The emergency services were called out but the Alford Academy pupil died at the scene. A report will be sent to the procurator fiscal. Alford Academy head teacher Moira Milne said: "We are deeply ...

Unable to afford the $2.50 tuition for the term, thirteen-year-old Jonathan Allen paid his bill with cords of split wood so he could attend the new Alfred Academy’s first class on December 5, 1836. He ...