Holyrood to consider ‘national status’ for Scottish Youth Theatre
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The Scottish Government is to consider giving the Scottish Youth Theatre “national company” status in a move aimed at saving it from closure.
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New homes at Culloden Battlefield approved
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Permission has been granted to build 16 new homes close to Culloden Battlefield despite widespread protest over the plans.
Music preview: Niel Gow Festival tunes up to honour the greatest Scots fiddler of all
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Nae fabled wizard’s wand I trow,Had e’er the magic airt o’ Gow,When wi’ a wave he draws his bowAcross his wondrous fiddle.
Music review: BBC SSO, City Halls, Glasgow
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Bray, Hopkins, Hyde and Burrell... yes, it was one of those BBC SSO Hear and Now concerts, where the music is new and non-mainstream and the spirit of adventure rides high. These concerts can be a hit or miss experience...
Glasgow Comedy Festival review: Micky Bartlett: Typical!, Yesbar, Glasgow
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Despite, by his own admission, not hailing from the more charming side of the border, Northern Irish comic Micky Bartlett is an amiable performer, a boyishly roguish storyteller.
Dance review: Ballet Hispánico, Edinburgh Festival Theatre
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For almost 50 years, Ballet Hispánico has been promoting and celebrating Latino culture through the medium of dance. Founded in New York in 1970, the company has grown from a humble dance class into an internationally recognised force.
Poetry review: StAnza festival, various venues, St Andrews
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“We didn’t choose the themes for this year’s festival in response to topical events,” said StAnza director Eleanor Livingstone. “Topical events overtook the themes.” Yet, intentional or not, the two themes of this year’s StAnza ...
In pictures: Scotland’s best small music venues
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No matter what your taste is, there’s no shortage of intimate and atmospheric venues in Scotland. Here are ten of the best small music venues.
Beyonce and Jay-Z announce Glasgow stadium gig - here’s how to get tickets
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Beyonce and Jay-Z have announced a string of UK stadium concerts this summer as part of their joint On The Run II tour.
Sir Tom Hunter offering £1K grants to inspire change in Scotland
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Entrepreneur Sir Tom Hunter has launched a competition to support the Year of Young People in Scotland.
David Thomson: Obesity has to be tackled – but not at the expense of Scottish food and drink industry jobs
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At the start of the year most of us set goals to exercise more and to eat healthily. The Scottish Government’s goal is much bigger – they are looking at ways to make the whole of Scotland healthier and we want to do our bit to help make that happen.
Popular Leith Depot to make way for student housing and hotel
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Its transformation in recent years has seen it regularly cited as one of the hippest places in the UK.
Leith’s only music venue to be demolished for student housing
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The only live music venue in the Leith area is set to be demolished to make way for a student housing and hotel development.
Aidan Smith: Stop sneering! The NME genuinely changed my life
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Aidan Smith was inspired to become a journalist by the NME, which has just stopped printing the famous music magazine and gone web only.
Dougie MacLean’s music festival is set to make a comeback
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Singer-songwriter Dougie MacLean is to revive the annual music festival which has drawn fans from around the world to his native Perthshire.
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