- No Army base 'would create outrage'
- Cash and drugs seized during raids
- McKinnon's ordeal like 'execution'
- Referendum views 'need to be aired'
- Steel contract 'review needed now'
- Firm shelves city biomass plant
- Budget cash announced for councils
- FM 'can officially complain to BBC'
- Gas leak evacuates Shell oil rig
- Glasgow HQ for green technology
- Diageo drink sales decline in UK
- Money 'will create youth jobs'
- Drivers warned to watch out for ice
- Man dies after head-on collision
- Suicides 'high among young men'
- Reoffending services data 'lacking'
- 'Fantastic response' to vote debate
- BBC explains Salmond cancellation
- Budget cash for colleges, housing
- Knife sentences longer in Scotland
Heritage
Tim Cornwell: Who’s guarding the heritage guardians?
LAST year, a minor revolt against Historic Scotland by the country’s architecture and heritage watchdogs broke out into the open.
Video: inside Glasgow’s derelict graving docks video
They were once powerhouse of the world’s biggest shipbuilding hub but now stand
derelict and rusting next to the encroaching sheet silver and glass structures that
have characterised the regeneration of Glasgow’s waterfront.
Scottish Fact of the Day: Lang Scots Mile
Before the standardisation of weights and measures was introduced, measurements were somewhat variable.
In pictures: Edinburgh’s Seven Hills Picture gallery
Edinburgh’s famous skyline is recognised the world over, with historic buildings and landmarks peppering the landscape as far as the eye can see.
Tragedy of the Scottish pioneers who helped launch oldest fixture
THE driver of the Glasgow to Hamilton train was making good time, about a mile north of Blantyre, when he saw a figure standing on the track. Frantically sounding his whistle, he cut off the steam but it was too late to stop and the locomotive ploughed into the captain of Scotland’s rugby team, killing him instantly.
Culture
Analysis: A work that has touched the hearts of the people
THE important thing about The Singing Butler is that Vettriano responded to his environment, which was the coast of Fife.
Charles Dickens’ last readings in Edinburgh
The year is 1869 and distinguished author, Charles Dickens, has for some years, been traveling around the world performing readings of his hugely popular stories to packed theatres. On a cold Edinburgh evening, the 26th February 1869, an eager crowd within the George Street Music Hall awaits his dramatic and enigmatic performance, which they know will be the last he ever performs in the city.
Glimpse of a young Walter Scott on his way to Waverley
AGED 19 and studying to be a lawyer, it would be some time before he became an established household name.
Yet a glimpse into the life Sir Walter Scott was living as a young academic in the Capital has been revealed as a rare census goes on sale to the public for the first time.
Tim Cornwell: Brigadoon and a Brave new world
CALL me a jaded cynic – alright, it’s been done. But when Scotland’s energy, enterprise and tourism minister describes an animated Hollywood film as a “once-in-a-century” marketing opportunity, is it the best way to sell Scotland to the world?
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Great Scots
Analysis: A work that has touched the hearts of the people
THE important thing about The Singing Butler is that Vettriano responded to his environment, which was the coast of Fife.
Glimpse of a young Walter Scott on his way to Waverley
AGED 19 and studying to be a lawyer, it would be some time before he became an established household name.
Yet a glimpse into the life Sir Walter Scott was living as a young academic in the Capital has been revealed as a rare census goes on sale to the public for the first time.
Government announces that an exam’s an exam for a’ that
All pupils sitting Higher English exams will be required to answer a question on Scottish texts, Education Secretary Michael Russell will announce today.
Public monument to honour Sir Patrick Geddes in Edinburgh’s Old Town
A PUBLIC garden and a monument in honour of celebrated town planner Sir Patrick Geddes are to be created in the shadow of one of his finest creations in Edinburgh’s Old Town.
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Historic Sites
Many happy return flights: 50th birthday for Scotland’s Airline
IT IS famous for running the world’s shortest scheduled flight between two of the Orkney islands as well as the only scheduled flight in the world to land on a beach.
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Reconnecting us with a community triumph of 40 years ago
UCS stands for Upper Clyde Shipbuilders, but also for Unity Creates Strength, one of numerous slogans that emerged from the momentous 16-month work-in which, 40 years ago, convinced a Conservative Government, planning to let what it regarded as a “lame duck” consortium of shipyards go to the wall, to change its mind.
The chief of surgeons: our debt of gratitude to Joseph Lister
One of the finest minds of his generation, Joseph Lister spent 25 years working in Scotland and this year marks the 100th anniversary of his death
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The battle station: TV documentary tells the story of Achnacarry Castle’s wartime past
It was the most famous training base for the British Army’s shock troops, the Commandos, in the Second World War. Now, 70 years since it was established, it’s history is told to a new generation
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Andrew Lang: the life and times of a prolific talent
By the time of his death 100 years ago, Andrew Lang’s name could be found on 249 individual books and his collected journalism ran into thousands of articles. Yet today, the Selkirk author is largely forgotten
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Traditions
Rare whisky to be sold to aid injured servicemen
A BOTTLE of whisky created in honour of Scotland’s oldest woman is to be auctioned to help injured servicemen and women regain quality of life.
4 comments- Alex Salmond under fire for Nazi jibe at BBC adviser
- Scottish independence: TV presenter Neil Oliver warns against knee-jerk decisions
- Marian Kello dropped because he entered negotiations with English club
- Six Nations: Dan Parks announces retirement from Scotland team
- The Rumour Mill - Monday’s football news and gossip
- Alex Salmond under fire for Nazi jibe at BBC adviser
- Scottish independence: TV presenter Neil Oliver warns against knee-jerk decisions
- Minimum pricing on alcohol is legal in EU says Nicola Sturgeon
- Joan McAlpine: BBC badly needs to raise its game in Scotland
- The Rumour Mill - Thursday’s football news and gossip
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