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Tain Thistle F.C.
Tain Thistle Football Club is an amateur football club playing in the North West Sutherland Amateur Football League in Scotland. They play at Links Park in the town of Tain in the Scottish Highlands. The club was formed in 1997, and originally joined the Ross-shire Welfare League that same year. They remained as members of the Ross-shire Welfare until 2018 when they tendered their resignation in favour of moving to the amateur ranks of the North West Sutherland Amateur League. The club was briefly accepted into the senior North Caledonian League in June 2008 and competed in league matches during the 2008-09 season, becoming the first Tain team to do so since the demise of Tain St Duthus four seasons earlier. In 2009-10, Thistle competed in both league and cup competitions, but withdrew in 2010. While members of the North Caledonian League, Tain Thistle and their full squad also appeared in the multi-million selling game series, ''Football Manager 2009'' and featured in se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tain
Tain ( Gaelic: ''Baile Dhubhthaich'') is a royal burgh and parish in the County of Ross, in the Highlands of Scotland. Etymology The name derives from the nearby River Tain, the name of which comes from an Indo-European root meaning 'flow'. The Gaelic name, ''Baile Dubhthaich'', means 'Duthac's town', after a local saint also known as Duthus. History Tain was granted its first royal charter in 1066, making it Scotland's oldest royal burgh, commemorated in 1966 with the opening of the Rose Garden by Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother. The 1066 charter, granted by King Malcolm III, confirmed Tain as a sanctuary, where people could claim the protection of the church, and an immunity, in which resident merchants and traders were exempt from certain taxes. Little is known of earlier history although the town owed much of its importance to Duthac. He was an early Christian figure, perhaps 8th or 9th century, whose shrine had become so important by 1066 that it resulted in the royal ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015–16 In Scottish Football
The 2015–16 season was the 119th season of competitive football in Scotland. The domestic season began on 25 July 2015, with the first round of the 2015–16 Scottish Challenge Cup. The 2015–16 Scottish Professional Football League season commenced on 1 August. Transfer deals League competitions Scottish Premiership Scottish Championship Scottish League One Scottish League Two Non-league football Level 5 Level 6 SPFL Development League Honours Cup honours Non-league honours Senior Junior ;West Region ;East Region ;North Region Individual honours PFA Scotland awards SFWA awards Scottish clubs in Europe Celtic, Inverness Caledonian Thistle, Aberdeen and St Johnstone qualified for European competition. Celtic ;UEFA Champions League ;UEFA Europa League Aberdeen ;UEFA Europa League Inverness Caledonian Thistle ;UEFA Europa League St Johnstone ;UEFA Europa League Scotland national team ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Good Morning Scotland
''Good Morning Scotland'' ( gd, Madainn Mhath Alba) is a Scottish breakfast radio news programme. It is broadcast on BBC Radio Scotland weekdays from 06:00 to 09:00. Established in 1973, it is the longest-running radio show broadcast from Scotland and remains one of the most popular. Weekend editions, broadcast between 08:00 and 10:00, were introduced in early 2015. Based in many respects on BBC Radio 4's ''Today'' programme, it consists of regular news, sport, business, travel and weather bulletins along with interviews, in-depth reports and a daily religious slot ''Thought for the Day''. History The programme was launched on the morning of 31 December 1973 with presenters David Findlay and John Milne. Prior to ''GMS'', radio producers Geoff Cameron and Allan Muirhead were responsible for producing a daily opt-out from ''Today'', called ''Today in Scotland''. Its popularity led to the subsequent Good Morning Scotland. In 1980, to celebrate 50 years of broadcasting from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BBC Radio Scotland
BBC Radio Scotland is a Scottish radio network owned and operated by BBC Scotland, a division of the BBC. It broadcasts a wide variety of programmes. It replaced the Scottish BBC Radio 4 opt-out service of the same name from 23 November 1978. Radio Scotland is broadcast in English, whilst sister station Radio nan Gàidheal broadcasts in Scottish Gaelic. According to RAJAR, the station broadcasts to a weekly audience of 755,000 and has a listening share of 6.3% as of September. History The first BBC Radio Scotland broadcast was on 17 December 1973, two weeks earlier than planned. BBC Radio Scotland was founded as a full-time radio network on 23 November 1978. Previously it was possible only to opt out of BBC Radio 4, and the service was known as Radio 4 Scotland or, formally on air, as "BBC Scotland Radio 4". The establishment of a separate network was made possible when Radio 4 became a fully UK-wide network when it moved from medium wave to long wave and new VHF (FM) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BBC Radio 5 Live
