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Lost score found in Scotland shows what music sounded like five centuries ago
A fragment of ‘lost’ music found in the pages of Scotland’s first full-length printed book is providing clues to what music sounded like five centuries ago. Researchers have been investigating the origins of the musical score – which contains only 55 notes – to cast new light on music from pre-Reformation Scotland in the early…
Read MoreJo Malone London pops up in Edinburgh for Christmas
The decidedly fabulous Jo Malone London immersive Christmas Special Pop Up has launched in St James Quarter in Edinburgh. Visitors can step through the entrance framed by presents piled high and try their luck with a prize wheel to see what they could win, before stepping onto the set for a photobooth moment to share…
Read MoreScottish castle visited by Robert Burns in line for £2 million restoration after being sold to new owner
A historic Scottish castle visited by Robert Burns could be in line for a major restoration after being sold to a new owner. Baltersan Castle is thought to have inspired architect and designer Charles Rennie Mackintosh, was visited by poets Robert Burns and John Keats, and a restoration plan was even pitched to the multi-millionaire investors on…
Read MoreMeet the couple leaving a lasting legacy for a rare tree species on Arran
A couple with a passion for the rare Arran Whitebeam has left a legacy for the island through their work to help save the native tree species from extinction. Henry Murdo who has lived on Arran since 1968 and Margo McLellan, a native Arranach, have been working with the National Trust for Scotland to share…
Read MoreScottish researchers play key role in net zero project focussing on grasslands
Scottish researchers are playing a key role in a UK-wide project aimed at transforming grasslands for net zero. SRUC scientists based in the Highlands and Aberdeen will measure greenhouse gas emissions from grazing livestock, as well as analyse soil health and carbon storage in lowland and upland grass. At SRUC’s Hill & Mountain Research Centre…
Read MoreScottish cuckoos successfully make it to Africa for the winter
Two cuckoos tagged in Scotland earlier this year have successfully made it to tropical Africa where they will spend the winter months. Since 2011, BTO has fitted more than 120 individual cuckoos with state-of-the-art satellite tags to unravel the mysteries of their migrations and help their conservation. Henry and George 2 were tagged at Dundonnell…
Read MoreSuccession star Brian Cox backs calls for Scotland to become first ‘rewilding nation’
Scottish actor Brian Cox has backed calls for Scotland to be declared the first ‘Rewilding Nation’ in the world. The Succession star is urging people to support the Scottish Rewilding Alliance’s Rewilding Nation Charter, which calls on the Scottish Government to commit to nature recovery across 30% of the country’s land and seas. In a…
Read MoreNew European style Café-Bar & Brasserie and cocktail lounge opens in Edinburgh
Liberté Café-Bar & Brasserie and Bar 1819, the new culinary venue located at Apex Waterloo Place Hotel in the heart of Edinburgh’s new town, is now open. A launch celebration saw Edinburgh’s movers and shakers including industry icons like Tony Singh, and Honorary Consulate of Belgium Yves Lemarchand among others arrive in droves to be…
Read MoreTributes Paid to Scottish Hotelier Ken McCulloch
Doyen of Scottish hospitality, Ken McCulloch has died in Glasgow, aged 76. Born in Glasgow in 1948, Ken McCulloch went on to become one of Scotland’s most successful and innovative hoteliers. He began his career with British Transport Hotels as a young Commis Chef, working in the kitchens at The Malmaison restaurant in Glasgow’s Central…
Read MoreLife With St Andrew Botanic Gardens: ‘The answers to society’s biggest challenges all involve a different relationship with plants’
Harry Watkins, director of St Andrew Botanic Gardens, on growing up with gardeners as a child, experimenting with new ideas and how what we thought we knew about nature is being challenged. I’ve always enjoyed being outdoors, my mum is a great gardener, and her passion has been a massive influence on how I…
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