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“Golf put us on the map, but it’s our people and our coaches that keep us moving forward"...
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Golf tourism company in major operational expansion ahead of The Open
A Scottish transport firm that generates three-quarters of its revenues from golfers is teeing up for continued growth ahead of The Open in St…
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/25613155.golf-tourism-company-major-operational-expansion/
about 1 month ago
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Kudos to Active NL - the number of public golf courses in Scotland may be dwindling, but there remains plenty of demand... Around the Greens from
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Council courses welcome 'more golfers now than ever before'
Membership in their associated clubs has doubled, which is welcome news in the troubled world of municipal golf
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/25596730.north-lanarkshire-courses-welcome-record-numbers-golfers/
about 1 month ago
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First anniversary celebrations 🎉🎉🎉 Year one has been a dynamic and varied journey, and there are many more stories to be told ⛳
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The business of golf in Scotland with Around the Greens
Around the Greens has travelled the length and breadth of Scotland covering the stories of the country's golf industry
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/25552701.business-golf-scotland-around-greens/
about 2 months ago
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Today marks the first anniversary of Around the Greens from
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Historic ladies' golf clubhouse set for a new lease of life
As a B-listed building it could have become a liability, but will instead be transformed into a valuable asset
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/25582301.ladies-clubhouse-machrihanish-gets-new-lease-life/
about 2 months ago
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Celebrating the one year anniversary of Around the Greens from
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Come play 18 holes of Scottish golf trivia with Around the Greens
How much do you know about golf in Scotland? Test your knowledge with this quiz from Around the Greens
https://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/football/25535386.come-play-round-scottish-golf-trivia-herald/
about 2 months ago
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The US President has visited both resorts on two separate trips this year...
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Donald Trump's Scottish golf courses rack up continued losses in 2024
Directors of Trump International Golf Club Scotland predict a 'positive fiscal improvement in the medium and longer-term'
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/25545401.trumps-scottish-golf-courses-rack-continued-losses/
2 months ago
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Gilmerton House is aiming to tap further into the growing popularity of Scotland's Golf Coast, raising income from golf tourism from a third to half of its annual revenues ⛳ Around the Greens from
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Gilmerton House aims to tap into golfing gold mine
The East Lothian venue hosted the European Ryder Cup team earlier this year
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/25530586.gilmerton-house-aims-tap-golfing-gold-mine/
2 months ago
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Directors believe the company is well-placed to manage its business risks despite the uncertain economic outlook...
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Luxury golf hotel cuts its losses as course discussions continue
The five-star resort narrowed its losses but net liabilities more than doubled as the business increased borrowings from its American parent company
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/25510347.old-course-hotel-cuts-losses-dukes-talks-continue/
3 months ago
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The land has previously been used as a studio for Sky Sports during The Open...
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Funding secured for the 'best view in world golf' ahead of 2027 Open
The four high-end townhouses are expected to be ready for occupation ahead of the 2027 Open in St Andrews
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/25486276.financing-secured-best-view-world-golf/
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After such a big setback, what comes next?
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'Bitter disappointment' on historic golf club's scuppered plans
A proposal to ensure the club's survival was rejected by a vote of 26 to nine
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/25458130.craigie-hill-bitterly-disappointed-golf-plans-rejected/
3 months ago
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The club will take a few days to "reflect calmly" on its next steps...
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'Bitter disappointment' on historic golf club's scuppered plans
A proposal to ensure the club's survival was rejected by a vote of 26 to nine
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/25458130.craigie-hill-bitterly-disappointed-golf-plans-rejected/
3 months ago
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The tariffs are said to be costing the Scotch whisky industry ÂŁ4m per week...
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Scotch whisky welcomes 'timely' Swinney intervention on US trade tariffs
Industry representatives are jointly advocating for "zero-for-zero" tariffs on spirits as part of the ongoing UK-US trade negotiations
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/25455592.scotch-whisky-welcomes-timely-intervention-us-tariffs/
3 months ago
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"McIlroy’s victory at the K Club may have thrilled fans, but it certainly didn’t help our bottom line"...
