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Glasgow Times
a day ago
- Glasgow Times
Woman subjected to horror ordeal by violent sex attacker in Renfrew
David Colquhoun turned on his victim after she initially agreed to sexual activity at a house in Renfrew on April 25 2023. She then withdrew consent, but the 45 year-old refused to stop even silencing her cries for help. Colquhoun was sentenced at the High Court in Glasgow as a judge told him: "Society will not tolerate abuse of women in this way." He had earlier been convicted after a trial in Paisley of abduction, assaulting and raping the woman to her injury. Prosecutors stated Colquhoun had repeatedly turned down his victim's desperate pleas to be freed from restraints tying her to bed. He was said to have "detained her against her will" before then assaulting her with his hands and a sex toy. READ NEXT: Glasgow man stabbed nephew after he took his kebab sauce READ NEXT: Former Catholic priest admits repeated abuse of boy more than 40 years ago Colquhoun shoved an item in mouth to keep her quiet during the sex attack. She lost two teeth as a result of the horror ordeal. Sentencing, Judge Sheena Fraser told him: "Your victim had agreed to engage in sexual activity with you, but withdrew that consent, which she is entitled to do, when your actions caused her pain. "You refused to stop, you refused to loosen the bonds that tied her despite her repeated requests. "This must have been a terrifying experience for the victim. Our society will not tolerate abuse of women in this way. "It is clear that it has caused significant psychological harm to her." Colquhoun - who already had a criminal past - will be supervised for a further three years on his release. The court heard he continues to protest his innocence.
Daily Record
3 days ago
- Daily Record
'Fall from boat' on Loch Lomond as search underway for Scots ex-hotel boss
Alan Colquhoun, 83, is believed to have been with members of his family when he fell overboard. Divers are searching for the founder of a popular hotel after he fell from a boat on Loch Lomond. Alan Colquhoun, 83, is believed to have been with members of his family when he fell overboard on Thursday afternoon. Police and Coastguard have also been involved in the search for Mr Colquhoun, the dad-of-three who is the former owner of The Lodge on Loch Lomond Hotel. A source said the area has been swarming with police and search teams since the alarm was raised. They said: 'Divers have been out constantly every day since Thursday. There's police everywhere. 'They've never left the loch since the man went missing. 'It seems like they've been all over the place constantly since Thursday but still haven't been able to find him. 'A helicopter was also flying above the loch at one point. 'We haven't heard much about it but the search is still very much ongoing. 'We've also heard they're meant to be bringing in some kind of submarine in the morning to try and locate the man if he hasn't been found by then.' Join the Daily Record WhatsApp community! Get the latest news sent straight to your messages by joining our WhatsApp community today. You'll receive daily updates on breaking news as well as the top headlines across Scotland. No one will be able to see who is signed up and no one can send messages except the Daily Record team. All you have to do is click here if you're on mobile, select 'Join Community' and you're in! If you're on a desktop, simply scan the QR code above with your phone and click 'Join Community'. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. To leave our community click on the name at the top of your screen and choose 'exit group'. The four-star Lodge on the Loch Lomond Hotel was built by Mr Colquhoun and his wife Elizabeth on the site of a derelict farm and opened on his 50th birthday in 1992. It is now owned and run by his son Niall and his wife Ann. The hotel was still open for business yesterday despite the ongoing search. A member of staff who answered the phone at the hotel refused to comment when called by the Record. The Colquhoun family is believed to have gone out on the loch on a boat from Freedom Boat Club at nearby Ardlui Marina. A spokesman there said: 'We can't comment as an investigation is still ongoing. 'Nobody has been found yet.' A Police Scotland spokesperson said: 'Around 12.35pm on Thursday, 26 June, we received a report of an 83-year-old man entering the water in Loch Lomond near Isle of Inchlonaig. 'Police and partner agencies attended and extensive searches are ongoing. 'Local officers have been assisted by our Dive and Marine Unit and Air Support Unit. 'Officers are continuing to keep the man's family updated.'
Edinburgh Live
16-06-2025
- Health
- Edinburgh Live
West Lothian nurse told colleague she had 'sexy long legs' and sent unseemly texts
Our community members are treated to special offers, promotions and adverts from us and our partners. You can check out at any time. More info A West Lothian nurse has been struck off after telling a colleague they had 'sexy long legs' and sending inappropriate text messages. Alan Colquhoun was told his fitness to practice was impaired by the Nursing and Midwifery Council. A hearing heard of him asking a colleague to 'have some fun' and urging them to be alone with him at Christmas Party in 2016. Colquhoun, who worked as a lead nurse trainer at UK Health Enterprises between 2015 and 2020, was also proven to have touched a colleague on their thighs and buttocks. In 2018, he was found to have 'repeatedly' sent inappropriate or sexual messages. Following another Christmas party in 2020, he was proven to have told a colleague that he had 'missed them' after they weren't present at the event. He also told them that he 'wanted a cuddle'. In a string of proven incidents, Colquhoun asked one colleague to send an image of themselves with a teddy bear. He also said to one colleague that he 'didn't know why they were single'. Sign up for Edinburgh Live newsletters for more headlines straight to your inbox An application was made to have Colquhoun's hearing be private, though the council decided that it was 'in the public interest' to reject that. The council decided that his behaviour constituted harassment, and his motivations were sexual. During the hearing, one colleague's statement was read which stated: "I attended the office Christmas party. "I do not recall the date of the party but it was in December 2016. I had joined in around October 2016 and had only met the Nurse a few times prior to the Christmas party. "At the party, the Nurse propositioned me; he asked me to come with him to the kitchen so that we could be alone to have some fun. I refused as the Nurse was drunk and I was aware that he was married." Join Edinburgh Live's Whatsapp Community here and get the latest news sent straight to your messages. The hearing also heard that Alan had a 'great working relationship with patients and their significant others'. He was branded a 'quiet gentleman who is thoughtful and empathetic'. However, the panel decided that an order that didn't restrict his practice would be 'inappropriate' under the circumstances'. His actions were considered 'fundamentally incompatible with remaining on the register'. They concluded: "The panel considered that this order was necessary to mark the importance of maintaining public confidence in the profession, and to send to the public and the profession a clear message about the standard of behaviour required of a registered nurse."
