Rather like the remains of the Christmas turkey, which by now should resemble something you'd find mouldering by the side of the M74, there's not a lot to pick at during this period of hibernation as the world of golf continues to snooze, snore and snork it's way through the winter shutdown.
THE rugby year has not pegged out just yet but, even before the first of the thunderous 1872 Cup clashes between Glasgow and Edinburgh, the sport seems to have lapsed into reflective mode.
Liverpool host Arsenal today in a game between two clubs that have not lived up to expectations so far and whose woes can be distilled down to simple, easy-to-understand narratives.
The Christmas holidays are a perfect excuse to eat and drink exactly what you want and for me, no Christmas dinner would be complete without an indulgent dessert to top it off.
Think bobble hats are the preserve of the perennially uncool? Away and have a word with yourself - or with Hilary Grant, the knitwear designer reinventing wool as we know it.
With the Christmas party season in full swing, fashion fans were treated to a festive celebration of the Little Black Dress at Glasgow's 29 Private Members Club.
As the construction industry in Scotland gears up to deliver more homes, schools, offices and infrastructure, it needs more than ever to inspire the most talented people to meet these challenges - our future workforce.
The Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) is launching 'Surveying the Future' - a new campaign to attract more talent to a rapidly changing industry.
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Rather like the remains of the Christmas turkey, which by now should resemble something you'd find mouldering by the side of the M74, there's not a lot to pick at during this period of hibernation as the world of golf continues to snooze, snore and snork it's way through the winter shutdown.
WITH the top of the SPFL Premiership table so close at this stage of the season, hope springs eternal that a title race might actually materialise.
THIS time last year, we knew it would be good.
THE rugby year has not pegged out just yet but, even before the first of the thunderous 1872 Cup clashes between Glasgow and Edinburgh, the sport seems to have lapsed into reflective mode.
They say you should never look back.
Liverpool host Arsenal today in a game between two clubs that have not lived up to expectations so far and whose woes can be distilled down to simple, easy-to-understand narratives.
When I went to Chelsea as a kid in 1986 racism was rife.