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William Hill 'licks its wounds' following McIlroy's Irish Open victory
World number two Rory McIlroy was among the worst outcomes for bookmaker William Hill at the Amgen Irish Open
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/25448510.mcilroys-irish-open-victory-proves-costly-william-hill/
3 months ago
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"We were actually driving some of the wrong behaviours in the business"... Business Insight from
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Whisky giant signals easing of premium product priorities
The interim chief executive of Diageo has suggested the company will end its "obsession" with higher-priced premium brands
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/25445468.diageo-boss-re-think-premium-product-priorities/
3 months ago
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"We are heading to Cypress Point to set a new standard, embrace the challenge, honour the legacy of the Walker Cup and make history!" Around the Greens from
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Walker Cup: 'The purest celebration of our royal and ancient game'
The University of Stirling's Dean Robertson, captain of the GB&I Walker Cup team, is hoping to make history this weekend
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/25440610.walker-cup-the-purest-celebration-ancient-game/
4 months ago
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It's come a long way from its origins as an elite coaching centre... Around the Greens from
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The place where 'golf is, as it should be, for everyone'
Director of golf Russell Gray explains the ethos at the heart of this golfing facility on the outskirts of Glasgow
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/25376614.mearns-castle-golf-everyone/
4 months ago
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About 100 people are expected to play the course today ⛳ Around the Greens from
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Scotland's newest golf course opens for play today
"Scotland has some of the most incredible golf courses in the world and it had been a dream to find the perfect project there"
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/25350778.new-cabot-golf-course-opens-castle-stuart-near-inverness/
5 months ago
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Coming to clubs across Scotland via Affordable Golf... Around the Greens from
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No pro shop? No problem – here come the vending machines
Affordable Golf is putting together proposals to introduce golf vending machines at clubs across the country as part of its new partnership with…
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/25338919.coming-club-near-golf-ball-vending-machines/
5 months ago
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An avid golfer, Sean Connery "greatly admired the women's game"... ⛳
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Fresh funding to resolve gender 'injustice' in Scottish golf
A new funding partnership backed by the Sean Connery Foundation has been established to support women in golf across Scotland
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/25336975.new-funding-resolve-gender-injustice-scottish-golf/
5 months ago
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Shot Scope marketing manager Jennifer Saxton: "It's kinda sad to see people falling out of love with the game" ⛳
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'Career amateur' golfer sticks to making her living 9 to 5
Jennifer Saxton wishes more elite players would stick around to enjoy their golf in the amateur ranks
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/25333364.career-amateur-golfer-sticks-making-living-9-5/
5 months ago
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With the Women's Scottish Open taking place this week in Ayrshire, The Herald takes a look at how finances stack up in women's professional golf 👇
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Golf's female professionals left financially exposed by lack of coverage
The gap remains huge, but Scotland's Gemma Dryburgh says the financial disparity between men's and women's professional golf is improving
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/25331921.golfs-female-professionals-left-exposed-lack-coverage/
5 months ago
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Size matters in the modern model of this historic competition...
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Is it time for The Open to return to Donald Trump's Turnberry course?
Questions of capacity have overtaken politics in the quest to return The Open to Trump Turnberry
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/25328504.time-open-return-donald-trumps-turnberry-course/
5 months ago
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The club's origins date back to 1891 - so what's new and what's stayed the same at Eastwood? Find out with Around the Greens from
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www.heraldscotland.com/news/2530384...
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The revival of golf at Eastwood: '12 is plenty'
Play has resumed at the former Eastwood Golf Club with a 12-hole format that owners of the course say is proving popular with those who are short on…
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/25303848.thats-plenty-revival-golf-eastwood-twelve/
5 months ago
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The two-time major champion has become one of Glasgow start-up Theo Health's newest investors...
