Hippodrome showcase for blockbuster Great War movie 1917 01 Feb 2020 16:30 Living by the Sword Sam Mendes’ critically-lauded movie 1917 is to be screened at the Hippodrome in Bo’ness tomorrow, following a matinee performance earlier today.
First look: Trailer revealed for Fast and Furious 9 blockbuster filmed on the streets of Edinburgh 01 Feb 2020 08:21 Living by the Sword The first glimpses have been revealed of the new Fast and Furious 9 blockbuster action shot on the streets of Edinburgh for several weeks.
Take a look inside this former Fife manse with gym, games room and large garden 31 Jan 2020 17:00 Living by the Sword This former manse in Fife offers new owners a substantial family home within commuting distance of Edinburgh.
Theatre reviews: God of Carnage, Theatre Royal, Glasgow | Heroine, Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh 31 Jan 2020 16:43 Living by the Sword OFF HAND, it’s difficult to think of a play that Glasgow needed to see less – in this week of all weeks – than French playwright Yasmina Reza’s super-smart deconstruction of middle-class claims to civilisation and liberal values.
Smart motorways: development halted after parliamentary report deems them 'death traps' 31 Jan 2020 16:17 Living by the Sword While smart motorways were designed to make motorists lives easier, a report from an all-party parliamentary group branded them a “death trap”.
New Callendar House exhibitions for February 31 Jan 2020 15:22 Living by the Sword Callendar House is marking the national Year of Coasts and Waters with two new exhibitions, beginning tomorrow.
Celtic connections review: Return to Y’Hup: The World of Ivor Cutler, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall 31 Jan 2020 12:31 Living by the Sword COMPARED to other artists who have received the loving Celtic Connections tribute treatment over the years, the late Ivor Cutler – sage, storyteller, songwriter – is quite a cult concern.
Music review: SCO & Karen Cargill, Usher Hall, Edinburgh 31 Jan 2020 12:27 Living by the Sword IT’S NOT often you get to hear music by two Mahlers in a single concert – more’s the pity, judging by the exquisite songs by Alma Mahler that preceded her husband Gustav’s Fourth Symphony in this enterprising evening from the Scottish Chamber Orchestra.
Stereophonics, Foals, Supergrass and Primal Scream to headline 2020’s Kendal Calling festival 31 Jan 2020 12:00 Living by the Sword This year’s headliners for Cumbria’s Kendal Calling festival have been announced, and they’re a mix of old and new faces.
Celtic Connections review: Isobel Campbell, Mackintosh Church, Glasgow 31 Jan 2020 11:50 Living by the Sword IT HAS been almost a decade since Isobel Campbell lived or played in her native Glasgow, but her mesmerising musical MO hasn’t changed. With its mix of pretty fragility and eerie intent, set opener Willow’s...
Celtic Connections review: Nitin Sawhney, Old Fruitmarket, Glasgow 31 Jan 2020 11:45 Living by the Sword AFTER the promotional campaign for his groundbreaking 1999 drum and bass album Beyond Skin wound down, British Indian musician-producer Nitin Sawhney assumed that he need never really give much mind to the record ever again...
Here’s what I learned after scoring free access to exclusive ‘club lounge’ – Jim Duffy 31 Jan 2020 11:40 Living by the Sword With a free bar and all-you-can eat food, the behaviour in hotel ‘club lounges’ is predictable, writes Jim Duffy.
Celtic Connections review: The Roaming Roots Revue Presents Born To Run: 70th Birthday Tribute to Bruce Springsteen, Old Fruitmarket, Glasgow 31 Jan 2020 11:27 Living by the Sword The Boss received his due and then some at this rousing jamboree hosted by Glasgow’s Roddy Hart and his band The Lonesome Fire.
TWIST – Sunday 2nd February 2020 31 Jan 2020 11:15 Royal Tunbridge Wells Fencing Club Competition Tunbridge Wells Individual and School Team (TWIST) U19 Epee event Date: Sunday 2nd February 2020 Recreational event number: 202007 Safeguarding Officer: Paul Beasley Schedule Check-in: 1230-1300 Competition...
Why you should act now to tackle hearing problems 31 Jan 2020 09:51 Living by the Sword Senior audiologist at House of Hearing Stuart Lyness cautions we should deal promptly with diminishing auditory senses