Posts by Peter Ranscombe
Attenborough’s ‘Wild Isles’ shines light on salmon
WILDLIFE legend Sir David Attenborough’s Wild Isles television series will shine a light on the plight of Scotland’s wild Atlantic salmon on Sunday. Attenborough will use his BBC One show to highlight that “there has been a 70% loss in 25 years, and [wild Atlantic] salmon could be extinct in the next two decades”. Members…
Read MoreAberfoyle hosts ‘Grand Old Dukes’ gravel ride
ABERFOYLE will host the new “Grand Old Dukes” gravel riding endurance event for solo riders and relay teams on 30 April. The new event will be accompanied by the Gravelfoyle festival of cycling, a two-day community festival on 29 and 30 April in the Grand Old Dukes event village at Dounans Outdoor Centre in Aberfoyle. Kerry MacPhee,…
Read More‘Stay the Night’ returns to forest car parks
MOTORHOMES and campervans will be able to “Stay the Night” again this year in 36 car parks run by government agency Forestry & Land Scotland (FLS). This year’s scheme runs from 1 April to 31 October and will charge vehicles £7 for the night. FLS said that “stays are for one night only between the…
Read MoreWildlife film inspires Dundee art project
A BBC wildlife documentary has inspired Turner Prize-nominated artist Heather Phillipson in creating her work for this summer’s Art Night Festival in Dundee. Phillipson’s work, provisionally entitled “Dream Land”, will be exhibited at the University of Dundee’s Cooper Gallery from 16 June to 1 July. Phillipson will attend an Art Night event at the gallery…
Read MoreThe Helix hits ‘gold’ standard
THE HELIX park in Falkirk has received “gold” accreditation from the Green Tourism organisation after passing its sustainability tests. The park, which is home to The Kelpies sculptures, received a score of 80%. The “gold” award marks an upgrade from The Helix’s previous “bronze” ranking. Councillor Paul Garner, Falkirk Council’s spokesman for economic development and…
Read MorePop-up opera goes on summer tour
SCOTTISH OPERA is going back out on tour this summer, taking its pop-up opera around Scotland. The tour begins on 27 May at the Dumfries &Galloway Arts Festival, with 30-minute opera samples. Pop-up opera shows will also be staged in Linlithgow, South Lanarkshire, Glasgow, the Isle of Lewis, Strathpeffer, Dornoch, Dundee, and Aberdeenshire. The singers…
Read MoreIslanders ‘badly let down’ by ‘ferry fiasco riddled with failures’
SCOTLAND’S islanders have been “badly let down” by “a ferry fiasco riddled with failures in governance, transparency, accountability, communication and record-keeping”. That’s the conclusion of the Scottish Parliament’s public audit committee in its report into the construction of Glen Sannox and the as-yet-unnamed “Hull 802”. The committee has called on the Auditor General for Scotland…
Read MoreAuthor’s 5k project hits 10 year mark
AUTHOR Mike Dales’ challenge to walk, run, cycle, kayak, or ski five kilometres every day will reach its 10th anniversary tomorrow. The Bridge of Earn-based writer has published a book encouraging others to follow in his foosteps. “There are many people out there wanting to take more exercise, but every time they try to do…
Read More‘Flock to the Show’ hits the road
MORE than 35 sheep sculptures will travel through Scotland in April and May as part of the “Flock to the Show” public art trail. The sculptures were commissioned by the Royal Highland & Agricultural Society of Scotland (RHASS) – the body that organises the Royal Highland Show – in order to promote the Golden Shears…
Read MoreCharts project names team to help Argyll islands
THE Culture, Heritage & Arts (Charts) Assembly has appointed a team to support Argyll & Bute’s 23 inhabited islands. Caitlin McNeill, who lives and works on her home island of Colonsay, is Charts’ new islands culture officer, and is working with some of the organisation’s 100-plus members to showcase their work. She is working with…
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