Posts Tagged ‘live’
Carry on the festivities at Mussellburgh
The festivities no longer have to end after Hogmanay as Scotland’s revellers can blow away any January Blues, continue the celebrations and start 2019 in style with the New Year’s Day Raceday at Musselburgh Racecourse. Fast becoming the ultimate place to be on the first Bank Holiday of the New Year, tickets to the five…
Read MoreSalon launches mental health campaign
When mental health issues hit, they can strike in the most unusual and unexpected ways. Some may struggle to get up in the morning. Others may dread opening the curtains. Others may find the sight of their workplace induces stress and panic. An Edinburgh-based salon, Vincent Bell Hairdressing has launched a mental health campaign entitled…
Read MoreRobots and videogames to feature at the V&A
V&A Dundee’s 2019 international exhibition programme will feature videogames, robots and the future of design. Scotland’s first design museum will celebrate the design and culture of contemporary videogames with the V&A’s spectacular show Videogames: Design/Play/Disrupt, which will run from 20 April to 8 September 2019. This is the first exhibition to fully consider the complexity…
Read MoreThe weighty issue making Scotland worst in Europe
Scotland’s huge problem with weight and diet are to feature in the new television documentary. Shedding The Fat will examine why Scotland has the highest level of obesity in Europe, and why bariatric surgery is increasingly being seen as a way to tackle the problem. Ayrshire is one of the worst affected areas and Ayr…
Read MoreWinterwatch heads to the Cairngorms for its next series
BBC Two’s Winterwatch is to return to our TV screens – with its next series based in Scotland. Winterwatch will back on BBC Two next year, broadcasting live from a new location in the wildest landscape of the UK – the Cairngorms National Park – which is to be the new, year-round home for The…
Read MoreRetirement living just got more comfortable
From the Lowlands to the Scottish Borders, retirement housing developments around Scotland have been benefiting from investments made by a leading housing provider. As part of its vision for the future, Bield Housing & Care has invested more than £5 million into improving its properties over the last 12 months. While upgrades have been made…
Read MoreThe Scots fighting against the world’s toughest cancer
Scotland’s Pancreatic Cancer charity is today highlighting the fight against the deadly disease. Today is World Pancreatic Cancer Day, and Pancreatic Cancer Scotland is highlighting the fact that of all the major cancers, pancreatic cancer has the lowest survival rate and the numbers have barely changed in the last five decades. In nearly every country,…
Read MoreAnimals at the heart of Aberfeldy Film Festival
The 2018 Aberfeldy Film Festival is running this weekend, with a theme of Animal Tales. Taking place from 16-18 October, this is a weekend of films concentrating on animals large and small. Films being shown include Lean on Pete, Zoo, Becoming Animal, End of the Game, and The Black Hen. A highlight of this year’s…
Read MoreThis is the greatest show – to singalong to!
The King’s Theatre in Glasgow have the perfect post-Christmas treat with a singalong screening of hit film, The Greatest Showman in the New Year. Presented by Sing-a-long-a, the team who successfully brought Disney’s live action Beauty and the Beast to the sing along screen, the fun will take place on Tuesday 8 January at 7.30pm.…
Read MoreThe magic of Motown is coming to Edinburgh
There’s just over a week until West End hit Motown the Musical makes its Scottish premiere at the Edinburgh Playhouse. The sensational hit show is currently on a major UK and Ireland tour which opened at the Birmingham New Alexandra Theatre on 11 October. It comes to the Edinburgh Playhouse from Tuesday 20 November to Saturday…
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