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500 shows at 56 venues for Glasgow Comedy Festival

Big laughs and big names are on their way to Scotland for the 17th Whyte & Mackay Glasgow International Comedy Festival. Running from Thursday 14...

Edinburgh hosting new Burns & Beyond event

Edinburgh’s brand-new Burns&Beyond Festival is getting set to take place. Organisers Unique Events today announced the full line-up for the Culture Trail taking place on...
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Game of Thrones Scotch whiskies set for release

Multi-award winning internationally-acclaimed TV series Game of Thrones is coming to an end - and it's being marked with the release of Johnnie Walker whiskies....

Scotland in the 19th century lives on in 3D

Most people assume that 3D imaging and virtual reality are relatively modern technologies. However, they were developed in St Andrews 170 years ago. Peter Blair...
Nicola Sturgeon has a love of books

Granite Noir Festival to welcome First Minister

Granite Noir – Aberdeen’s crime writing festival – has revealed Scotland’s First Minster as chair for one of the festival’s opening events. A voracious reader...
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Scotland gets ready for its biggest ever Chinese New Year

Scotland’s largest Chinese New Year celebration will see Edinburgh painted red for the Year of the Pig. A diverse programme of events will see cross...