Living by the Sword
Festival and event organisers may have to rely on crowd-funding campaigns and donations from philanthropists to keep running in the face of the public spending squeeze, one of Scotland’s leading industry experts has warned.
Living by the Sword
Its distinctive peaks signal home to many and have proved to be the perfect destination for those seeking a bracing weekend walk.
Living by the Sword
TWO hundred and ten years ago, the scientific world was rocked by the news that a sea serpent had washed up off the coast of Orkney.
Living by the Sword
Robert Burns first moved to Edinburgh in 1786 and his time in the capital did not pass without incident.
Living by the Sword
The family of The Cranberries singer Dolores O’Riordan are “devastated” by her death at the age of 46, her publicist has said.
Living by the Sword
EDINBURGH is world-famous as a hotbed of paranormal activity, which begs the question: where is the city’s most haunted location? Some say it’s the South Bridge vaults.
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Tall, strict and kindly, Marion Crawford moved from Fife to the heart of the Royal Household after being hired as governess for the future Queen and Princess Margaret when they were just little girls.
Living by the Sword
It is an imposing weapon which, according to legend, was once owned by the father figure of Scottish independence, and was even used to confer an unofficial honour upon the nation’s bard.
Living by the Sword
Contemplating the roots music behemoth that is Glasgow’s Celtic Connections can induce a dizzying bewilderment akin to that induced by the annual first sighting of an Edinburgh Fringe programme. As the programme truncheons you with statistics ...
Living by the Sword
A SWORD said to have been owned by Robert the Bruce is to go on public display in Scotland for the first time in living memory.
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The evidence against the last man hanged in Dundee is to be tested in court almost 130 years after William Bury was executed for the murder of his wife.
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THE Skids’ 40th anniversary year exceeded expectations so the Dunfermline punk veterans are running with it right into 2018, starting with two intimate shows at King Tut’s allowing the band to show off some new songs from Burning Cities...
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“This concert ranges widely” went the SCO’s own description of its concert. With music from the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries taking in all the big musical styles, plus a couple of complementary Czech works thrown in, that felt like rather an understatement.
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A top poet has been branded ‘over the top’ by fans of Scotland’s iconic bard by outing him as a “sex pest’
Living by the Sword
On the face of it, there was much to be positive about for Scotland’s film and television industries as 2017 drew to a close.
