13/09/2013 Reporting Scotland

Tonight on Reporting Scotland. To headteachers are removed from their

posts at the school after an American religious sect were allowed

to distribute creationist books to pupils. I think it is discussed --

disgusting. These books are quite extreme and they were views that I

did not wish my children to know about. More support for patient and

helpful junior doctors as a new type of health worker joins Scottish

hospital wards. And join me among the week and hops

and barley in the east end of last go to find out about the -- East End

of Glasgow to find out about the rise of the microbrewery.

From carbuncle to crowning glory. As this historic building in John

O'Groats is transformed. In sport, tickets go on stage -- go

on sale for the next stage of Celtic's Champions League campaign.

Two headteachers have been removed from their posts after an outcry

from parents over the involvement of an American religious sect in

browsers -- classes. Some parents have described the Church of Christ

as extremist. They are outraged about their views on evolution and

homosexuality. These are the books children at the

primary school received as a gift from the Church of Christ. It is

their belief the Earth was created in six days and is only a few

thousand years old. One book dismisses evolution and shows

dinosaurs existing alongside man. Members of the Church of Christ had

been unpaid helpers at the school. In a letter to parents, the head

teacher said they would hope she would -- they would accept what she

called the generous gift from the church. Some reacted strongly

against it. We demanded with an appointment with the school that

same day. As I said, I am Catholic, my husband is Protestant, we don't

force it on them so why should anybody else? Some of the things

they were saying to them, my son is six and he was affected. I don't the

books were appropriate for children at the school. I don't know about

them. They got put in the rubbish. Earlier this week, there was a

meeting between the council and parents. Now an investigation is

underway into act specs of management practices at the school

and the headteacher and her deputy have been deployed elsewhere. There

was no comment today from the Church of Christ, but this story touches on

wider issues about religion in schools. The Scottish secular

society believes tougher rules may be needed. There are a number of

bodies including ourselves and the humanist and the British Centre for

science education who are very concerned that the fact that we do

not legislate against things like creationism going into schools means

that there is every possibility that it gets in there. Back in East

Kilbride, the council hopes the school can now put the past few

weeks behind it. NHS Lothian is investigating a

Legionella outbreak linked to gardening compost. Four people have

been affected, to being treated in intensive care while two others have

been this -- discharged. We are currently investigating four cases

of a bug called Legionella. This is a bug called -- which is found in

topsoil and compost, not associated with any particular area. It is not

a bug that we know as much about as we do others. Our reporter is in

Edinburgh. Can you tell us any more? We know a little more about this. We

know that the patients affected are aged between 62 and 84, and as we

heard, they are all very keen gardeners. This is a rare strain of

the Legionella bacteria which is most commonly associated with garden

compost. Because of that, the NHS believe that the wider public health

risk is low. They are urging gardeners to take simple precautions

such as handling compost with gloves and keeping greenhouse door is

opened when they are working with plants. This is a rare form of the

bacteria but the incidence of infection is on the increase.

Overseas in Australia and New Zealand, there are warnings being

printed about this kind of infection on compost bags. In May last year,

there was a major legionnaires outbreak in Edinburgh which saw four

people die and almost 100 people become infected. NHS Lothian is

clear that there is no link between this outbreak and that one because

this kind of Legionella active area had never been seen in any man-made

water system such as cooling towers which were thought to be the source

of the lot -- last outbreak. The Lib Dem leader Nick Legg says he

is confident the people of Scotland will vote to remain part of the UK.

He was speaking on the eve of the party's conference which is being

held in Scotland for the first part in ten years. It is a year to go

until the referendum. My impression is a regular visitor to Scotland is

that the centre of gravity of public opinion in Scotland is against the

huge disruption and uncertainty which would be caused by ripping

apart the family of nations that make up the United Kingdom. But in

favour, and this is important, in favour of further powers for

Holyrood and further demolition of Scotland. That is the position of me

and my party. -- devolution of Scotland. What else did he have to

say? Political discourse over the next few months will be dominated by

that referendum, it would feature heavily at the conference over the

next few days and at the other party conferences. Nick Clegg were saying

today that he thought independence would not just be bad for Scotland

-- bad for Scotland but also a terrible loss for the rest of

England. His hope is the people reject the SNP option of

independence in favour of further powers for the Scottish parliament

after the referendum. One big coalition policy which will cause

them some headaches over the next few days is the bedroom tax. He is

going to face some opposition outside and inside the conference

centre in glass go, and that, I think, something he said today that

there was a problem with it but the government was seeking to iron it

out for providing further funding for people who are vulnerable.

