Scottish band Mogwai sponsor kits for school’s football team
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Seminal Scottish rockers Mogwai have inked a new deal - sponsoring the kits of a primary school in Glasgow.
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“Ecstatic” end to 130-year hunt for children lost in Canada
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A 130-year search for three children who went missing after being shipped to Canada from an Edinburgh home has come to an “ecstatic” end after their relatives were traced.
Maid Marian star Howard ‘Lew’ Lewis dies in Edinburgh hospital
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THE former wife of comic actor Howard “Lew” Lewis has paid tribute to the fun-loving star who brought laughter to millions.
Fresh calls for bridge to connect Scotland and Ireland
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A leading Scottish architect has proposed building a bridge between Scotland and Ireland to create a ‘Celtic Powerhouse’.
5 reasons to visit Holyrood Palace
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It is The Queen’s official residence in Scotland and it has a fair few stories to tell. Here are five reasons why the Palace of Holyroodhouse is a must see in the capital.
Celtic Connections review: Ross Ainslie’s Sanctuary Band, Mitchell Theatre, Glasgow
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He may have snatched a couple of pauses for re-tuning – breaking, he conceded, his insistence that the music he and his Sanctuary Band were premiering be performed – and listened to – in one continuous flow...
Scots poet ‘amazed’ at reaction to Robert Burns ‘sex pest’ comment
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Scots poet Liz Lochhead has said she is retiring from giving talks on Robert Burns after landing herself in trouble with fans of the Bard by calling him a “sex pest”.
Interview: Bryan Cranston on flying the flag after Breaking Bad
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Bryan Cranston’s voice rolls in waves of warm gravel down the phone from Los Angeles where he’s been taking a Christmas break before heading to the UK to resume his stint as a TV anchorman turned crazed celebrity in the National Theatre’s production of Network.
Theatre review: Miss Saigon, Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
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This weekend, by chance, marked the showing on British television of the final episode of Ken Burns and Lynn Novick’s mighty documentary on the Vietnam War. The story combines huge historic drama – the final panic at the fall of Saigon...
Celtic Connections reviews: Saltfishforty & Red Tail Ring | RCS Showcase | Tannahill Weavers
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Even by the standards of Celtic Connections’ original unique selling-point, as the opposite and antidote to January’s customary gloom – even casting back over all 24 previous festivals – it’s rarely enjoyed a happier opening weekend.
Celtic Connections review: Chris Stout, Catriona McKay & King Creosote, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
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Anyone hoping for an intimate soiree with the harmonious partnership of Shetland fiddler Chris Stout and Dundonian harpist Catriona McKay was to be thwarted at this typically gregarious, collaborative...
Video: Friends go viral after hilarious ski slope calamity
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The antics of four gym friends from Lanarkshire have notched up 2.4 million views and 25,000 shares on Facebook.
First World War centenary event to open Edinburgh International Festival
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The centenary of the end of the First World War is to be commemorated in a spectacular opening curtain-raiser for the Edinburgh International Festival.
The Smiths reunion tour will include Edinburgh show
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Three members of The Smiths will re-unite on stage for the first time in 30 years, including a date in Edinburgh.
Brian Ferguson: Burns is inspiring cultural celebrations worthy of his name
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It is increasingly hard to recall, but there was a time when the Scottish tourism and events business was not grappling with some kind of big idea each year.
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