Music review: Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
This RSNO concert was a veritable “garden of delights”.Such, in fact, is the title of Swedish composer B Tommy Andersson’s swirling musical representation of painter Hieronymus Bosch’s famous...
View ArticleLesley Hinds slams power of the ‘faceless’
“Faceless” officials have too much power within the city council, Edinburgh’s transport leader Lesley Hinds has said.She told a summit called to discuss how the Capital should look once the trams are...
View ArticleStations win secure status
The east coast’s 12 managed rail stations, including Dunbar, have been re-accredited with Secure Stations status for a further two years.The scheme, which is run jointly by the Department for Transport...
View ArticleFridge expert is hot stuff
Paul Jeffrey of South Queensferry has been crowned Scotland’s new curry-eating king after wolfing down a bowl of the country’s hottest curry just moments before Hibs Ladies goalkeeper Dani Downs. At...
View ArticleFirms urged to let train take strain
A NEW report has urged business travellers to choose rail rather than a plane for trips between Edinburgh and London.The study by campaign group Transform Scotland claims the financial benefit of...
View ArticleVirgin lines up move for East Coast rail franchise
SIR Richard Branson has indicated Virgin Trains will bid for the East Coast Edinburgh to London rail franchise when it comes up for grabs next year.Just weeks after ministers asked him to continue...
View ArticleTroubled waters as cuts jeopardise Forth Road Bridge future
CUTS to the budget for the Forth Road Bridge are forcing further delays in maintenance projects and increasing the risk to its long-term future, the bridgemaster has warned.The 58 per cent reduction in...
View ArticleLearning centre grows
A COMMUNITY learning centre is set to be extended after the plans were given the green light by council chiefs.Bosses at the Loanhead Community Learning Centre in Mayburn Walk, Loanhead, put forward a...
View ArticleNew approach to PE proves a big hit at Capital primary
IT’S the class that some pupils dread, often sparking a plethora of excuses from youngsters hoping to give it a wide berth.But when it comes to PE, pupils at Flora Stevenson Primary School are leading...
View ArticleEvening News Caption Competition 29/10: Win a bottle of Whyte and Mackay
What’s Alex Salmond got to smile about?The caption of the week will win a bottle of Whyte & Mackay, while the yearly winner will receive a 30-year-old bottle, but you must be aged 18 years or over....
View ArticleFresh call for Skye air services to be restored
CAMPAIGNERS are calling air services to Skye from the central belt to be restored after a a 24-year absence.The move is being driven by group FlySkye which is launching this week in a bid to press for...
View ArticleReview: The Cribs, Picture House (Haddowfest)
FOR a fledgling music festival championing the best of new indie and electro music, Haddowfest’s promoters couldn’t really have wished for a better headliner than oft-heralded outsiders The Cribs.Over...
View ArticleWorking out before breakfast burns more fat than excercising later in the day...
EXERCISING before breakfast is better for you than exercising afterwards according to new research by scientists at Glasgow University.The study found the timing of exercise impacted on the rate fat is...
View ArticleMactaggart posts ‘sound’ figures as homes market remains in doldrums
Glasgow housebuilder Mactaggart & Mickel has reported lower annual sales and profits but pointed to growth in a number of areas three years after launching a “diversification strategy”.The...
View ArticleRadar weekly: The latest from the Scottish music scene
Eclectic performances on the cards at Spaced in the City, Mono books Franz for birthday gig, Aberfeldy Festival returns and Celtic Connections launches; plus new music from Miniature Dinosaurs, Verse...
View ArticleNo serious risk to public health from Dalgety Bay beach radiation
RADIATION levels at a Scottish beach pose no serious public health threat and should not stop anyone visiting the area, according to a scientific report published today.The report by the Health...
View ArticleMountaineers urge energy firms to reconsider wind farm placement
MOUNTAINEERS are appealing directly to energy firms not to destroy Scotland’s famous peaks with “industrial” windfarms.• Mountaineering Council of Scotland calls on change of policy• Appeal comes on...
View ArticlePlanners survey site of controversial Coire Glas hydro scheme
Councillors being urged to oppose a proposed £800million hydro scheme – capable of powering one million homes – surveyed the remote location today.• Planners survey site of controversial hydro scheme•...
View ArticleScottish Government launch new TV drive to convince more Scots to donate organs
A NEW drive has been launched to encourage more Scots to sign up to donate their organs when they die.It comes as latest figures show four in ten people in Scotland have joined the NHS Organ Donor...
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