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Scotland's own Nicola Benedetti will perform at the Edinburgh International Festival 2018

An amazing array of talent coming to Scotland

Sir Simon Rattle leads the line-up of stars heading to Scotland this August for the Edinburgh International Festival (EIF), launched in the capital this week....

When sounds of the sixties meet the nineties

Imagine if The Beach Boys sounded like a Scottish indie band from the 90s. This is Be Like Pablo. The band make hook-laden pop tunes...
Giles Wood and Mary Killen from Gogglebox

Dame Judi Dench to headline Boswell Book Festival

Dame Judi Dench will headline Scotland's biography and memoir festival. Running at Dumfries House, in East Ayrshire, the eighth Boswell Book Festival will host a...
Hamilton & Inches chief executive Stephen Paterson

Hamilton and Inches pays tribute to its proud past

A new era of watchmaking has chimed for Scotland’s luxury jewellery house Hamilton & Inches. The firm is releasing a new classic wristwatch the Eighty...
The remains of the Ousdale Burn Broch  (Photo: Caithness Broch Project)

Bid to build a broch in the north of Scotland

Scottish tourism has so many bold and varied tourist attractions. Some are based in brand new buildings, capitalising on modern technology, while others are steeped...
Stuart Stratford conducting the Orchestra of Scottish Opera

Scottish Opera prepares for a Russian first

The first ever performance of Rachmaninov on the Scottish Opera stage, and the Scottish premiere of Francesca da Rimini, are taking place soon. The 2017/18...


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