not make the trip for business reasons, said: 'The boys were phenomenal. 'They came together three months ago and they listened. We fast-tracked them through, we had practices and they delivered under pressure.' Going into the prestige event with only four anglers means the team cannot not drop a result and Santos explained: 'The other teams had five members and so we knew that we could not afford to have a blank or come last in any of the three days, otherwise that would have been it for us. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad 'However, we won the first day and I told the boys to go out and do their best in Day Two. They did and we came second. 'It was all to play for on Day Three. Wales were out of it, but England and Ireland were close and in with a chance. We knew it would be tough. 'The boys came through and we won all of our zones which was amazing to clinch gold. To be frank, we pulled a rabbit out of a hat here.' He added: 'The boys were brilliant, they were well-behaved, we had great banter in the squad and this is the first time since 2002 – 23 years – since Scotland won gold at Junior (under-16) level in the Home Nations. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad 'I cannot speak highly enough about the group. They learned fast. Franky has only been fishing for about a year, Eryk, Loui and Jai only took up fishing about two years ago, and their hard work in preparing for this has paid off with gold.' The ladies team won gold in their event for the first time after three silver medals. The squad includes Aberdeen-born Buffy McAvoy, formerly from Edinburgh but now living in Glenrothes, plus debutant, Margo Robinson, from Dumbarton, Aussie-born Joanne Barlow from Brighton – she qualifies because of her Scottish-born mother – Gill Coutts from Larks and Lesley Maby from Cumbria. Their manager is Kevin Lewis from Broughty Ferry, Tayside. Robinson is a member of Scotland's ladies carp fishing team and Barlow is a former captain of the carp team. McAvoy said: 'Well, we've just gone and done it, winning gold.' Lewis confirmed that Coutts won her zone on all three days, an 'amazing' achievement, and Robinson performed well in her first sea fishing international. He added: 'What can I say as the Scottish ladies manager, we have finally done it and won gold. I'm so proud of the ladies in the way they fished and listened (in the build-up).'
Scottish Sun
03-07-2025
- Automotive
- Scottish Sun
Busy road in major Scots city to close for THREE YEARS
PLAN AHEAD Busy road in major Scots city to close for THREE YEARS Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) DRIVERS have been warned that a busy road in a Scottish city will be closed for three years. Motorists in Edinburgh will be faced with major disruption that is set to last until the summer of 2028 as works get underway at a local high school. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 2 It comes amid ongoing construction works at Trinity Academy in Edinburgh Credit: Andrew Barr - The Sun Glasgow Construction works are being carried out at Trinity Academy on Craighall Avenue as part of an ongoing project by the local council. The project has already seen a new recreation and sports facility built at Bangholm, which opened in 2022. And now the latest phase will see most of the building demolished and rebuilt in a bid to increase the school's capacity. It will mean the number of pupils will increase from 950 to 1,200, even though the building itself will take up a smaller space. This will leave an empty space, which is expected to be used as an area for both Trinity Primary and Trinity Academy to share a campus. However, the works will cause a stretch of the road near Trinity Academy to shut down until the summer of 2028. I appreciate this closure will be disruptive for local residents and businesses – they have my thanks for their patience and understanding Councillor Stephen Jenkinson A section of Craighall Road officially closed to drivers on Tuesday morning, with residents given little notice. According to the Edinburgh Evening News, the road has been closed in an effort to separate the public from the construction works. Locals received a newsletter about the latest updates on the construction works. And it explained that the road closure will help make sure that materials and equipment will be delivered to the site safely. Major Road Closure: 200-Mile Detour and Traffic Updates (1) It added that it will "ensure the clear segregation between construction activities and all members of the public". The closure stretches from Craighall Avenue to Grandville, however, the footpath opposite Craighall Avenue will remain open. The school will also remain open while the works are carried out. Pupils located in the areas of the building which are affected by the works are being relocated to other temporary classrooms. Green councillor and co-leader Kayleigh Kinross-O'Neill told the Edinburgh Evening News that many locals have contacted her about the sudden road closure. The complex refurbishment and expansion of Trinity Academy will bring positive benefits for the whole community, but this will take time Councillor Stephen Jenkinson She said: 'I've been contacted by several constituents who learned about the road closure near Trinity very suddenly. 'We want to ensure safety and mobility as a priority, and residents should also be given the opportunity to give feedback on changes on their doorstep.' Transport and Environment Convener, Councillor Stephen Jenkinson, told the Scottish Sun that the works will "take time" and thanked locals for their patience. He said: 'I appreciate this closure will be disruptive for local residents and businesses – they have my thanks for their patience and understanding. 'Throughout the project, our primary concern is for the safety of residents, particularly young people attending school. 'We'll continue to engage with local stakeholders as the work progresses. "Ultimately, the complex refurbishment and expansion of Trinity Academy will bring positive benefits for the whole community, but this will take time.'
