2008 in Scotland

none November 2023 2008 Events from the year 2008 in Scotland. Incumbents Politics of Scotland Order of precedence in Scotland 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.Understanding the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 Ministry of Justice http://www.justice.gov.uk/docs/manslaughterhomicideact07.pdf 2007-10-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20071025031113/http://www.justice.gov.uk/docs/manslaughterhomicideact07.pdf 25 October 2007 dead 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 £4,000,000.https://www.theguardian.com/football/2008/jun/04/gretna.scottishdivisionthree London The Guardian Ewan Murray Gretna finally go to the wall 4 June 2008 21 September 2011 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.Monach https://www.nlb.org.uk/LighthouseLibrary/Lighthouse/Monach/ Lighthouse Library Northern Lighthouse Board Edinburgh 2009 2016-03-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20160305011630/http://www.nlb.org.uk/LighthouseLibrary/Lighthouse/Monach/ 5 March 2016 dead 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.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/7710999.stm Labour victorious in Glenrothes 6 November 2008 BBC News 2008-11-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20081106010852/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/7710999.stm 6 November 2008 live 14 November – Sixteen-year-old Nicolle Earley kills 63-year-old Ann Gray at her home in Crosshill, Fife.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/8530035.stm Teenage girl given life for cigarette row murder BBC News 2010-02-23 2014-06-16 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.Sturgeon named politician of year BBC News, 14 November 2008 December 18 December – Woolworths announce their 807 UK stores will close by 5 January 2009.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7787904.stm Woolworths to close in January 2009-03-18 17 December 2008 BBC News https://web.archive.org/web/20090226042139/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7787904.stm 26 February 2009 live 27 December – first seventeen of Woolworths branches in Scotland close, with the rest to follow shortly.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/7801138.stm Scots Woolworths stores shut down 2011-09-21 27 December 2008 BBC News Deaths 27 July – Bob Crampsey, historian, author and broadcaster (born 1930) 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. Supermarionation band is formed in Edinburgh.http://www.somojomagazine.com/index.php/music/interviews/741-supermarionation.html https://archive.today/20120421124631/http://www.somojomagazine.com/index.php/music/interviews/741-supermarionation.html usurped 21 April 2012 Somojo Magazine somojomagazine.com 2011-09-20 See also Timeline of Scottish history 2008 in England 2008 in Northern Ireland 2008 in the United Kingdom 2008 in Wales References collapsed Scotland Category:Years of the 21st century in Scotland Category:2000s in Scotland Scotland