Posts Tagged ‘live’
It was all light on the night for 42K visitors
More than 42,000 people attended a light and sound spectacular in Kilmarnock’s Dean Castle Country Park. Organisers of Illuminight with Lidl, which ended on Sunday, hailed the second event to be a great success welcoming over the huge number of visitors during its four-week run, a 10% increase in audiences from the inaugural event. Presented…
Read MoreTapestry cutting off ceremony is announced
A Scottish studio is inviting art and textile lovers to watch the cutting off of Water Surface 2018, its newest tapestry. Dovecot Studios in Edinburgh is celebrating 10 years in the Infirmary Street studio, and Water Surface 2018 is almost four metres square and has been hand-woven over the past six months by master weaver…
Read MoreRefurb and new name for a popular restaurant
A popular restaurant has reopened with a new name, following a £120,000 refurbishment. Edinburgh restaurant The Dogs is under new ownership after brothers Daniel and Finbarr McNally took over the Hanover Street eatery. Renamed The Perch, it has reopened to the public after a six-week £120,000 refurbishment project by Quiet Man Taverns. Daniel McNally, former…
Read MoreHappy birthday to Who with 10 fascinating facts
November 23 is a special date to millions of cult television fans across the globe. On this date 55 years ago, Doctor Who was first broadcast to the British public, and now it’s a huge hit across the world. And some of the key contributors who have ensured its enduring popularity over the years have…
Read MoreThe Scot who was off the strait and narrow
The temptingly wide strip of water was a terrible place to bring a ship in a gale, despite the arrival of a mystery Scot as protector. Only discovered by the British explorer George Bass a few decades before the Cataraqui went down in 1845 – still considered Australia’s worst peacetime disaster – the fact that…
Read More10 facts you never knew about Clan Morrison
In Scotland, our clans have rich fascinating histories, dating back hundreds and hundreds of years. Here, we reveal ten important facts every aspiring member of Clan Morrison should know. 1. The seat of the Morrisons of Harris was at Pabbay (Gaelic: Pabaigh), a small island to the south of Harris. The island is now uninhabited. It is…
Read MoreSki Lodge opens for the winter in St Andrews
Think there’s no apres without ski? Think again. With the season – both ski and festive almost upon us, The Adamson Restaurant and Bar in St Andrews launches an alpine-themed pop up and apres bar. Rocking up on South Street in the former Burger restaurant site from November 30-January 6 equipped with seasonal hot cocktails,…
Read MoreA children’s dance show coming to the capital
An award-nominated dance theatre show is coming to Edinburgh just in time for the festive season. Barrowland Ballet presents Poggle at the Studio Edinburgh, from Wednesday 12 to Monday 24 December (not 17 or 23). Poggle is a funny, intimate and delightful dance theatre piece which takes young children on a visual and musical journey…
Read MoreThe secret locations hidden during World War 2
We all think that we know the areas where we currently live, and indeed, where we grew up. We know the local parks, the places to go for walks and the shortcuts to get home – but how much do we really know about our areas? In Secret Wartime Britain: Hidden Places That Helped Win…
Read MoreSchedule revealed for HMY Iolaire remembrance
There’s just over a month to go until the commemorative events to mark the centenary of the loss of HMY Iolaire. The Iolaire was carrying sailors who had fought in the First World War back to the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides on Hogmany, 1918. She departed Kyle of Lochalsh, but at 2.30am…
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