STV News
01-07-2025
- Business
- STV News
Contract for £55m high school extension and renovation works awarded
A £55m contract has been awarded for renovation works and the construction of a new building at an Edinburgh high school. Belfast-based construction firm McLaughlin & Harvey has been contracted to build the extension to Trinity Academy in Leith and refurbish an existing Victorian building. Plans to renovate and expand the school have been ongoing for several years, with the first stage of the project – involving a new sports and recreation facility – opening in 2022. A ward councillor has said she is 'really pleased' with the planned improvements, and that she looks forward to the public space on the site that will be open to the community. The expansion of Trinity Academy, which is fed by three primary schools, will expand its capacity from 950 to 1,200. A planning application for the school's redevelopment was submitted by the council in October 2023. The original red sandstone Victorian building at the western end of the school, built in 1894, will be retained and undergo refurbishment. Meanwhile, several of the other structures on the site, built after the original building, will be demolished A new four-storey extension to the original building will be built in their place, with a red brick and metal exterior. Both the extension and the sports facility have been designed by architecture firm Holmes Miller, which has designed several primary schools in the city. LDRS Trinity Academy development Green councillor Kayleigh Kinross-O'Neill, who represents Forth ward, said: 'We're really pleased to see the next step of Trinity's expansion go ahead, as I know most parents and teachers are too. 'I'm especially looking forward to seeing the outdoor learning facilities and other wellbeing features that can be used by the wider community.' The works will be carried out in phases in order to allow teaching to continue while the works are under way. A temporary teaching space will be built to the south of the school, first allowing the teaching in two of the newer buildings on the site to be moved there. They will then be demolished, and the extension will be built in their place. The teaching in the two demolished blocks will then be moved back into the extension, and the teaching in the Victorian-era building will be moved out for it to be refurbished. Once the refurbishment is complete, all teaching will be returned to the new and refurbished parts of the site, and the three remaining buildings in the east of the site will be demolished, to be replaced with an outdoor space. The outdoor design at the site will integrate Trinity Academy's grounds with those of Trinity Primary, creating a unified campus within the community. The open space would be open to the public and feature outdoor teaching areas. Passivhaus standards were used in the design of the extension, which aims to keep the temperature of the buildings comfortable while using as little energy as possible. Builders McLaughlin & Harvey were also contracted to build the Wester Hailes High School, which is set to be completed in late 2026. Elsewhere in the city, they have built several structures for the University of Edinburgh, including the Nucleus student hub and a new building for the School of Engineering at the university's King's Buildings site. Between 2018 and 2022, the firm's waste subsidiary was locked in a legal battle with Revenue Scotland over landfill taxes. Barr Environmental Ltd operated two landfills in Scotland, including one in Ayrshire, as well as a plant to recycle waste. In 2021, Revenue Scotland slapped the firm with a £99m fine, saying it had wrongfully not paid landfill tax on materials recycled from the Ayrshire landfill to build walls on site. The company said that, because the materials were recycled, they should be exempt from the landfill tax. Recycling waste through their recycling plant was part of the firm's business model in the waste processing space, with the hope it would drive costs down for its local authority clients. A lower tribunal found against the firm, but Barr appealed to the Upper Tribunal and won, with a tribunal judge saying that 'there is nothing wrong with principle' with what the company did. Barr no longer operates waste facilities in Scotland, having pulled out of the sector ahead of the impending landfill ban. The contract was closed on March 19 and published on June 27. Get all the latest news from around the country Follow STV News Scan the QR code on your mobile device for all the latest news from around the country
Edinburgh Reporter
01-07-2025
- Sport
- Edinburgh Reporter
Janik going for gold in Home Nations championship
Edinburgh teenager Eryk Janik goes for gold as Scotland's shore angling team open their campaign in the Home Nations sea angling championship in Northern Ireland from Tuesday, July 1. The Trinity Academy pupil (pictured) is in a four-strong team which also includes Jai McKinney, Louis Wemyss and Frankie Hamilton. The manager is Nuno Santos with Billy Buckley, a Scotland international and world championship competitor, as his assistant. Ian Campbell from Falkirk earns his second cap after winning silver 12 months ago, Scotland cruelly denied on fish countback over two days at Riverside Drive in Dundee. Campbell, who is retail manager for Edinburgh Angling Centre in Granton, casts a line alongside David Neil, a well-known bait supplier, and Brian Maxwell, both from Ayr, plus Bruce McLean from Stranraer. This time, fishing is over three days at two venues, an estuary on two of the days and a beach for one and . Scotland's squad also includes debutant, Arbroath-based Stewart Falconer, a regular attender in the Edinburgh Winter and New Year sea fishing matches in and around the Capital. He has been a fishing buddy of Campbell for around 30 years and Scotland are fielding a strong team as they bid for gold in Coleraine. Campbell said: 'We're competing against the best in Britain here and to win gold we will have to be at our best over the three days.' The anglers fish the Foyle Estuary near Coleraine on the first and last day, fishing between 11.00 and 15.00 on Tuesday and 11.30 and 15.30 on the Thursday, and cast a line on Benone Beach on Day 2. Fishing there is from 18.00 to 22.00. The squad are doing their homework on the venues and Campbell said: 'Two of the boys have fished Benone before. It is a shallow beach and the Foyle Estuary is a big basin, not like the Forth or the Tay, and so we don't expect the tide to run hard. 