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Open winner Xander Schauffele invests in Scottish smart shorts start-up
The founder of a Scottish start-up has said she is pleased to be "back in the spotlight" after welcoming Xander Schauffele as one of her…
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/25298171.open-winner-schauffele-invests-smart-shorts-start-up/
5 months ago
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The jury remains out on the economic benefits of defence spending...
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Gunning for growth: Can Scotland reap the 'defence dividend'?
It is particularly important in the UK, and Scotland, that no viable engineering firm is overlooked in the distribution of 'defence dividends'
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/25294780.gunning-economic-growth-defence-spending-answer/
5 months ago
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"It has definitely helped build relationships which I think is the cornerstone of what all golf club professionals need to do to help their business" ⛳ Around the Greens from
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Gourock golf pro reaps business benefits of championship success
Pro shop owner Derek Watters details the drama of a six-way playoff to become the first Scot to win the Foremost Professionals Championship
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/25286337.gourock-golf-pro-reaps-business-benefits-championship-win/
6 months ago
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Scotland's golf industry set to cash in as summer gets underway
The flow of golfing news got into full swing as Scotland moved from spring into summer, the most lucrative time of the year for the industry
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/25256541.scottish-golf-set-cash-summer-gets-underway/
6 months ago
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Many may not realise that the course is "gifted" to the tournament organisers 👇
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Dundonald Links pays the price of fame for Women's Scottish Open
Dundonald Links is gearing up to host the Women’s Scottish Open, with world number one Nelly Korda scheduled to play
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/25278354.dundonald-links-pays-price-fame-scottish-open/
6 months ago
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Swiss-based Nexo has previously praised 'the vision and leadership of President Donald J. Trump'...
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'Historic convergence' of crypto and golf at Trump International in Aberdeen
The Scottish Championship to be held at Trump International Golf Links in Aberdeenshire has a new name under a fresh agreement by the DP World Tour
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/25283581.historic-convergence-crypto-golf-trump-aberdeen/
6 months ago
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"Our plans for the centre are aligned closely with the council’s aims"...
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Scottish town shopping centre sold ahead of major redevelopment
The site is said to be "by far" the largest and most important repositioning project identified in the local council's master plan for…
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/25268719.key-town-shopping-centre-sold-ahead-major-redevelopment/
6 months ago
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Costs are said to have gone up by 10% in the past year alone... Around the Greens from
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Scotland faces 'real risk' of pricing itself out of golf tourism
Former caddy Roy Clarke says All Access is keen to grow by offering a "true taste" of Scotland, but there is a risk that prices are…
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/25243497.golf-scotland-faces-real-risk-pricing/
6 months ago
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Is Ireland better value than Scotland for overseas golfers? Around the Greens from
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Scotland faces 'real risk' of pricing itself out of golf tourism
Former caddy Roy Clarke says All Access is keen to grow by offering a "true taste" of Scotland, but there is a risk that prices are…
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/25243497.golf-scotland-faces-real-risk-pricing/
6 months ago
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In this week's Around the Greens from The Herald: St Andrews Links boss Neil Coulson talks about spreading the financial benefits of golfers visiting St Andrews into other parts of Scotland ⛳👇
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Old Course boss looks to 'spread the benefits' of visitors to St Andrews
The chief executive of St Andrews Links Trust, custodian of the Old Course, says he wants to further spread the benefits of golf tourists throughout…
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/25229324.we-cant-get-people-st-andrews-play-golf/
6 months ago
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Most studies of this type focus on one-off sporting events, so the analysis of a year's worth of activity is rather unique...
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Home of Golf worth more than ÂŁ300m annually to the Scottish economy
Visitors travelling to St Andrews to play golf is worth the equivalent of hosting three Open Championships in Scotland every year
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/25224522.st-andrews-golf-worth-317m-annually-scottish-economy/
6 months ago
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For some it's a rather contentious issue...
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7 months ago
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The jury is still deliberating...
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What do clubs really think of Scottish Golf?
