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Sam Heughan (Photo: Robert McFadzean)

Sam Heughan creates new scholarship at the RCS

A global star and a Royal Conservatoire of Scotland graduate is paving the way for aspiring artists to follow in his footsteps. Sam Heughan, the...
Violinist Benjamin Baker in the Labyrinth at Kellie Castle as part of the 2021 East Neuk Festival (Photo: David Behrens)

East Neuk Festival concludes at Kellie Castle

Scotland’s East Neuk Festival concluded its programme of live performances on Sunday after four days of live music-making along Fife’s coastline. To mark the end...
National Library of Scotland Library conservator Ryan Gibson (Photo: Neil Hanna Photography)

National Library of Scotland re-opens with two displays

Fifteen months after the National Library closed its doors for the first time due to Covid-19, the Library’s exhibition programme is set to resume on...

A mystery set on an anthrax testing island

Anthrax is the thrilling debut novel by D  L  Marshall, centring around the Anthrax testing island of Gruinard. A mixture of fact and fiction, this...

A gripping page-turner in the hunt for a killer

Set in St Andrews this crime novel, What They Knew, is a real page turner – although it may not be one to read just...

The intriguing real life story of former MP Maria Fyfe

‘From council house to the House of Commons,’ the feeling roused by this quote is amplified the further you delve into Singing In The Streets....