Influential tourist guide drops Donald Trump’s Turnberry Hotel 30 Sep 2018 18:51 Living by the Sword An influential tourist guide book has dropped Donald Trump’s Turnberry Hotel from its listings.
West Lothian Council create ‘UFO trail’ at site of famous close encounter 30 Sep 2018 17:39 Living by the Sword The scene of a close encounter with a UFO is set to attract visitors from across the world after being officially recognised by a council.
Book review: How The World Thinks, by Julian Baggini 29 Sep 2018 22:48 Living by the Sword Does philosophy have a nationality? On the surface the questions seems ludicrous. Philosophy is about eternal verities and a way of reasoning that recognises neither space nor time. But scratch a little and the ivory tower reveals layers and layers.
Review: BMW X4 xDrive 20d 29 Sep 2018 22:37 Living by the Sword This is the second X4 from BMW in just four years. That’s because it is based on the latest X3 SUV and both are produced at its Spartanburg factory in South Carolina. The outgoing X4 was a hit, with 200,000 sold.
Dark skies could light up tourist trail to Outer Hebrides 29 Sep 2018 22:35 Living by the Sword They already draw visitors from around the world thanks to their unspoiled landscapes, deserted sandy beaches, prehistoric sites and dramatic sunsets.
Kirsty Wark’s new novel to be set amid Lowland Clearances 29 Sep 2018 22:03 Living by the Sword Their imposing sandstone curves stand as monuments to the thousands of Scots who emigrated across the world over the past 200 years.
Wark’s new novel to be set amid Lowland Clearances 29 Sep 2018 22:03 Living by the Sword Their imposing sandstone curves stand as monuments to the thousands of Scots who emigrated across the world over the past 200 years.
Bodyguard star plans to escape fame in Scotland 29 Sep 2018 20:17 Living by the Sword The star of hit BBC drama Bodyguard has said he wants to escape the limelight and buy a home on the Scottish west coast.
Rod Stewart claims BBC banned him from singing Celtic tune 29 Sep 2018 15:30 Living by the Sword SIR Rod Stewart has claimed the BBC banned him from singing the Irish rebel song Grace on the Chris Evans Breakfast Show on BBC Radio 2 on Friday morning.
Music review: BBC SSO, Glasgow Cathedral 29 Sep 2018 08:00 Living by the Sword WHATEVER view one might have of Rued Langgaard’s spatial orchestral extravaganza, Music of the Spheres, it is surely one of those musical curiosities inquisitive musical minds ought to experience at least once in their lives.
Theatre review: The Arrival, Scottish Youth Theatre, Glasgow 29 Sep 2018 08:00 Living by the Sword THERE’S a story, told in pictures, about a man arriving in a strange city and trying to make a life there. The story has a familiar mid-20th century look; the man wears a suit and hat, carries a suitcase.
Music review: SCO, Enrique Mazzola and Vilde Frang, Usher Hall, Edinburgh 29 Sep 2018 08:00 Living by the Sword A RADIANT musical dawn made for a wonderfully appropriate – and sonically resplendent – opening to the Scottish Chamber Orchestra’s new concert season. It came in the form of Nielsen’s Helios Overture...
Emigrants who died in island shipwreck to be remembered 28 Sep 2018 23:01 Living by the Sword A memorial service is being held in the Outer Hebrides tomorrow to mark the 165th anniversary of a little-known maritime disaster in which 450 emigrants died.
Frightened Rabbit drummer to run in memory of late brother Scott Hutchison 28 Sep 2018 18:27 Living by the Sword The brother and bandmate of Scott Hutchison, the late lead singer with Frightened Rabbit, is to take part in this weekend’s Great Scottish Run to raise awareness of mental health issues.
Outdoor concert arena in Princes Street Gardens to get £5m boost from city council 28 Sep 2018 16:04 Living by the Sword A controversial new concert arena in Edinburgh’s West Princes Street Gardens is set to win a £5 million funding pledge - after plans to hand over control of the park to an arms-length operator were dropped in the wake of a public backlash.