The former American Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has received

an honorary degree from Saint Angie 's University. She was conferred

with the Doctor of laws degrees by the Chancellor of the university,

the Liberal Democrat, -- politician Sir Menzies Campbell. You are

watching Reporting Scotland from the Sir Menzies Campbell. You are

BBC. Still to come. Why two huge steel horses the focal

point for regenerating land between four Kirk Grangemouth.

The Celtic manager Neil Lennon admits at times they sometimes are

deprived of top-quality football. We enjoy the romance of the Scottish

cup. And it is the big one in the shinty

world, Kyles Athletic are holders of the Camanachd Cup, can archrivals

Newtonmore drag it back tomorrow? A new type of health worker will

soon be treating patients in Scotland as the first student of a

pilot programme prepared to graduate. NHS Grampian and the

University of Aberdeen run Scotland's only degree for physician

associates who will take up some of the work currently undertaken by

junior doctors. Can you see that there? That was a

tumour before the chemotherapy. Relief after getting the all clear.

That is now gone. Throughout her treatment journey, this patient has

been accompanied by a new phase in health care. When you are sitting in

a ward, in a bed, you feel like you on your own. Someone who is coming

up and speaking to you, asking how you are, a friendly smile, sitting

down and taking the time to speak to you but also giving you the facts,

what they have done, what happened and how happy they were with it. And

spending more time with patients is a priority for physician associates.

It is having a balance between having medical knowledge and also

having a good rapport with patients and the communication skills and

having the time to spend with patients. Obviously the consultants

can be very busy. Their time is framed limited. Whereas we have a

little bit of extra time and hopefully we can sit with the

patient and answer any questions. The British medical Association in

Scotland says PAs could provide an intermediate level of care and

produce workload. They are not doctors on the cheap, it is a new

level, they circle -- support doctors to help doctors work more

efficiently and effectively. As well as the breast clinic, physicians

associates will be working across services including GPs, accident and

emergency and orthopaedics. Stockton -- Scotland's first physician

associates sit final exams today, and she knows she will have a

friendly face on the way for her journey.

More and more people are on the brew. But on the Goodway! The number

of independent breweries is in its high res -- is the highest since the

1940s, and they are meeting a demand for craft beers. This weekend in TCS

are getting the chance to stop them samples at a beer festival in

Paisley. -- this weekend enthusiasts are getting the chance to try

samples. The art of brewing is as old as the hills, few years it has

been industrial but this brewery offers a glimpse of how brewing can

be done on a micro level. You can really smell the wheat and barley

which has been used to produce this German beer. Typically a micro

brewery would produce several thousand litres of lager and beer

every week and they are looking to produce a product which is high in

quality and high in favour. So who is trimmed its? I think it is

someone who likes to know who bruise their beer, where the raw

ingredients come from, and somebody who likes good food and want a good

drink with it. Somebody who likes to support small business and someone

who is fed up with the ever samey bar display where the big boys

dominate the market. That thirst is being parched by growing numbers of

small breweries. And many have come to Paisley beer Festival to showcase

their work. We have got golden beers, bitters, best bitters,

stouts, porters, chocolate beers, ears with fruit in them, we have got

a huge range of beers to suit every taste. It is a dizzying choice but

that seems to go down well. I have not had this on before, it is

matured in whiskey casks. So it is like a cocktail. I like jinking the

beer, it tastes a lot better than the stuff that you get, the

commercially produced stuff. How many will you test this afternoon?

Pass! So, with more than 60 microbreweries can be found across

the length and breadth of the country, anyone searching for the

perfect pint has talent on their hands. Challenge on their hands.

A bill aimed at simplifying the cost of Internet shopping this people

living in rural communities is to be introduced in the Commons.

Aberdeenshire MP Sir Robert Smith once registration to make sure any

delivery surcharges are clarified before the end of the transaction.

Police trying to identify a man whose body was identified from the

River Tay -- recovered from the River Tay was found last week. This

is an artist impression. A review is being launched into the future of

schools in Moray. The council is refusing to close -- rule out

closing some of the schools which carry an estimated repair bill

collectively £70 million. And estate near Dundee is up to sail

for £29 million. Thought to be the most expensive ever put on the open

market in Scotland. It includes a restored castle, 18 cottages and six

lakes. An 18-year-old who works at the Queen 's Balmoral estate has

been named as young goalkeeper of the -- gamekeeper of the year.

He was awarded the honour by the the -- gamekeeper of the year.

game keepers Association. Up to 8000 spectators are expected at this

castle in Dumfriesshire this Sunday for the end of the first stage of

the Tour of Britain. Sir Bradley Wiggins and sprint

specialist Mark Cavendish are competing.

The whiskey industry on Speyside is trialling the use of more freight

trains to reduce road traffic. Following improvements to handling

of rail freight, distillers are sending whiskey sour for

distribution from Grangemouth while casks and when will be transported

north in the same container. we are getting around Scotland tonight.

