15-year-old Jonathan Stocking has a talent for hanging around – very high places!
How did you get into climbing? When I was 12 I went to a mate’s party at Glasgow Climbing Centre. I got hooked so mum went on a climbing course that let me climb more often. She’s an OK climber...
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It’s rubbish when you don’t get answers to your questions, especially from politicians. But what if you could make them tell the truth? Jamie Lafferty investigates freedom of information
IT’S August. The exam results are in and you’ve narrowly missed out on getting into the university course of your choice. You’ve heard rumours that other people with similar grades have been accepted on to the course, so why haven’t...
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When it comes to drugs, it’s good to talk – just ask the McBeath family
LET’S start with the good news: in the last eight years, fewer and fewer young people have reported being offered drugs, while more and more teenagers say they know where to turn to get the important information they need about...
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Skulduggery Pleasant author Derek Landy tells David Christie why he loves horror, Hollywood and eBay
IMAGINE spending years slogging your guts out on your dad’s farm – with no idea about crops or any inclination to find out. Then, all of a sudden, a name pops into your head and before you know it you’ve...
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It’s big, it’s clever and it’s full of banter but as Graeme Virtue discovered, online gaming means more chance of seeing two words – GAME OVER
TRUE story. A friend of a friend was playing alien invasion shoot-em-up Resistance: Fall Of Man online for the first time on his PlayStation 3. The game has some pretty nifty weapons, including one where you fire a special bullet...
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Teenage actor Anton Yelchin is certainly not wasting his youth. He has already starred alongside Anthony Hopkins, Bruce Willis and even Justin Timberlake. But busy actors can be caught napping, discovers Graeme Virtue
MOST teenagers spend a lot of time in their beds. So maybe it shouldn’t be such a surprise that 19-year-old actor Anton Yelchin is in his scratcher when I phone his house in LA. But at least he has a...
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Abigail Wild checks out a Bolly good show which is heading for Scotland
THERE isn’t a month goes by when celebrities from cricket stars to news readers and soap stars haven’t been showing us that the medium of dance can be cool. Next month, however, Scotland will be treated to a spectacular outdoor...
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Frontman Greg Gilbert tells fresh he’s in a rush to make up for lost time
“WE don’t get travel sick and it helps that we’re in quite a plush little van,” croaks Delays frontman Greg Gilbert as he and his three bandmates head into another valley in the direction of Wales. “Apparently the van was...
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Passing your test and getting behind the wheel opens up a whole world of freedom – and danger. So how can new drivers stay safe? David Christie finds out
in error or a lapse in concentration + a violation = a crash. Maths may not be your strong point but, according to Michael McDonnell, director of Road Safety Scotland, this is one of the simplest and most important equations...
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Promising young football players all around the world look to the game’s elite for inspiration. But, according to Queen Margaret Academy pupil Brendan McGivern, 15, the behaviour of the professionals leaves a lot to be desired.
WHAT could possibly annoy a true sports fan more than cheating? Cheating and getting away with it is my verdict. I cannot believe the state of so-called “professional” football these days with some of the Premierships biggest stars getting away...
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After a year spent spreading their wings, the Pigeon Detectives are home to roost, as David Christie finds out
LAST May, The Pigeon Detectives’ debut album went to number three in the UK charts and earned the guys a Q nomination for Best New Act. Since then, the Leeds quintet have been busy touring the world, scribbling their next...
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As the fourth instalment whips into view, Malcolm Jack dons his fedora and enlists the help of Scotland’s very own Indy to find out what makes Dr Jones so special
The countdown is almost complete ... soon Harrison Ford will be swinging into our cinemas as the star of Indiana Jones 4: The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull. But what is all the fuss about? And what makes Mr Jones...
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Fresh has teamed up with the organisers of the RoAR 2008 tour to offer you the chance to be part of the next show in this series of exciting live gigs
London boys, Scouting For Girls will be headlining their show at Fat Sam’s Live in Dundee on Tuesday, April 29, 2008. RoAR 2008 is a series of exclusive gigs organised by Scotland’s best radio stations in partnership with the Scottish...
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