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Events from the year 2008 in Scotland
Incumbents
- Monarch – Elizabeth II
- First Minister and Keeper of the Great Seal – Alex Salmond
- Secretary of State for Scotland – Des Browne until 3 October; then Jim Murphy
Law officers
- Lord Advocate – Elish Angiolini
- Solicitor General for Scotland – Frank Mulholland
- Advocate General for Scotland – Lord Davidson of Glen Clova
Judiciary
- Lord President of the Court of Session and Lord Justice General – Lord Hamilton
- Lord Justice Clerk – Lord Gill
- Chairman of the Scottish Land Court – Lord McGhie
Events
January
- January – first phase of Whitelee Wind Farm, which will be the largest wind farm in Europe, begins feeding electricity to the grid.
February
- 1 February – Eigg Electrical begins generation of the island's entire electricity supply from renewable energy sources.
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]
July
- 7 July – the Antonine Wall, part of the ancient Roman limes, is designated as a World Heritage Site.
- 25 July – Old Monach lighthouse on Shillay, Monach Islands, re-lit.[3]
November
- 6 November – Lindsay Roy retains the seat for the Labour Party at the Glenrothes by-election with a majority of 6,737 votes. The previous Labour MP John MacDougall died on 13 August 2008 from pleural mesothelioma.[4]
- 14 November – 16-year-old Nicolle Earley kills 63-year-old Ann Gray in her home in Crosshill, Fife.[5]
- 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.[6]
December
- 18 December – Woolworths announce their 807 UK stores will close by 5 January 2009.[7]
- 27 December – first 17 of Woolworths branches in Scotland close, with rest to follow shortly.[8]
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.
- Peter Maxwell Davies composes his String Trio.
See also
References
- ^ "Understanding the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007" (PDF). Ministry of Justice. Archived from the original (pdf) on 25 October 2007. Retrieved 17 October 2007.
- ^ Murray, Ewan (4 June 2008). "Gretna finally go to the wall". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
- ^ "Monach". Lighhouse Library. Edinburgh: Northern Lighthouse Board. 2009. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
- ^ "Labour victorious in Glenrothes". BBC News. British Broadcasting Corporation. 6 November 2008. Archived from the original on 6 November 2008. Retrieved 6 November 2008.
- ^ "Teenage girl given life for cigarette row murder". BBC News. 23 February 2010. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
- ^ 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 18 March 2009.
- ^ "Scots Woolworths stores shut down". BBC News. 27 December 2008. Retrieved 21 September 2011.