Time Out
12-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Time Out
Ithell Colquhoun: ‘Between Worlds'
Ithell Colquhoun didn't sit still, visually or spiritually. This exhibition attempts to make sense of a sprawling oeuvre that engages with an incredibly wide gamut of spiritual, religious and formal ideas. Though not always coherent, it reveals her to be an artist of immense talent and invention. Across her engagements with the occult, Hindu Tantra, Christian mysticism and the Jewish Kabbalah, Colquhoun's eye for composition remains a constant, and might be the best part of a sometimes confusing show. Born in 1906 in India, where her father worked in the British colonial administration, Colquhoun moved to Cheltenham at a young age and went on to study art at the Slade, where she developed an interest in the esoteric. She was a card-carrying surrealist until 1940, when the group's British leader E.L.T. Mesens declared that members shouldn't join other societies. A practicing occultist, she took her cue to leave. Throughout the exhibition, various strains of surrealism and ways of understanding the world serve as a kind of tasting menu for Colquhoun. Here, in a relatively small-scale restaging of her broader exhibition at Tate St. Ives, the jumps between various artistic mediums and grand ideas can be jarring. Spanning painting, drawing and a number of more experimental techniques, the diversity of Colquhoun's output seems to work against the constraints of the exhibition. What might be an expansive exploration often feels like a whistle-stop tour. Standout moments are deeply – if quietly – impactful. The painting Scylla (1938), for example, depicts two tubular and fleshy rocks emerging from the ocean. They meet underwater among a tangle of coral. It's as suggestive as it is strange, reflecting the Surrealist idea of a 'double image', where one thing masquerades as another. A phallic interpretation is tempting, but a second look yields something more elegant and subtle: a pair of legs emerging from the water, seen from above as though painted from the point of view of someone sitting in a bathtub. A transatlantic counterpart, perhaps, to Frida Kahlo's surrealist masterpiece What the Water Gave Me, which was painted in the same year. The formal virtuosity that Scylla demonstrates is constant through Colquhoun's practice. This clearly comes naturally to her, as is evident in some beautiful small-scale examples of her experiments with new techniques. The symmetrical, rainbow-coloured Rorschach tests yielded by her 'Stillomancy' technique and the ghostly shapes applied using Fumage – holding paper above a flame and painting with its smoke – are highlights. Elsewhere, a tarot deck is adorned with psychedelic abstract constellations formed by pouring brightly coloured enamel paint. Bonsoir (1939) is the work that best demonstrates this talent for composition. Across a grid of 42 small-scale, simplistic photographic collages (some comprising only one image), Colquhoun tells an ambiguous story of attraction between two women. She crops, clips and combines images with the keen graphic sensibility of a pop artist. Though this show might bite off more than it can chew conceptually, it succeeds in communicating Colquhoun's impressive abilities as an image-maker.
Scottish Sun
03-06-2025
- General
- Scottish Sun
‘Violent' rapist jailed for horror attack against woman at Scots property
FIEND CAGED 'Violent' rapist jailed for horror attack against woman at Scots property A "VIOLENT" rapist has been jailed over a serious sex attack at a Scottish property. David Colquhoun was convicted of rape at the High Court in Paisley today. Advertisement 2 The 45-year-old was convicted of rape at the High Court in Paisley today Credit: Alamy The 45-year-old committed the horror attack against a woman at a property in Renfrew back in April 2023. He is due to be sentenced on Monday, June 30. Detective Inspector Euan McMillan said Colquhoun is now "facing the consequences of his violent, sexual attack" on the woman. He added: "We acknowledge it can be difficult for victims of sexual crimes to come forward and I would like to commend the woman for reporting Colquhoun. Advertisement "I hope this outcome provides her with some form of justice. "We are committed to tackling all forms of sexual violence and I would urge anyone who wishes to report a crime, to come forward. " You will be fully supported by our specially trained officers and partner agencies. "There is no time bar to reporting, regardless of when it happened, please contact us so we can fully investigate." Advertisement
