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Arts
Bannockburn visitor centre awarded nearly £4m in funding
A VISITOR centre being built to commemorate the 700th anniversary of the battle of Bannockburn has been awarded funding of almost £4 million.
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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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Scottish Word of the Day: Fash
‘FASH, dinna fash yersel’ – Fash has two main meanings; one being not to get annoyed by a situation, and the other being not to inconvenience yourself with something or someone.
Captial vision to promote Edinburgh tourism
Edinburgh’s tourist trade has been a huge success story in recent years, and a blueprint has been published highlighting what might be done to help that boom continue up to 2020
2 commentsGovernment 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.
Duff House: A haven for art lovers falls on harder times
It’s rich in history and a valuable asset for art lovers in the North-east, but cuts and falling visitor numbers mean control of Duff House is to move from the local council to a national body, writes Stephen McGinty
1 commentRecord numbers at castle
URQUHART Castle has welcomed a record number of visitors in one season.
1 commentCastle Gogar on market for £3.5m
A 17TH-century castle has been put up for sale with a price tag of £3.5 million, making it one of the most expensive properties to come on the market in Scotland.
2 commentsLeasan ealain ás na Hearadh
THA Two Views of Harris: Na Hearadh bho Dhà Shealladh le Lesley agus Alisdair Wiseman (Acair, £15) ’na leabhar brèagha aig am bi tarraing air leth do gach duine aig a bheil buntanas sam bith ris na Hearadh.
Boinne ann am beul na gaoithe - Litrichean
Bidh connadh caithte niùclasach air a ghiùlan bho Dhùn Rath gu Sellafield le rèile. Bidh sin a’ ciallachadh gun téid e tro mheadhan Inbhir Theòrsa.
Thin Lizzy beò agus Celtic Connections a’ tòiseachadh, uil’ air an aon là
NUAIR a chaochail Phil Lynott – seinneadair, cluicheadair beus agus bàrd Thin Lizzy – bho chionn 26 bliadhna, cha shaoileadh duine sam bith gum biodh a chòmhlan air ais an 2012 agus iad a’ lìonadh tallachan a cheart cho mòr ’s a bha iad riamh.
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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Bard poetry? More like bad poetry as Scots prepare to celebrate ‘alternative’ Burns Night
HE HAS long been cast as a bit of a joke figure and is routinely described as the worst poet in the history of the English language.
58 commentsDà shàr Ghaidheal, dà shàr sgeul beatha
ANNS a’ phàipear-naidheachd mhìosail Uibhisteach Am Pàipear sgrìobh ar caraid Tormod E Dòmhnallach gur e Steall à Iomadh Lòn (Clàr, £9.99), anns a bheil Seonaidh Ailig Mac a’ Phearsain ag innse stòiridh a bheatha fhéin, an leabhar as fheàrr a chòrd ris riamh am Beurla no an Gàidhlig.
Puinnsean a nì feum– agus cron
THA aithisg air nochdadh a tha a’ sealltainn gu bheil an àireamh de dh’ainmhidhean a tha a’ bàsachadh le bhith a’ slugadh puinnsean air èirigh gu grad. Chuir puinnsean crìoch air 233 de bheathaichean ann an 2010 an taca ri 166 ann an 2009.
Edinburgh’s Henry Littlejohn was also inspiration for Sherlock Holmes
A BUZZ of excitement rippled through the High Court in Edinburgh. The scene was one of the most dramatic trials to grip Victorian Edinburgh, at centre stage was one of the most familiar faces to grace the halls of justice.
Sir James George Frazer: an author of many destinies
Stuart Kelly looks at the life and career of Sir James George Frazer, born in Glasgow, and the legacy of his book, The Golden Bough, out of copyright for the first time this year
Rare letter from Alexander Graham Bell up for auction
AN AMERICAN document dealer is auctioning an 1878 letter from Alexander Graham Bell to his parents telling them to ground the telephone he invented by running a copper wire from their house to the duck pond.
Neo-eisimeileachd: beachd an t-sluaigh
AN t-seachdain sa chaidh thug sinn seachad freagairtean luchd-poilitigs ris a’ cheist mhóir ‘Co ris a bhios Alba coltach ma gheibh i neo-eisimeileachd?’ Tha an t-àm aig an t-sluagh a-nist an guth a thogail.
Prògraman Nollaig? Chan eil duine gan dèanamh nas fheàrr na BBC Alba
AIG àm na Nollaige tha sinn air ar bogadh ann am prògraman ràitheil, sònraichte gus na teaghlaichean a shàsachadh as dèidh na dìnnearan mòra aca a ghabhail.
