Students make a splash into the spring term

Pupils at St Leonards School in St Andrews started the spring term with a splash thanks to a week one ‘dook’ in the North Sea. The children in years 4-6 braved the waves at one of the school’s termly dips off the East Sands beach in the university town, making for a refreshing beginning to…

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A real life adventure story that sounds like a movie

Do you fancy abseiling into an erupting volcano? Living off two sea slugs and a crab for a week? How about being locked in a bunker for ten days without so much as a sliver of daylight? Me neither. These impossibly testing environments may seem fit for Tom Cruise’s next Hollywood blockbuster, but in reality…

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Comedy hero Mark Thomas ready for Scottish return

Legendary comic Mark Thomas is returning to Scotland for not just one but two different performances. In his latest show 50 Things About Us, Mark Thomas combines his trademark mix of storytelling, stand-up, mischief and really, really well researched material to examine how we have come to inhabit this divided wasteland that some of us call the United Kingdom. Delighted to…

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International musical hit SIX returns to Glasgow

International smash hit musical SIX will return to the Theatre Royal, Glasgow this summer with a brand-new cast. SIX follows the six wives of Henry VIII as they take to the mic to tell their own personal tales, remixing five hundred years of historical heartbreak into an 80-minute celebration of 21st century girl power. Born…

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Feel the love this Valentine’s Day with shellfish

Oysters are celebrated not only for their aphrodisiac qualities, but also their superior health benefits. Ethical Shellfish Company oysters are raised in the cold clear waters of Loch Creran near Oban. They are regularly told by their customers that they are the best they’ve ever tasted, especially when accompanied by a glass of crisp white…

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A special way to mark Valentine’s Day at Glenturret

The Lalique boutique and Glenturret Lalique restaurant set the bar high when it comes to memorable experiences – and Valentine’s Day is no exception. From February 8-13, every visitor to the boutique will be welcomed with a glass of complimentary champagne to enjoy whilst shopping and gifted either a luxurious Lalique peony candle, body cream…

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Football, male mental health and friendship at the Tron

Glasgow’s Tron Theatre Company is set to stage a production about football, men’s mental health and male friendship. Being performed from February 17 until March 5, the first Tron production of their new spring-summer 2022 season will be Renfrew-born actor, writer and director Eilidh Loan’s Moorcroft, a piece that they supported at the development stage…

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Fine food and gin to mark the Six Nations

One Under Bar, located at Rusacks St Andrews, kicks off the Six Nations Championships this weekend with a brand-new bar menu and a specially curated cocktail menu together with Garden Shed Co. Gin. Created by executive chef Derek Johnstone, the new offering includes comfort bowl food and proper rugby watching fare. Dishes include Haggis Fritters,…

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Celebrate Valentine’s Day in style at The Ivy Buchanan Street

The Ivy Buchanan Street in Glasgow has joined forces with Letters of Note to give diners a gift to treasure forever this Valentine’s Day. Love is an exclusive book compiled by Shaun Usher, featuring a collection of the most passionate love letters written in history, reimagined by The Ivy Collection with a bespoke cover and…

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Free lunchbreak concerts go live again

Aberdeen Art Gallery’s Cowdray Hall is reverberating with the sounds of live music for the first time in two years. The popular free lunchbreak concerts series returned this week. The new programme has been launched in ambitious style as virtuoso local pianist Joseph Long continues his personal challenge to play all 18 of Mozart’s piano…

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