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Q-Aye – Valentine Edition Part 2
Romantic (and some not so romantic) Scottish Facts for St Valentine’s Day Valentine’s Day used to be an excuse for youngsters to go round begging for sweets, money or fruit, […]
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Books, Books and More Books
The worth of one former Bishop of Dunblane’s gift to the nation is impossible to determine… The legacy of £100 was left by Robert Leighton, Bishop of Dunblane from 1661-1670, on […]
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Adding Colour To Monochrome
Lost Edinburgh has been taking Facebook by storm with its snapshots of the city in years gone by The page has over 120,000 fans who regularly engage with the black-and-white images, and […]
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Footloose: The Musical Dances Onto Scotland’s Stages!
The Festival Theatre Edinburgh is hosting the first Scottish dates of a brand new touring production Footloose: The Musical. The UK tour, opening 29 January, will have additional Scottish dates […]
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Musical Magic with Tonight From The West End
Popular TV personalities will join local performers in this year’s exciting production of Tonight From The West End – and you could too! Zoe Tyler (Loose Women, Any Dream Will […]
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Jim Crumley | A Day In The Life…
An insight into a typical day for nature writer Jim Crumley … I am walking the line between Highland and Lowland, a ridge to the south of the Trossachs’ mountain heart. […]
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Jackie The Musical – On Tour
Look out your platforms, girls – Jackie The Musical is going on a UK tour, with Scottish performances in Dundee, Inverness, Perth, Edinburgh, Aberdeen and The King’s Theatre in Glasgow I […]
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Christmas Q-Aye – Scottish Facts
Christmas is fast approaching, and in the spirit of the season we’ve given our Q-Aye facts sheet a wee festive twist Put yourself to the test with our collection of […]
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The Missing Lynx
As the forests of Scotland revive, Jim Crumley reckons its about time a former resident deserves a billet I once sat and watched a pair of captive lynxes for half an […]
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The Yule Beggar
Here’s an auld Scottish Christmas tale from the depths of our archives. It’s said to have originated around the late 1500s. IT was Christmas Eve. The shepherd of a flock in […]
