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Yahoo
3 days ago
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Two men charged over deliberate fire in Tain
Two men have been arrested and charged over a deliberate fire at a house in Tain in the Highlands. Emergency services were called to a fire on Mansfield Estate at about 04:20 on Thursday. It was extinguished and no-one was injured. Officers are investigating a similar fire at the same housing estate on Sunday and said they were keeping an "open mind" on whether the incidents were linked. The men, aged 19 and 40, are due to appear at Tain Sheriff Court at a later date. Det Insp Calum Reid said: "Inquiries are ongoing into both incidents and I'd ask anyone with information to come forward. "We appreciate how concerning these incidents have been for the local community in Tain and want residents to be assured that we are investigating theses fires and are determined to find those responsible."
BBC News
3 days ago
- BBC News
Two men charged after deliberate fire in Tain
Two men have been arrested and charged over a deliberate fire at a house in Tain in the services were called to a fire on Mansfield Estate at about 04:20 on Thursday. It was extinguished and no-one was are investigating a similar fire at the same housing estate on Sunday and said they were keeping an "open mind" on whether the incidents were men, aged 19 and 40, are due to appear at Tain Sheriff Court at a later date. Det Insp Calum Reid said: "Inquiries are ongoing into both incidents and I'd ask anyone with information to come forward."We appreciate how concerning these incidents have been for the local community in Tain and want residents to be assured that we are investigating theses fires and are determined to find those responsible."
BBC News
5 days ago
- BBC News
Police investigate second deliberate fire in Tain
Police are investigating a second deliberate fire on the Mansfield Estate in Tain in the Highlands in a matter of services were called to the residential area on Sunday at about 02:50 and put out the incident follows a deliberate property fire on the same housing estate last week. On both occasions, nobody was said they were "keeping an open mind" on whether the two fires are linked. They have appealed for information about three men who were seen in the area at the time of the incident on Sunday.
BBC News
10-07-2025
- BBC News
Police investigate deliberate fire in Tain
Police are appealing for information after a house was deliberately set on fire in Tain. Emergency services were called to Mansfield Estate at about 04:20 on affecting a door and a window were extinguished. No-one was Scotland said it was treating the incident as wilful fire-raising, and has urged anyone with information or footage to get in touch.
BBC News
04-07-2025
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- BBC News
It's scary to talk about music scene abuse but if I don't, it won't change
A Scottish folk music musician has told BBC News that she is scared to speak out about sexual abuse in her industry - but that if she doesn't, nothing will Jane Wilkie, a fiddler from Tain in the Highlands, has been part of the traditional music scene for more than 17 has seen an improvement in behaviour in that time but believes it could be better."I've had some negative experiences since I was about 15. The accumulation of events and experiences of myself and other people, or things that I see, are really troubling," she said."There are some terrible things that happen and when people take account for what they have done, apologise and mean it, that's great."But that doesn't always happen and that is where the issue is. And obviously there should be accountability for that." Laura Jane is helping researchers at Glasgow University who have launched a study of sexual abuse in the Scottish folk music are inviting women aged 18 years or over, who are or were involved in the Scottish folk music scene, to participate.A team of academics will record people's experiences and create an independent evidence base in a bid to find solutions to an ongoing by the university, a final report will be published by the Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research. For Laura Jane, it can be difficult to go into the details of those said: "I think a lot of us who have been through these experiences, we talk about it a lot and sometimes the report becomes more about the incidents themselves. It's important to be aware of those things but I think it is more important that we move" 'MeToo moment' At the centre of the issue is music's informal environment. Musicians of all ages mix in social settings and alcohol is often to the someone is made to feel uncomfortable or worse, there is no HR department to turn started to tell their stories publicly in 2020, calling for an end to "inappropriate behaviour" and sexism in trad following year, well-known musician Iona Fyfe said she was offered help to get a festival gig in return for sex. At the time, the Musicians' Union saw it as a "MeToo" moment for the industry, saying that men had "always wielded the power in the trad music scene" and that the imbalance of power was "quite off" in music. Dr Kelly Johnson, one of the three researchers, told BBC Scotland News: "There has been a lot of discussion in public forums about the challenges women musicians are facing in terms of sexualised harassment and violence in the Scottish folk scene."But we are conscious there is not much research addressing this issue at all."We are launching an online confidential survey to capture the extent and nature of women musician's experience of sexual violence and harassment and collect ideas and understandings about pathways for change and possible routes forward."She said it was important to gather evidence because often when one person speaks out, it is easily negated by someone else saying that it isn't their experience and it doesn't added: "We are external to the folk music scene and us collecting independent evidence that is separate from the music scene itself will hopefully create a space for that conversation about what is going on and how it can move forward." 'A blurry line' Laura Jane sees this study as a step forward and is hopeful that it could lead to the establishment of an HR style said: "I think that sort of framework which would include – I hope – education for all genders on how to conduct ourselves in the many facets of being a freelance musician in Scotland."It's not just playing, performing or rehearsing, it's when you start learning from teachers – you are almost peers at that point. "That can be a blurry line if people in the class and people teaching the class are over 18."Dr Johnson acknowledges the difficulty in coming forward. Speaking up could lead to a loss of work for these women."We understand it is a difficult discussion to speak up. The folk scene is a really important part of our cultural identity, and is fragile in some respects, often involving tight-knit communities. Equally it is important that the scene is accessible and safe for people who want to participate in it."But it was important for Laura Jane to have her say - to be a voice for other women and to try and make a community that is so important to so many, a safer place for them."I think it's important we keep this conversation open and that is the only way things can change and get better. If we are openly talking about this, then hopefully we can learn and understand each other better. If it even prevents one other person from experiencing something bad in the traditional music scene or any music scene then I think I have a responsibility to allow that."If you or anyone you know has been affected by the issues in this article, help is available at BBC Action Line.
