We will remember them on the beaches

A new work by Scots poet Carol Ann Duffy written to mark the centenary of Armistice Day has been released. Acclaimed film director Danny Boyle invited Duffy to write a poem as part of Pages of the Sea, which will see thousands of people gather on beaches across the UK and the Republic of Ireland…

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It will be all fright on the night at Scone Palace

Spirits of Scone, the annual Halloween event held at Scone Palace, will be scarier than ever this year as it extends to seven nights. Scone Palace’s medieval grounds are being transformed into a terrifying playground of menacing ghouls and horror film freaks, beginning on October 25 and ending on Halloween, October 31. Organisers are issuing…

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Time’s running out in vote to save red squirrels

Scotland’s only entry in the Forests category of a leading international conservation competition could this week secure funding to create a lifeline for Scotland’s red squirrels. It would also boosting nature tourism and the Gaelic language in the northwest Highlands. Trees for Life’s Reds Return initiative will receive more than £25,000 from the European Outdoor…

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Traditional charm in an attractive log cabin

A beautiful log cabin with four bedrooms, two reception rooms and a sauna is now available. Presented by Galbraith, Balnabrechan Lodge in Angus is a delightful smallholding extending to some 9.83 acres in total. Balnabrechan Lodge is a fine timber framed log cabin under a tiled roof set within its own garden ground and located separately…

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Scots distillery getting ready to host an opera

The Glen Scotia distillery in Campbeltown is set to host one of the first performances of an exciting new opera set in a distillery. Featuring music by Scot indie stars Admiral Fallow, Navigate The Blood is written by Sian Evans, and is the tale of a couple whose son has disappeared in mysterious circumstances, with…

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Leading comedy club to open first Scots venue

One of the UK’s most successful independent comedy clubs is to open its first Scottish venue. The curtain is set to rise on year-round laughs in Glasgow with the opening of The Glee early next year. Currently under renovation at a site on the city’s Renfrew Street, the 400-seat Glee Club Glasgow will officially open…

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First-ever book festival coming to Tobermory

There’s a new kid on the Scottish Book Festival scene this year. The first-ever Tobermory Book Festival, known as West Over Sea, is to take place later this month. A host of noted writers – including Scottish Field’s own Alexander McCall Smith, Guy Grieve and Polly Pullar – will be travelling to Mull for the…

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New Scots gin palace is fit for a king or queen

A Scots gin maker has revealed its new home – the £13million Hendrick’s Gin Palace. Hendrick’s Gin was launched in 1999, and now the Hendrick’s Gin Palace and distillery has been artfully and magnificently expanded to meet the voracious global demand for Hendrick’s, which is unusually infused with essences of cucumber and rose. As an…

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Contemporary masterpiece at the Tron in Glasgow

A Scottish theatre is to stage the first British production of Ballyturk by Enda Walsh, regarded as a contemporary masterpiece. Glasgow’s Tron Theatre Company is delighted that the centrepiece of the autumn season will be its staging of Ballyturk, one of the most extraordinary, hilarious and surreal plays in modern theatre. The Tron are honoured…

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Acclaimed writer’s play is revived – with cast of Two

A poignant two-hander stageplay is being given a Scottish revival. Mull Theatre is on the road to Moniaive with Two, its revival of Jim Cartwright’s beautiful, poignant and very funny two-hander. Jim, the award winning writer of The Rise and Fall of Little Voice and Road, created a fast-paced comedy drama filled with twists and…

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