The credit crunch is hitting hard, and as such, Stirling Council has announced that it is cancelling this year's Highland games on July 12th at King's Park. It's not great news for Scotland in the year of Homecoming, particularly amidst speculation over the possible cancellation of other public events in light of the currently developing swine flu epidemic.
For more on the story, visit http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/tayside_and_central/8025394.stm.
Chris
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