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Cumnock girl is one step closer to helping children in Africa - thanks to a national beauty pagent

Teenager Aida Leventaki has her heart set on winning a national beauty contest.Read

Teen to release CD in memory of grandad

A teenager is set to release a charity CD in memory of his late grandpa.Read

Petrol heads make a pit stop for CLIC

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Mum pledges: "I'll lose weight to save son's life".

A mum has pledged to shed her weight – in case she needs to save herson’s life.Read

First Minister Alex Salmond to toast Bard in Ayr

Scotland’s National Bard is ‘coming home’ – and the country’s great and good are set to raise a toast in his name.Read

A 3D Burns will come to life

A life-size version of Robert Burns has been created – to reveal what the Bard really looked like.Read

30 minutes to a healthy, happy you

We’ve just experienced an incredible year of sport for Scottish athletes with our Olympians, Paralympians, golfers, swimmers and others achieving great things on the world stage.Read

Scared of what the future holds for me

QAfter a bad marriage, divorce settlement and a new year beginning I have the opportunity to take a holiday with my daughter for a fortnight in India. I keep reminding myself that all the bad stuff is now over and that it is time to find the new and peaceful me. Why am I still scared?Read

Boozy nights out are causing me problems

QI work in a country where alcohol is not allowed and I find it quite difficult to survive without having a wee tipple. When I come home every three months my wife says I am a lovely person and then I go to the pub and meet my pals and come home drunk every night for the first week. I then seem to even out and before I know it I am back on that plane again feeling extremely lonely.Read