Posts by Ellie Forbes
Edinburgh Festival Fringe: 5 shows to see this year
Looking for something to see at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this year, but not sure where to start? We take a look at five shows you should add to your list. Jack Docherty in The Chief – No Apologies 2 – 15 August, 8pm. Gilded Balloon Patter House. Calling all sitcom fanatics to grab their…
Read MoreThe Good Books, Daniel Aubrey: ‘I started writing crime fiction because of Harlan Coben. Damn, that man can write a plot twist’
Daniel Aubrey has been shortlisted for the Bloody Scotland Debut Prize with his crime fiction novel, Dark Island. The first book I remember reading: It was a book called Time Rope. I must have been about eight or nine at the time, and I was absolutely hooked. It was a trilogy, I think, but…
Read MoreUK’s first second hand cookbook shop opens: ‘The excitement and satisfaction you get in the kitchen is worth every minute’
When Kris Otisons was training to be a pastry chef at Harvey Nichols in London he often spent his free weekends roaming around second-hand shops looking for cookbooks. Fast forward a few years to 2013 and he had moved to Glasgow to open his own bakery, My Home Bakery, which there are now three of…
Read More‘Mystical and romantic’ island off Isle of Skye listed for sale for £190k
A mystical and romantic private island off Skye with the remains of a sixth-century chapel built by St Columba has hit the market. The sale of Fladda-Chuain, an unspoilt and uninhabited 27-hectare island rich in myth and legend, offers an extremely rare opportunity for buyers looking for the romance associated with the Scottish islands. Identified…
Read MoreThe Good Books, Heather Critchlow: ‘The moment I learnt to read still seems magical’
Heather Critchlow on learning to read as a child, reading until she falls asleep and the book she recommends to everyone. The first book I remember reading: Little Bear Stories – I still remember the first two lines (It is cold. Look at the snow.) Every morning when I was learning to read, I’d…
Read MoreScottish art collection worth £1.5million to be sold at auction
A selection of world-class paintings by leading Scottish and European artists worth £1.5million is to be sold at auction. The prestigious collection of paintings, including revered works from The Glasgow Boys and The Scottish Colourists, has been amassed by Paisley Art Institute (PAI), which has been building on its 450-strong group of artworks since 1914.…
Read MoreNess of Brodgar, an artist’s legacy: Jeanne Bouza Rose creates stunning visual record of Orkney’s neolithic site
Twenty years ago one of Europe’s greatest prehistoric sites was uncovered in Orkney. Since then, every summer, archaeologists have dug at the Ness of Brodgar, revealing 5,000-year-old wonders, including incredible remains of ceramics and elegant pottery. But next month the neolithic site will be covered for the final time. Experts and volunteers will down their…
Read MoreStory of Vietnam War children part of operation babylift premieres at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Fifty years ago during the Vietnam War, thousands of babies and young children were flown out of Vietnam to new homes across the western world, many of them packed in boxes. Some of these children were not orphans at all, but young children tragically separated from their families in a war zone. They crossed oceans…
Read MoreSearch on for Scotland’s biggest craft beer fan for honorary chief taster role at microbrewery
Are you Scotland’s biggest craft beer fan? One of Scotland’s leading craft microbreweries has launched a nationwide search to appoint an honorary chief taster to help develop its new summer beer range. Cold Town Brewery, in Edinburgh, is on the lookout for Scotland’s biggest craft beer fan to put their taste buds to the ultimate…
Read MoreThe Ilay Glynne dial: ‘Masterpiece’ 18th century sundial made for founder of RBS acquired for the nation
It was made for the founder of the Royal Bank of Scotland, one of the most politically powerful figures in the first half of the 18th century, and used to measure local time from the Sun. But now the Ilay Glynne dial, an ornate ‘masterpiece’, has been acquired for the nation and following extensive conservation…
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