'We also don't expect to have to cast a long distance, but we will if we have to.' There are no ladies from the Lothians in the women's team now that Buffy McAvoy has moved from Edinburgh to Fife but they are also anxious to make a real impression. The team is Gill Coutts, Joanne Barlow, Lesley Maby and debutant, Margo Robinson, a member of Scotland's world championship fly fishing team. Manager is Kevin Lewis. Like this: Like Related
Edinburgh Reporter
30-06-2025
- Business
- Edinburgh Reporter
£55 million contract awarded for renovation works at Trinity Academy
A £55 million contract has been awarded for renovation works and the construction of a new building at an Edinburgh high school. Belfast-based construction firm McLaughlin & Harvey has been contracted to build the extension to Trinity Academy in Leith, and refurbish an existing Victorian building. Plans to renovate and expand the school have been ongoing for several years, with the first stage of the project – involving a new sports and recreation facility – opening in 2022. A ward councillor has said she is 'really pleased' with the planned improvements, and that she looks forward to the public space on the site that will be open to the community. A rendering of the new school | Image via City of Edinburgh Council A rendering of the new school | Image via City of Edinburgh Council The expansion of Trinity Academy, which is fed by three primary schools, will expand its capacity from 950 to 1,200. A planning application for the school's redevelopment was submitted by the council in October 2023. The original red sandstone Victorian building at the western end of the school, built in 1894, will be retained, and undergo refurbishment. Meanwhile, several of the other structures on the site, built after the original building, will be demolished A new four-storey extension to the original building will be built in their place, with a red brick and metal exterior. Both the extension and the sports facility have been designed by architecture firm Holmes Miller, which has designed several primary schools in the city. Green councillor Kayleigh Kinross-O'Neill, who represents Forth ward, said: 'We're really pleased to see the next step of Trinity's expansion go ahead, as I know most parents and teachers are too. 'I'm especially looking forward to seeing the outdoor learning facilities and other wellbeing features that can be used by the wider community.' The works will be carried out in phases in order to allow teaching to continue while works are underway. A temporary teaching space will be built to the south of the school, first allowing the teaching in two of the newer buildings on the site to be moved there. They will then be demolished, and the extension built in their place. The teaching in the two demolished blocks will then be moved back into the extension, and the teaching in the Victorian-era building moved out for it to be refurbished. Once the refurbishment is complete, all teaching will be returned to the new and refurbished parts of the site, and the three remaining buildings in the east of the site will be demolished, to be replaced with an outdoor space. The outdoor design at the site will integrate Trinity Academy's grounds with that of Trinity Primary, creating a unified campus within the community. The open space would be open to the public, and feature outdoor teaching areas. Passivhaus standards were used in the design of the extension, which aim to keep the temperature of buildings comfortable while using as little energy as possible. Builders McLaughlin & Harvey were also contracted to build the Wester Hailes High School, which is set to be completed in late 2026. Elsewhere in the city, they have built several structures for the University of Edinburgh, including the Nucleus student hub and a new building for the School of Engineering at the university's King's Buildings site. Between 2018 and 2022, the firm's waste subsidiary was locked in a legal battle with Revenue Scotland over landfill taxes. Barr Environmental Ltd operated two landfills in Scotland, including one in Ayrshire, as well as a plant to recycle waste. In 2021, Revenue Scotland slapped the firm with a £99m fine, saying it had wrongfully not paid landfill tax on materials recycled from the Ayrshire landfill to build walls on site. The company said that, because the materials were recycled, they should be exempt from the landfill tax. Recycling waste through their recycling plant was part of the firm's business model in the waste processing space, with the hope it would drive costs down for its local authority clients. A lower tribunal found against the firm, but Barr appealed to the Upper Tribunal and won, with a tribunal judge saying that 'there is nothing wrong with principle' with what the company did. Barr no longer operates waste facilities in Scotland, having pulled out of the sector ahead of the impending landfill ban. The contract was closed on 19 March and published on 27 June. By Joseph Sullivan Local Democracy Reporter Like this: Like Related
