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A Sonic Experience
Take the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, the National Chorus of Wales, one Doctor, a giant screen and a host of the scariest monsters in the universe – and you get […]
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Guardians Honoured
The Saltire is flying over Stirling Bridge for the first time in over 700 years In a formal unveiling ceremony on Friday, May 29, the Saltire was raised over a […]
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Summer Picnic Plays at Historic Scottish Castles
This summer, three literary classics are to be performed in the stunning settings of Glamis, Drum and Crathes Castles – Pride & Prejudice, The Jungle Book and The Three Musketeers. […]
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Something About Swans
Sometimes I thirst for the company of swans. It is fair to say that wild swans in a wild setting can summon me into a state of thraldom unique in […]
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Juniper, The Enduring Highlander
To the devestation of gin drinkers everywhere, Scottish juniper is at severe risk of dying out. From our archives, Jim Crumley pays homage to this mountaineer of shrubs… […]
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A Wee Preview of Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2015
The launch of the joint programme by Assembly, Gilded Balloon, Pleasance and Underbelly has revealed that, once again, the Edinburgh Fringe is going to be utterly fabulous! “Ths is a […]
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A Feathered Entertainer
Suddenly the glen bursts free from its straitjacket of commission spruces into a climbing arena garbed in well-spaced, hand-planted, young Scots pines – the good and the bad of the […]
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Highland Stand-Off
The wind is dry ice, the sky is pewter-grey and heavily pregnant with unborn snow. The dusk thickens too fast amid the old drifts that patch the hillside. There is […]
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World Premiere at EIFF
Robert Carlyle is making his directorial debut in feature film, and the World Premiere will be at the EIFF Carlyle’s star-studded film, The Legend of Barney Thomson, will open the Edinburgh […]
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Things You Cannae Miss in Whisky Month!
May is officially Whisky Month, and there are so many cracking events across the country Check out our interactive map below to find a distillery to visit near you, plus […]
