Scottish heritage attractions set new visitor record
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More than 5 million people have visited Scotland’s heritage attractions in a single year with a new record set by the country’s historic properties.
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Music review: RSNO: Gene Kelly – A Life in Music, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
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Symphony orchestras are embracing film music big time these days. It sells, and if they can throw images up on the big screen too, the experience can be electrifying. For this Gene Kelly tribute, the RSNO got into bed with Warner Bros and Kelly’s third and final wife...
New freeride event tests the mettle of Scotland’s best backcountry skiers and boarders
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It usually takes something a bit special to win the Coe Cup, the annual freeride ski contest that’s been held at Glencoe Mountain resort since 2012, and this year Conall Strickland certainly went the extra mile, landing an enormous backflip to claim first place in the men’s ski category.
Aidan Smith: Don’t blame Netflix, a lack of nerve is killing the cinema
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All the best writing talent has now switched to television, so why bother going to the cinema, asks Aidan Smith
New photo project captures 24 hours of life in Glasgow
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It has captured a day in the life of Scotland’s biggest city and the vast array of characters that can be found on its streets.
In pictures: Art project captures ‘day in the life of Glasgow’
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24 hours in the life of Scotland’s largest city have been documented as part of an art project that featured professional and amateur photographers.
Video: The best modern and ancient Scottish auld wives’ tales
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Once upon a time in Scotland, epilepsy was treated by burying alive a black rooster with toenail clippings and a piece of silver.
7 luxury hotels to visit on the North Coast 500
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Despite northern Scotland's wild reputation there's ample choice of luxury hotels for those who decide to take on the North Coast 500.
Medieval handbell among treasures found on Highland island
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An early medieval handbell and several graves of senior clan figures are among items recorded by archaeologists on a tiny island in a Highland loch.
Ant McPartlin hit with fine and ban after drink-driving incident
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TV presenter Ant McPartlin has been banned from the roads and fined £86,000 after pleading guilty to drink-driving.
10 half marathons to try in Scotland this summer
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The Scottish running calendar is packed with 10ks, half marathons, marathon and ultra runs during summer. Test yourself during the warmer months with one of these Scottish Half Marathons.
Edinburgh and Glasgow among top 50 hipster places to live in the world
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Scotland’s two largest cities have been named in the top 50 “most hipster” places in the world.
Theatre preview: Long Day’s Journey Into Night at the Citizens’ Theatre, Glasgow
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When Eugene O’Neill sat down to write what’s now recognised as his masterpiece, around 1941, he was already well over 50, and suffering from the health problems that would soon put an end to his writing life, a decade before his death in 1953.
Pioneering Scots photographer John Thomson ‘forgotten’ in home city
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The work of a pioneering Scottish photographer who is celebrated in the Far East has been “forgotten” in his home city, it has been claimed.
In pictures: 8 fixer-uppers on sale in Scotland for under £10K
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Trying to get on the property ladder can seem like a daunting, if impossible, prospect for first-time buyers
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