Culture
Scots language survey launched
A PROJECT is being launched today to map how Scots is spoken throughout the nation. The “Speak for Yersel” project, run by the University of Glasgow, aims to build up a picture of how Scots is used in different places. Jennifer Smith, professor of sociolinguistics at the university, said: “Lots of people say ‘Oh I…
Read MoreKing confers Dunfermline’s city status
KING Charles III will visit Dunfermline today to confer city status on Scotland’s ancient capital. The ceremony will take place at Dunfermline City Chambers as part of the celebrations of the Queen’s platinum jubilee. The King and Queen Camilla will then visit the nearby Dunfermline Abbey, which is marking its 950th anniversary. Today’s visit to…
Read More14th-century woman’s face revealed by Whithorn Priory
THE face of a 14th-century woman buried on a bed of seashells at Whithorn Priory will be revealed today as part of Wigtown Book Festival. The woman’s features have been recreated in a three-dimensionial (3D) animation, with sound. Her face is being unveiled ahead of “Bishops, Bones, and Burials”, a Whithorn Trust event that will…
Read MoreScots Language Awards winners revealed
TIKTOK star Doric Dad and writer Liz Lochhead were among the winners at Saturday night’s Scots Language Awards. Hosted by poet Len Pennie and columnist Alistair Heather, the awards were presented at Dundee’s Gardyne Theatre. Beth Malcolm gave a special rendition of Hermless – an alternative Scottish national anthem – with Lewis and Euan McLaughlin…
Read MorePalace of Holyroodhouse reopens to visitors
THE Palace of Holyroodhouse, the monarch’s official residence in Edinburgh, will reopen tomorrow following the death of the Queen. The Queen’s Gallery, which sits next to the palace, is also welcoming back visitors tomorrow. A special display at the palace marking the late Queen’s platinum jubilee will not reopen. Similar exhibitions at Buckingham Palace and…
Read MoreQueen’s funeral to be shown in Holyrood Park today
THE Queen’s funeral will be shown live today on a giant screen in Holyrood Park, next to the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh. The ceremony will take place at Westminster Abbey in London and is due to begin at 11am. Robert Aldridge, Lord Provost and Lord Lieutenant of Edinburgh, will represent Scotland’s capital city at…
Read MoreSt Mungo Museum in Glasgow reopens
THE St Mungo Museum of Religious Life & Art is reopening to the public. St Mungo is the only public museum dedicated to religious life and art in the UK. The museum – which is run by Glasgow Life, the city council’s arms-length cultural body – closed at the start of the coronavirus pandemic. Duncan…
Read MoreDumfries and Galloway soil and rock turned into art
ROCKS and soil gathered in Dumfries and Galloway has been used to create works of art for a forthcoming exhibition, Made Ground. Arts organisation Cample Line, which is based in a former mill north of Dumfries, will host the paintings and textiles created by Nottingham-based artist Yelena Popova. Popova, who was born in the Soviet…
Read MoreThe Queen to lie at rest in St Giles Cathedral tonight
MEMBERS of the public will pay their last respects to the Queen today as her body lies at rest in St Giles’ Cathedral in Edinburgh. The Royal Company of Archers, which is the King’s Bodyguard for Scotland, and an honour guard will escort the Queen’s coffin from the Palace of Holyroodhouse to St Giles’ Cathedral…
Read MoreCrowds pay respect as Queen’s cortege passes
TENS of thousands of people lined the roads and streets of Scottish towns and cities yesterday to watch the Queen’s cortege. The Queen’s coffin was carried from Balmoral Castle to a hearse by her gamekeepers. The wreath on the coffin featured dhalias, sweet peas, phlox, white heather, and pine fir from the estate. The hearse…
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