Herald Diary again!

For the first time in 20 years, I have an entry and my name in The Diary two days running!  Plus they used a story I sent them about a road being closed by exploding cream cartons.

Sobering thought

THE Scottish Labour Party is to put forward proposals that would see high-caffeine alcohol drinks such as Buckfast banned. Its health spokesman Richard Simpson declared: "The combination of caffeine and alcohol is a toxic mix that has been proven to increase aggression, anxiety and the likelihood of violence."

"One wonders," ponders reader David Donaldson, "if Richard Simpson has a sign on his desk that says,

 'The Buckie Stops Here'."