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Children were able to get sweets at the statue unveiling

Statue tribute to Ally Bally Bee writer

A sculpture to remember a 19th century Scottish sweetmaker who penned a world famous children’s lullaby has been unveiled. Hundreds of people attended the ceremony...

Stirling’s secrets are revealed in a new book

Stirling is Scotland's smallest Royal City, and also one of its newest. But, strangely, it’s also the ancient capital and one of the most important...
Marine painter Rob Andrew at work (Photo: Angus Blackburn)

Marine painter Rob Andrew’s work is all at sea

When it comes down to it, there are very few places that rival the love and inspiration of home. Such a phenomenon is shared by...

A cracking psychological thriller

In this psychological thriller, Breakers, 17-year-old Tyler is the glue that is holding his family together – just. Living in a deprived Edinburgh tower block,...

MacCrimmon pipes up for a fun children’s book

Young MacCrimmon and the Silver Chanter is a comical children’s story tells the story of a piping school and the struggle of a young pupil,...
Awards nominee Gerda Stevenson (Photo: Anna Wiraszka)

A week to go until Scots Language Awards

The inaugural Scots Language Awards are to be presented next week. In 2019, The United Nations Year of Indigenous Language, Hands Up for Trad have...


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