BBC Radio 5 Live is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC that broadcasts mainly news, sport, discussion, interviews and phone-ins. It is the principal BBC radio station covering sport in the United Kingdom, broadcasting virtually all major sports events staged in the UK or involving British competitors. Radio 5 Live was launched in March 1994 as a repositioning of the original Radio 5, which was launched on 27 August 1990. It is transmitted via analogue radio in AM on medium wave 693 and 909 kHz and digitally via digital radio, television and on the BBC Sounds service. Due to rights restrictions, coverage of some events, particularly live sport, is not available online or is restricted to UK addresses. The station broadcasts from MediaCityUK in Salford in Greater Manchester and is a department of the BBC North division. According to RAJAR, the station broadcasts to a weekly audience of 4.8 million with a listening share of 2.7% as of Septem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Allen (UK Broadcaster)
Peter Edwin Allen (born 4 February 1946) is an English radio broadcaster with 40 years' experience in journalism. He has been with BBC Radio 5 Live since it started in 1994, and co-presented the ''Drive'' programme for 16 years from 1998 to 2014. Early life Allen was born in Rochford, Essex, and attended the independent Brentwood School. At 18 he left school and started work with his local newspaper. He emigrated to Australia and worked for the Sydney ''Daily Telegraph''. Broadcasting career In the 1970s Allen switched to working in radio, joining Independent Radio News, the newly launched news service for UK commercial radio. He eventually became the network's political editor while working at Westminster. He also worked as a presenter at its sister radio station LBC, the London news and talk station. Allen then switched to television and was ITN political correspondent until 1992, when he was one of "a string of high-profile resignations" following the company's budget cuts. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Homecoming Scotland 2009
Homecoming Scotland 2009 was a series of events designed to attract people of Scottish ancestry to visit Scotland. The campaign, organised by EventScotland and VisitScotland on behalf of the Scottish Government, and part-financed by the European Regional Development Fund, claimed that "for every single Scot in their native land, there are thought to be at least five more overseas who can claim Scottish ancestry." 2009 was the 250th anniversary of the birth of Robert Burns, the national poet. In addition to Burns-related events, the other four themes of the Homecoming were Scotland's culture and heritage, great Scottish minds and innovations, and golf and whisky. Calendar of Events On 16 June 2008 Scotland's First Minister, Alex Salmond MSP MP, officially launched Homecoming Scotland 2009 at Edinburgh Castle. The Homecoming started on 25 January 2009 (Burns night) and ran until 30 November 2009 (St Andrews Day). On 24 July 2009 a Clan Convention, composed of the clan c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012-13 In Scottish Football
The 2012–13 season was the 116th season of competitive football in Scotland. The season began on 28 July 2012, with the start of the Challenge Cup. Transfer deals League competitions Scottish Premier League Rangers' participation in the SPL was dependant upon the successful transfer of their membership share of the League to the new company that had bought the club, which would be decided by a vote of the SPL clubs. Eight clubs publicly declared that they would oppose the membership transfer, which would mean that they could not play in the SPL. The vote took place on 4 July 2012, and Rangers were refused re-entry to the SPL by a 10-1 majority. Dundee, who had finished second in the 2011–12 Scottish First Division, were invited to replace Rangers. Scottish First Division Scottish Second Division Scottish Third Division Scottish Premier Under-20 League Honours Cup honours Non-league honours Senior Junior West Region East Region North Region Ind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seaboard Villages
The Seaboard Villages ( gd, Na Trì Port Mara) are three contiguous coastal villages, situated about 10 km southeast of the town of Tain in Easter Ross, Scotland. They face east onto the Moray Firth. Namely (from North to South): *Hilton of Cadboll - which has the pier * Balintore - which has the harbour *Shandwick Shandwick ( gd, Seannduaig), a village near Tain in Easter Ross, and is in the Scottish council area of Highland, Scotland. Hilton, Balintore, and Shandwick are known collectively as the Seaboard Villages. It is well known because of the ne ... - which has the bay External links''Down to the Sea'' - online version of history book of Hilton, Balintore, and Shandwick [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016–17 In Scottish Football
The 2016–17 season was the 120th season of competitive football in Scotland. The domestic season began on 16 July 2016, with the first round of the 2016–17 Scottish League Cup. The 2016–17 Scottish Professional Football League season commenced on 6 August. Transfer deals League competitions Scottish Premiership Scottish Championship Scottish League One Scottish League Two Non-league football Level 5 Level 6 SPFL Development League Honours Cup honours Non-league honours Senior Junior ;West Region ;East Region ;North Region Individual honours PFA Scotland awards SFWA awards Scottish clubs in Europe Celtic, Aberdeen, Heart of Midlothian and Hibernian qualified for European competition. Celtic ;UEFA Champions League Aberdeen ;UEFA Europa League Heart of Midlothian ;UEFA Europa League Hibernian ;UEFA Europa League Scotland national team Women's football Scottish Women's Prem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