Three years ago it was given the dubious accolade of being voted

Carbuncle of the Year. But now it is hoped that a major redevelopment of

John O'Groats will attract more visitors. Craig Anderson joins us

from there now. How is it looking? It is looking very nice indeed

tonight, actually. Behind me you can see the famous signpost, the

Pentland Firth beyond and Orkney beyond that and about 2200 miles

north from there, the North Pole. But this is literally the end of the

road. This is where the end to end as end up, having jumped, walks,

cycled, all the way from lands end. This is what greets them. This is in

John O'Groats. It is to be dilapidated, the John O'Groats

hotel, but it has been transformed after a £7.5 million pace --

face-lift. Celebrations of another group of hardy souls complete their

876 mile cycle track from lands end. But there is an even bigger reason

to celebrate this weekend, with what was an embarrassing eyesore now

transformed. This is what greeted visitors to John O'Groats just three

years ago, a crumbling old hotel which has now been redeveloped into

high-quality tourist accommodation. There is a magnetic appeal to being

the end of the road. A lot of journeys were made here for reasons

because it was the furthest they could go on the mainland and from a

business point of view place -- we saw there were about a people here

every year before we arrived, so if we could enhance the time people

stayed it could only be a good thing. CD, dismal, two of the

descriptions of the place before the pace -- before the face-lift. It was

a disappointment especially after blood, sweat and tears have brought

people to journeys end. There was very little here before, a dour

chap, very little else, a bit of an anti-climax. As we approached it, it

is looking fantastic and I am looking forward to having a cup of

tea. There is local relief that after so many false dawns after

tea. There is local relief that different owners, this building has

a new lease of life, though the colour scheme may take some getting

used to. It looks more like something you see in Iceland, but we

will get used to it, I think. Most of the colours are quite nice. The

yellow is a bit extreme. The rest of it seems fine. So what was once

derided as a carbuncle is now being lauded as the crowning glory.

Sport, we have the Friday round-up. Good evening. The Celtic manager

Neil Lennon has admitted that the sometimes feel starved of

top-quality football. Certainly the fans' appetite for Champions League

football is voracious. They snapped up tickets in record time for the

group stages against Barcelona, AC Milan and Ajax. The three Max -- the

three match package was an immediate sell-out. The Celtic boss says they

are keen to perform on the biggest stage. You could almost send --

sends the lid going off. We had top-quality football, this is a

positive for us all really. It is a competition we want to make the most

of. The club will be without their summer signing because of a ruptured

Achilles tendon but Lennon says he has confidence in the squad

available. I am pleased, we have players that will give is that will

give is that a different balance. We have two signings and I am pleased.

The core of the squad is strong, Ledley, Forster, Matthews, we have a

really good core from the last couple of years. As he steers his

squad through the challenges of Champions League, Lennon says he

would have no hesitation in calling on a veteran of numerous campaigns,

Sir Alex Ferguson. Absolutely. For a man who has done it all, he gives a

job lot of its time for younger managers and managers of all clubs.

He is brilliant. While Celtic dream of Champions League glory, tomorrow

another 36 teams will set their sights on Celtic's Scottish Cup

crown. It is the first round of the tournament with some of the ties

reflecting the romance of the cup. Our very own romantic got Jonathan

Sutherland looks ahead to one such tie.

This is one kind of Edinburgh derby. COMMENTATOR:

Calum Paterson makes the Derby Day breakthrough breaks through. This

weekend there is an alternative is Edinburgh University take on

Spartans. Football trials are in full swing at Edinburgh University

prepare for their Scottish Cup first round tie. Iwan we are at the start

of the academic year, tryouts in full swing. Is there a chance of a

rough diamonds emerging from the crop? No chance. We have prepared as

well as we can, we know the players, we are comfortable with what we plan

to do. I think we will be OK. We recognise that Spartans are the

stronger team, so in a way this is a fantastic opportunity for us to

perform. If we get something out of the game, great, it is still good,

it is a fantastic day. What happens when a Edinburgh University player

finishes his studies? Some graduate to Spartans. The two teams first --

face each other in the first round of the Scottish Cup tomorrow. Three

former captains will play for Spartans against their former side

tomorrow. I was a university player, therefore four years,

captain for two. Since leaving, my family have got involved. My dad is

the chairman, my mum is a caterer and my brother is a treasure. It is

quite a special affair for me on Saturday. It is the undergraduates

versus the old boys. Tomorrow we will find out who emerges with

Scottish Cup first round first-class honours. Iwan the biggest prize in

the world of shinty is up for grabs tomorrow, when Newtonmore and Kyles

Athletic mate -- meet in the final of the Camanachd Cup.