Scottish Golf has had a tempestuous relationship with its members over the years, but there have been more recent efforts to restore rapport
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/25211020.members-really-think-scottish-golf/
7 months ago
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The Herald Scottish Golf Survey series continues on Friday ⛳
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7 months ago
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"There's many of our players that reside out of bounds in the cemetery"... Business HQ Monthly from
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Rural grassroots club striving to thrive against the odds
The nine-hole course at Lochcarron in Wester Ross has fewer than 50 members including 15 juniors under the age of 16 and at least 20 over the age of…
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/25209411.golf-lochcarron-striving-thrive-odds/
7 months ago
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Go check it out, courtesy of the monthly Business HQ supplement from
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Golf survey reveals mixed bag for Scotland's courses
Custodians of Scotland's golf courses have shared their views on finances, governance, the challenges they face and the opportunities that lie ahead
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/25209271.survey-reveals-mixed-bag-scotlands-golf-courses/
7 months ago
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Elitist? "The R&A might as well be headquartered on the moon"...
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In 12 charts: The Herald Scottish Golf Survey
More than 90 captains, club secretaries and managers representing 116 courses throughout the country have taken part in The Herald Scottish Golf…
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/25201493.herald-scottish-golf-survey-results-11-charts/
7 months ago
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Finances, membership numbers, visitor income, the World Handicap System, and more - all will be revealed tomorrow ⛳
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7 months ago
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Custodians of the country’s golf courses open up on finances, governance, the challenges they face and the opportunities that lie ahead ⛳⛳
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7 months ago
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“There have been a number of clubs over the years who have not managed their finances to the extent that they can cover their costs"... Find out more later this week with
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7 months ago
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⛳What are the "under-utilised" destinations being targeted by Angus Watson at Scotland Golf Tours? Find out in this week's Around the Greens from
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'It's OK to play the Old Course one day and nine holes at Anstruther the next'
Angus Watson became chief executive of Scotland Golf Tours in 2023 and has plans to develop the business by targeting Scotland's…
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/25198949.wealth-scottish-links-courses-overlooked-golfers/
7 months ago
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Players are occasionally caught by surprise when the train comes through at Muir of Ord Golf Club ⛳
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Full steam ahead for 150th golfing celebrations
Hamish Milne, president of Muir of Ord Golf Club, shares some of the past and present quirks of golf at his village club in the north of Scotland
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/25159562.full-steam-ahead-muir-ords-150th-anniversary/
7 months ago
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This week in Around the Greens from
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: The name is deceiving, but they are the UK's biggest golf retailer ⛳
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2514823...
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Golf's biggest retailer drives forward with increasing diversity
The UK's biggest golf retailer has noted an increasingly diverse customer base in Scotland
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/25148235.american-golf-drives-forward-increasing-diversity/
7 months ago
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“We’ve golfers coming from Poland, Cyprus and Sweden – countries we haven’t targeted at all" ⛳
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Festival of fairways lifts local Deeside economies
Players from a dozen countries will be among the hundreds of people taking part in a golf event bringing income into multiple rural communities in…
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/25145506.royal-deeside-golf-week-welcomes-international-field/
7 months ago
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Happy birthday to The Hickory Golf Workshop from Around the Greens at
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Taking the opportunity to step into golf's history
The Hickory Golf Workshop grew out of Stuart Fraser's passion for antique clubs
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/25131265.love-golfs-hickory-history/
8 months ago
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The Scottish Child Payment is ÂŁ27.15 per week. Give or take a few pence, that's the cost of one adult admission to Edinburgh Zoo, a crew neck jumper from M&S, or two bowls of pasta at Sugo. The
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Swinney angers charity bosses over Scottish Child Payment increase warning
John Swinney suggested increasing the Scottish Child Payment would put parents off working, causing a charity boss to condemn the remarks.
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/25121745.swinney-angers-charity-scottish-child-payment-comments/?ref=uber_tsb&lp=1
8 months ago
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