Remembering Scotland’s sea kayaking pioneers
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They were the first people to reach St Kilda in a kayak, the voyage so perilous that no one attempted it again for some 16 years.
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Flight noise monitors installed near Edinburgh Airport
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Real-time data is being published showing how loud plane noise is at locations close to Edinburgh Airport.
Edinburgh International Festival chief to step down
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One of the key figures in Edinburgh’s festivals is to step down after more than quarter of a century of involvement with them.
Visit Scotland through palm of hand in ‘world first’
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People can now experience a visit to Scotland through the palm of their hand with the first augmented reality app of its kind in the world.
Amazing images show Edinburgh under a blanket of haar
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A photographer has told of his quest to capture these amazing pictures of Edinburgh Castle poking out of the top of a blanket of haar.
Amazing images show Edinburgh under a blanker of haar
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A photographer has told of his quest to capture these amazing pictures of Edinburgh Castle poking out of the top of a blanket of haar.
Scots fruit farmers travel to Bulgaria to seek workers
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Scotland’s fruit farmers are going on recruiting trips to Eastern Europe and offering loans to potential workers amid “desperate” labour shortages.
Abi Brydon on how acting with Down’s Syndrome is far from a disability
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A new play about a young woman with Down’s Syndrome, currently touring Scotland, explores the subject of love and disability. Susan Mansfield meets the creative team and cast, including lead Abi Brydon...
Art review: ECA Degree Show, Edinburgh College of Art
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In the Edinburgh College of Art Degree show this year, Ladina Clément has made an elaborate spoof of a dealer’s stand at an international art fair. There are red spots, business cards (blank), canvasses (blank and cast in plaster...
Edinburgh cocktail bar named best in the UK
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An Edinburgh cocktail bar has seen off stiff competition from around the UK to be named the best in the country.
St Peter’s Seminary culture centre bid collapses
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Ministers have been forced to step in to try to secure the future of one of Scotland’s most neglected architectural masterpieces after the demise of a company behind plans to turn it into a new cultural venue and visitor attraction.
St Peter's Seminary rescue bid collapses as arts organisation pulls plug
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Multi-million pound plans to turn one of Scotland’s great architectural masterpieces into a major new cultural venue have collapsed after the demise of the charity behind the project.
New Dundee Frankenstein book for city’s pupils
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A new Dundee Edition of Frankenstein celebrating author Mary Shelley’s links to the city is to be published and distributed free to local schoolchildren later this year.
Music review: Scottish Ensemble, Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh
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One of the joys of a Scottish Ensemble concert, apart from the group’s infectious ebullience, is that their programmes make you think about music in a different way. In Mozart by Numbers, a duo, trio and quartet by the composer was juxtaposed with a modern equivalent for the same forces.
Art review: Hidden Door Visual Art Programme, Leith Theatre and State Cinema
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Let’s face it, the visual art programme at Hidden Door is a superb excuse for a snoop around some fascinating buildings. But there is much more to it than that. The festival is acquiring a reputation for providing a platform for a mix of artists...
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