17+ hour, 42+ min ago   (979+ words) A "GOLDEN" chance to revitalise the former shipbuilding communities along the Clyde could be scuppered because of a two-week deadline to move an historic ship from Pakistan before it is destroyed. Clyde Naval Heritage (CNH) have been told they have…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (403+ words) A RENOWNED Scottish cultural magazine has announced it is "ceasing operations" after 20 years. The Skinny, a monthly free magazine distributed in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Dundee, said they were "devastated" to confirm the news, apologising to staff and readers for the…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago   (238+ words) BEST-SELLING celebrity chef Yotam Ottolenghi is set to open his first Scottish restaurant. The British-Israeli cook, known for his inventive vegetable-focused recipes which draw on Middle Eastern and Mediterranean flavours, is set to open an eatery in central Edinburgh on…...

1+ week, 17+ hour ago   (1057+ words) A CROWDFUNDER has been launched to take a talented Scottish fashion designer battling back from brain surgery to one of London Fashion Week’s most prestigious red carpet events. Carina Rose’s road to the runway is a testament to determination as…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (271+ words) Blacksmithing has returned to a Scottish village for the first time in more than 150 years, with the opening of a new forge. The trade has been restored in the Dumfries and Galloway town of Gretna Green, and the new forge…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (1856+ words) This week, I’m giving my column over to the Glasgow Poet Laureate Jim Carruth’s moving short story Leavin Eden. To introduce it, Jim said: "It is a story set on the day of a farm roup. The day is tracked…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (1123+ words) SCOTLAND’S global reputation as a nation of iconic distilleries has grown from solid foundations and proud traditions but, as is so often the case in this modern world, many of the “big names” now are owned by large multinationals headquartered…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (342+ words) STAFF at one of the BBC’s flagship current affairs shows fear it may be axed after 46 years. According to The Sun, Newsnight could be taken off air amid the broadcaster's plans to save £500 million over the next three years. A…...

3+ week, 5+ hour ago   (274+ words) A LEGENDARY Paisley nightclub is set to close its doors after 37 years. Bosses at Club 69 say the venue will close as "you know it" from Saturday, October 10, as a fresh chapter opens on the club's future. Taking to social media…...