Tìr a bha fada gun cheannard ach cànanan
Fhuair muinntir na Beilge prìomhaire agus caibineat ùr bho chionn mìos. Ged a bha iad bliadhna gu leth gun riaghaltas cunbhalach, tha e coltach nach do mhothaich iad móran ás an àbhaist a thaobh riaghladh na dùthcha san eadar-àm fhada sin.
January 6: So much more than the final day of Christmas
To most of us, it’s the day when you have to take down the festive decorations. But, says Ian Marchant, there’s more to Twelfth Night than that – and for one tiny Scottish island it’s Christmas Day itself
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‘Ditch Flower of Scotland before 2014 Games’
SCOTLAND should ditch the “backward-looking and depressing” Flower of Scotland and find a new national anthem in time for hosting the 2014 Commonwealth Games, a leading piper has said.
62 commentsNational Trust reaches crisis appeal target
A BID by Scotland’s leading conservation charity to raise emergency funds to help tackle problems with some of the nation’s most historic buildings has reached its £110,000 target – in just four weeks.
Debate on national anthem still divides Scots
Scots are divided over the choice of any future national anthem for the nation, a Scotsman poll has found.
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The best yet – capital shows why it’s Home of Hogmanay
IT HAS been dubbed the “Home of Hogmanay”, and on Saturday night the world came to Edinburgh to enjoy what the event organiser described as “the best we have ever had”.
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Green pioneer inspires rebirth of city garden
A LONG-abandoned 17th century town house garden that belonged to a wealthy politician is being brought back to life to commemorate the works of a visionary Scottish urban planner and social activist.
3 commentsPerth in bid to claim world kilt-running crown at Queen’s Diamond Jubilee party
THE “Fair City” of Perth is mounting a major bid to become the focal point of Scotand’s celebrations to mark the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee in 2012.
Boinne ann am beul na gaoithe
THA fireannach, Dòmhnall MacAoidh, 50, á Inbhir Nis, a chaill a phàrantan agus uncail nuair a bhuail trèan air a’ chàr aca aig crois-rèile ann an Hàcraig, Gallaibh, a’ toirt Network Rail gu cùirt lagha air son airgead dìolaidh. Cha b’e seo an aon tubaist mharbhtach a thachair aig a’ chrois-rèile seo.
Co ris a bhios Alba coltach ma gheibh i neo-eisimeileachd?
THA an dealbh seo bho leabhar ùr eireachdail, Glenfarclas: An Independent Distillery le Ian Buxton (Angels’ Share, £34.99). Tha e crochaite san taigh-staile, ’s tha sgrìobag air a chùl ag iarraidh oirnn a chreidsinn gun deach a pheantadh ann an 1791. Ma tha seo fìor, agus dh’fhaodadh e bhith, tha buaidh aige air eachdraidh na Gaidhealtachd ’s air eachdraidh an t-seòrsa stuth a bhios sinn a’ togail ’nar gloinneachan a-nochd.
Poet’s revolution helped bring back Scots literature
HUGH MacDiarmid (1892-1978) started a Scottish literary revolution in the first half of the 20th century which helped restore indigenous Scots literature.
Dragons leave their den for makeover: Historic Patrick Geddes brackets go for restoration
THEY are the historic ornaments which have adorned the entrance of Sir Patrick Geddes’ famous Lawnmarket tenement for more than a century.
2 commentsPartygoers unsure of Auld Lang Syne lyrics
Three-quarters of Britons will mime or make up the words to Auld Lang Syne tomorrow, according to a poll.
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Hello 2012: Hogmanay around Scotland
In need of a last minute plan for celebrating Hogmanay and don’t fancy the M&S Dine In deal this weekend?
3 comments- Scottish independence: Backlash warning as English identity rises
- Scottish independence: Momentous day as Salmond outlines referendum vision
- Scottish independence referendum: Fresh trouble for Alex Salmond over adviser’s damning e-mails
- Warning from woman left brain damaged after binge accident
- Scottish independence referendum: One question, ten words, you choose
- Scottish independence: Momentous day as Salmond outlines referendum vision
- Scottish independence: Posing a simple question proves far from easy
- Scottish independence: Backlash warning as English identity rises
- Scottish independence referendum: One question, ten words, you choose
- Scottish independence referendum: Fresh trouble for Alex Salmond over adviser’s damning e-mails
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