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Scots Language Awards winners revealed

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TIKTOK star Doric Dad and writer Liz Lochhead were among the winners at Saturday night's Scots Language Awards. Hosted by poet Len Pennie and columnist...
FREE PICTURE: Wigtown Book Festival 2022 First Weekend, south west Scotland, Sun 25/09/22: From rock stars to astronomers – Wigtown Book Festival enjoys a stellar first weekend: Wigtown Book Festival got off to a great start with a host of compelling speakers ranging from Deacon Blue frontman Ricky Ross, TV’s Red Shepherdess Hannah Jackson and actor Gerda Stevenson to the UK’s Astronomer Royal Professor Lord Martin Rees and Scotland’s National Chef Gary Maclean. The 10-day festival continues until 2 October 2022 - see: www.wigtownbookfestival.com Pictured browsing in the cookery section of a Wigtown bookshop is Scotland’s National Chef Gary Maclean with his son Finlay (pictured with Gary's permission). More information in accompanying emailed Press Release, and from Matthew Shelley - Press Manager for Wigtown Book Festival - 07786 704 299 or Matthew@ScottishFestivalsPR.Org Photography for Wigtown Book Festival from: Colin Hattersley Photography - www.colinhattersley.com - cphattersley@gmail.com - 07974 957 388. **FREE Picture - FIRST USE ONLY** - within 30 days of origination of photography; all other publications to be paid for - please contact photographer for details.

Wigtown Book Festival welcomes fiddlers

Books | Music | News
MUSICIANS from throughout Dumfries & Galloway joined members of the Scottish Fiddle Orchestra (SFO) for a concert yesterday lunchtime at Wigtown Book Festival. Beth Porter...

Jackie Bird is new National Trust for Scotland president

Film & TV | News | Outdoors
TELEVISION presenter Jackie Bird was appointed as president of the National Trust for Scotland (NTS) on Saturday. Members of the charity approved her appointment at...

National Theatre of Scotland sets sail with Kidnapped

Books | News | Performing Arts
THE National Theatre of Scotland has unveiled its retelling of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic novella, Kidnapped. The show will have its world premiere at the...

Michelin-starred Maria Jose San Román cooks in Scotland

Film & TV | Food and Drink
CHEF Maria Jose San Román - who holds a Michelin star at her restaurant, Monastrell, in Alicante - will be cooking in Scotland as part...

Palace of Holyroodhouse reopens to visitors

Culture | News | Queen
THE Palace of Holyroodhouse, the monarch's official residence in Edinburgh, will reopen tomorrow following the death of the Queen. The Queen’s Gallery, which sits next...
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