COMMENTATOR: The cup is going to Kyle. The

reigning champions take on an old foe tomorrow, who they haven't met

in this final since 1980. But this old firm of shinty has a long

history. The first time we ever met, in 1905, this is the two teams,

Quiles, who won, with the cup and the Newtonmore team. The Nicholson

family were big men. The one called TR appeared in two Olympics. Now

Kyles are looking to pick up more silver more after claiming

Newtonmore's scalp in the final. The boys are feeling pressure, but we

enjoy the finals, we seem to play well and raise our game is to a

enjoy the finals, we seem to play different level when it comes to the

finals. We will treat this one with the respect it is due. It is this

respect that runs through the very heart of shinty. It is handed down,

family thing and I am sure there will be Kyles and Newtonmore players

who can relate to the 1905 team. By --. Both sides will try to create

history tomorrow. The battle lines are clearly drawn for the final. The

Camanachd Cup finalists live all-around BBC Scotland.

A very busy weekend coming up. If you have been in the vicinity of

the M9 near Falkirk recently, you will not have failed to notice the

construction of two huge steel horses heads. The Kelpies, they are

called, is the focal point of £43 million regeneration project. Lisa

Summers has been to them. Even the stop motion film that

documents the construction of the Kelpies is arts. As they near

completion, head up and head down will be the gateway to the huge

regeneration project. The Kelpies symbolised the workhorses of the

Forth and Clyde Canal and a new hill metre section will reconnect the

waterway with its past. The canal was born in Grangemouth in 1768 and

it was really cut away and disconnected in the 1960s when the

nine motorway filled in much of this end of the canal. -- when the M9

motorway filled in much of this end of the canal. It goes back into

Grangemouth and will bring great economic benefits. It has taken

seven years to near completion but economic benefits. It has taken

when the new section of canal opens next spring boats will pass between

the two 30 metre high heads. The canal then links into a wider

network. They extend between Grangemouth and Falkirk. Tomorrow

local residents will get the chance to see how the project is taking

shape. This 350 hectares of land used to sit unused on the

peripheries of the towns, but the whole idea of this regeneration

project is that the green space will bring the communities together once

again. There is still plenty of work to be done and the morrow is just a

taster of what is to come. The transformation of this part will

include a 200 metre wide lagoon and a great lawn that can host up to

include a 200 metre wide lagoon and 12,000 people. We genuinely have a

great product and that will also help in terms of the civic pride

because people are fiercely proud of the Falkirk area. We believe we they

will be fiercely proud of this Helix Project and the Kelpies. The Kelpies

will be completed in October but the whole project opens next spring.

The weekend weather now. We have been warned.

Get your patio furniture into the garage! Tomorrow looks like a fine

day but the bad news is we will make -- we will need to make the most of

it because it will go downhill tomorrow night and into Saturday --

added to Sunday. Overnight, largely dry with clear spells. A few coastal

spells. Some patchy mist and it will become quite chilly, down to seven

Celsius in the towns and cities and as low as one or two in some

highland glens with a touch of frost. Tomorrow, a little ridge of

high pressure keeping things settled. The emphasis on dry, bright

weather, the early morning mist will clear and there will be good spells

of sunshine right across the country. If we take a closer look at

about 4pm, plenty of sunshine for the Glasgow area, for Ayrshire,

Dumfries and Galloway, right across into the Borders and through the

central belt and a fine afternoon into Angus and Aberdeenshire. A few

showers with the Moray Firth coast and the north-west Highlands. They

will not amount to much. If you are heading to the hills tomorrow, there

could be one or two showers across the top. With temperatures of two or

three Celsius there could be a wintry flavour to the showers but

with the wind, ten or 15 miles an hour so no real significant

wind-chill. For sailors and fishermen, out to the West, winds

west or north-westerly. Through the rest of the afternoon

towards evening, some late sunshine, showers die away and we

start of the cloud thickening across the West. That does herald change

for Sunday. This very deep area of low pressure swings are way off the

Atlantic bringing very wet, windy weather our way. The Met office has

an early warning for gay laws unveiled a force winds on Sunday. We

will start out during the morning with rain, the squally showers will

be heavy and we will have the winds with gusts of 50, 60, even 70 miles

an hour. Potentially damaging gusts. There will be disruption to travel.

There will be restrictions on the bridges, difficult driving

conditions. We could see some branches down of the trees and those

very windy, wet conditions stay with us into Monday. Plenty going on over

the weekend full stop keep up-to-date with the forecast.

Reminder of the main news. Two Headteachers have been removed from

an East Kilbride school after an American Evangelist Church was

allowed to distribute creationist books to pupils. Death of a and

three children are being treated as murder in Leicester. That Reporting

Scotland. I am back with the headlines at 8pm and the late

bulletin. Until then, enjoy your evening and