Selkirk

American

[sel-kurk] / ˈsɛl kɜrk /

noun

Alexander originally Alexander Selcraig, 1676–1721, Scottish sailor marooned on a Pacific island: supposed prototype of Robinson Crusoe.
Also called Selkirkshire. a historic county in southeastern Scotland.

Selkirk British

/ ˈsɛlˌkɜːk /

noun

Alexander. original name Alexander Selcraig. 1676–1721, Scottish sailor, who was marooned on one of the islets of Juan Fernández and is regarded as the prototype of Defoe's Robinson Crusoe

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Hogg, who joined Exeter from Glasgow in 2019, was spared jail time when sentenced in Selkirk Sheriff Court in January and was instead ordered to complete a community payback order with one year of supervision.

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Mr Owen had moved to Selkirk more than 20 years earlier from Saffron Walden, where he ran his own timber and conservatory companies.

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The closure of the Selkirk's banks and main post office has left the historic market town with only one external cash machine.

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Appearing at Selkirk Sheriff Court, he was given a payback order - meaning he will do supervised work in the community - and a non-harassment order was imposed again.

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Her husband John Hanson, a retired nurse, appeared in private at Selkirk Sheriff Court charged with her murder.

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