2008 in Scotland
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Events in 2008 in Scotland
Incumbents
- Monarch – Elizabeth II
- First Minister and Keeper of the Great Seal - Alex Salmond
Events
January
- January - First phase of Whitelee Wind Farm, which will be the largest wind farm in Europe, begins feeding electricity to the grid.
April
- 6 April - The Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 comes into force.[1]
May
- 19 May - First ScotRail reopens the railway line from Stirling to Alloa for passengers.
June
- 4 June - Gretna F.C., just relegated from the Scottish Premier League, go out of business with debts of £4million.[2]
November
- 6 November - Labour party wins the Glenrothes by-election.[3]
- 14 November - 16-year-old Nicolle Earley kills 63-year-old Ann Gray in her home in Crosshill, Fife.[4]
- 19 November - Clackmannanshire Bridge over the Firth of Forth at Kincardine is opened to traffic.
- 20 November - Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon is named Scottish Politician of the Year.[5]
December
- 18 December - Woolworths announce their 807 UK stores will close by 5 January 2009.[6]
- 27 December - First 17 of Woolworths branches in Scotland close, with rest to follow shortly.[7]
Deaths
- 8 October - John Bannerman, historian of Gaelic Scotland (born 1932)
- 5 November - Ian Anderson, footballer (born 1954)
- 18 December - Hannah Frank, visual artist (born 1908)
The Arts
- Alternative hip hop group Young Fathers forms in Edinburgh.
See also
References
- ↑ "Understanding the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007" (pdf). Ministry of Justice. Archived from the original on 25 October 2007. Retrieved 2007-10-17.
- ↑ Murray, Ewan (4 June 2008). "Gretna finally go to the wall". The Guardian (London). Retrieved 21 September 2011.
- ↑ "Labour victorious in Glenrothes". BBC News (British Broadcasting Corporation). 6 November 2008. Archived from the original on 6 November 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-06.
- ↑ "Teenage girl given life for cigarette row murder". BBC News. 2010-02-23. Retrieved 2014-06-16.
- ↑ Sturgeon named politician of year BBC News, 14 November 2008
- ↑ "Woolworths to close in January". BBC News. 17 December 2008. Archived from the original on 26 February 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-18.
- ↑ "Scots Woolworths stores shut down". BBC News. 27 December 2008. Retrieved 2011-09-21.
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