Creative Scotland forced into emergency talks to 'review' funding cuts
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Under-fire arts quango Creative Scotland has been forced to hold crisis talks to "review" controversial funding cuts.
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Creative Scotland forced into emergency talks over funding controversy
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Under-fire arts quango Creative Scotland has been forced to hold crisis talks amid growing demands for a rethink over controversial funding cuts.
Do you know these 25 Doric words and phrases?
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Doric. Some say it’s a dialect of the North East of Scotland, others say its a language in its own right.
The highlights of this year's Edinburgh Mountain Film Festival
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As the Edinburgh Mountain Film Festival makes its annual return, we preview the thrilling films and talks taking place at the George Square Theatre this year.
North Coast 500 named among best tourist spots in the world
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Popular Highland tourist route, The North Coast 500 has been named as among the best value for money tourism experiences on the planet by Travel Magazine.
Lionel Richie announces Perth concert as part of UK tour
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Superstar singer-songwriter Lionel Richie is to perform in Perth as part of his newly announced UK tour.
Night-skiing climbing routes in the Cairngorms - Peter MacKenzie’s new film to feature in Edinburgh Mountain Film Festival
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When people talk about “night skiing” they usually have something relatively sedate in mind: a few floodlit laps of a freshly groomed piste, perhaps as a way of working up an appetite between après-ski snacks and a carb-heavy evening meal.
Art reviews: Steven Campbell at Tramway, Glasgow | Alexander Moffat at Open Eye, Edinburgh
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When Steven Campbell reached a crisis in his working life, he took on his idols in a series of collages. The results show him to be a true original, writes Duncan Macmillan
Music review: Roaming Roots Review: The Wild One Forever, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
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Tom Petty, king of grainy-voiced freeway rock, who died last year, was more than given his due at this effusively affectionate tribute hosted by Roddy Hart, whose Lonesome Fire – notably lead guitarist John Martin ...
Celtic Connections review: Finlay MacDonald & Torupilli Jussi Trio, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
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Just sometimes, the language barrier can be a mercy. Sharing the bill with Scottish piper Finlay MacDonald, the Estonian trio Torupilli Jussi performed a song which, they assured us, involved moose testicles.
Theatre reviews: Bold Girls at the Citizens’ Theatre, Glasgow | Just Start Here at 26 Civic Street, Glasgow
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Helicopters circle above, conjured up by swirling spotlights over a darkened Citizens’ auditorium; and then we are down to earth in Marie’s kitchen, where something like normal life goes on, despite occasional sounds of explosions and gunfire from the streets outside.
Partick named as one of the UK’s ‘hippest neighbourhoods’
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It was once a district known for its shipyards and grain mills, playing an integral role in Scotland’s industrial revolution in the 19th century.
Theatre preview: Perth Theatre prepares to reopen with a revival of David Harrower’s Knives In Hens
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If you were writing a novel about the life of a struggling young playwright – or a film script, or even a play – you could hardly construct a more dramatic opening scene. The place is the bar of the Traverse Theatre in Cambridge Street...
Ex-BBC Scotland journalist ‘paid less than male colleagues’
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Former BBC Scotland health correspondent Eleanor Bradford has claimed she was paid “around £10,000” less than some of her male colleagues in similar roles, prompting her to leave the BBC after nearly 15 years.
Noel Gallagher to play Perth as part of BBC music festival
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Ed Sheeran, Taylor Swift, and Noel Gallagher are among the headliners for a BBC music festival across four venues in the UK, including Scone Castle in Perth.
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