Save Scottish Youth Theatre, stars plead
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Leading stars of stage and screen have spoken out over the prospect of Scottish Youth Theatre have to close down within months.
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Scottish Government pledges £190,000 for Leith Theatre rebirth
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The Scottish Government is to put in £190,000 towards efforts to return a neglected theatre building to the line-up of the Edinburgh International Festival for the first time in 30 years.
Holyrood pledges £190,000 funds for Leith Theatre refurbishment
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The Scottish Government is to put in £190,000 towards efforts to return a neglected theatre building to the line-up of the Edinburgh International Festival for the first time in 30 years.
Book review: Waiting For The Last Bus, by Richard Holloway
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Richard Holloway is going to die. I, too, am going to die, and so, dear reader, are you. Holloway’s new book is a plangent and profound meditation on the ultimate inevitability. It is also a book with a great deal of care in it...
Book review: Green Sun, by Kent Anderson
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It’s 1983, and in a violent, drug-ridden California suburb, Police Officer Hanson fights crime in the most unusual of ways. While most of his colleagues are focused only on meeting arrest quotas, Hanson believes in becoming a part of the impoverished...
Nicola Sturgeon: 'All options' to be explored over fate of Scottish Youth Theatre
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Nicola Sturgeon has intervened in the row over the planned closure of Scottish Youth Theatre to declare “all options” would be explored to keep it operating.
Under the Radar: INYAL
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Glasgow band INYAL built a strong profile in 2017 by scoring a nomination for best Up and Coming Artist at the Scots Trad Music Awards, as well as taking main stage slots at the Heb Celt Festival and Celtic Connections.
Film reviews: You Were Never Really Here | Sweet Country | Mom and Dad | Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story | Walk Like a Panther
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Lynne Ramsay’s intense and absorbing action film sees Joaquin Phoenix’s brutalised veteran find his humanity, while Outback western Sweet Country offers a poetic and pitiless vision of the Australian frontier
What I’m looking for from the new series of Still Game
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While rightly eager for the return of Still Game to our television screens, there are aspects of the show which could be improved to get it back to its best, writes Craig Fowler
Still Game Quiz: Test your knowledge ahead of show’s return
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As Scotland continues to recover from last week’s grim weather, there’s something to cheer up the entire country - the return of iconic comedy series Still Game.
Video: Trailblazing Scots who paved the way for future generations of women
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On International Women’s Day 2018, take a moment to remember the brilliant women who played their part in Scottish history.
Six by Nico’s Edinburgh restaurant to launch with ‘Chippie’ theme this month
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IT’S the restaurant concept that has taken Glasgow’s trendy Finnieston strip by storm and now it’s set to launch in the New Town this spring.
Spanning the centuries: the trade in silk, wool and tobacco
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Once upon a time, there was a Bosnian-born vizier called Damad Mustafa Pasha. He decided to build a bridge over the river for two reasons – to make the eastern leg of the journey between Vienna and Istanbul easier, and to immortalise himself, though he didn’t yet know that he would die young.
Donald Trump impersonator in running for Scottish Comedy Awards honour
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A Donald Trump impersonator is in the running for one of the top honours at the annual Scottish Comedy Awards, organisers have revealed.
No ordinary canoeist: new book tells of Clive Freshwater’s legal fight to gain access to River Spey
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It’s just over 15 years since the passing into law of the Land Reform (Scotland) Act – the wonderful piece of legislation which, among other things, gives us all the right to stravaig freely around the countryside – regardless of who owns it – as long as we behave ourselves while doing so.
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