Mark Macguire: Last News

By James Mulholland

A man has appeared in court today accused of murdering Emma Caldwell and dumping her body in South Lanarkshire.

A man has appeared in court today accused of murdering Emma Caldwell.

Perth’s Mark McGuire brought the curtain down on an emotional and inspirational charity challenge this week. He ran a marathon every day in the month of June to raise vital funds for Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) in memory of his best friend Ben Forsyth.The final 26.2-mile test of endurance was completed on Tuesday afternoon with friends and family cheering the former Strathallan student over the North Inch finish line.Mark has raised more than £20,000.“The last run was very special,” Mark admitted.

Perth's Mark McGuire on track to complete a marathon every day in JuneDuring nearly a century the hotel’s pampered punters have enjoyed the double whammy of splendid views across the rolling Ochil Hills while indulging in finely-cut sandwiches, buttery scones and Assam’s liquid gold. And I was no different.Lolling in a squishy seat, surrounded by attentive staff and sticky cakes, what’s not to like?Admittedly the delicate handling of the Kalamansi and ginger choux and knowing quite what to do with a Tonka bean momentarily interrupted my stride.

Perth's Mark McGuire on track to complete a marathon every day in JuneNow a highly-respected pilot with Babcock, Russell has headed up flight operations at SCAA’s Perth Airport base since it launched seven years ago, initially flying the charity’s Bolkow 105 helicopter and then its upgraded EC 135 air ambulance.Despite his crucial rotary role, however, Russell loves his character Fokker aircraft which he hangers at Perth Airport alongside his two-seater RV6 touring aircraft.“Reaching my 11,000th flying hour while circling above my Perthshire home and workplace in the Fokker was a special moment,” explained Russell.“I notched up my 10,000th hour while on a mission with SCAA and - one thousand hours on - this landmark was under much more

Perth's Mark McGuire on track to complete a marathon every day in June“My wife said: ‘Do you not think folk will get sick of it?’ I then put a post up saying this could be our last PUPdate.“But I got so many private messages and a lot of feedback saying we couldn’t do that because it was helping them through lockdown.“Friends and family all certainly wanted them to continue.