About 600 hardy revellers have blown away the Hogmanay cobwebs by plunging into the icy waters of the River Forth. The annual Loony Dook was started by two friends in 1987, and raises thousands of ...

Dozens of swimmers have taken a New Year's Day dip into the Firth of Forth in the annual Loony Dook. The dook, a Scots word meaning to dip or plunge, began on 1 January 1987 when a group of friends ...

HUNDREDS of hardy souls again braved the perishingly cold waters of the Firth of Forth for the 30th Loony Dook. The annual New Year's Day event at South Queensferry, part of this year's Edinburgh's ...

IT WAS an early bath for two young women yesterday as they celebrated the forthcoming Loony Dook. Erin Whyte and Bethany Lawrie, both 23, took a dip in the Firth of Forth at South Queensferry, near ...

Here in Scotland, ‘Loony Dookers’ dive into the chilly waters of the Forth Estuary on New Year’s Day, whilst members of the Polar Bear Club in New York take an Atlantic dip. Perhaps you did too?

Here in Scotland, ‘Loony Dookers’ dive into the chilly waters of the Forth Estuary on New Year’s Day, whilst members of the Polar Bear Club in New York take an Atlantic dip. Perhaps you did too?

Participants in this year’s Loony Dook might want to consider a quieter Hogmanay this year – with the event set to start at 9am. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Edinburgh News, you can get ...