Bright spark runs in the family with Oxford offer

Strathallan School student Vanja Zdravković has been offered a place to read Electrical Engineering at New College, University of Oxford, from September. The sixth form student from Serbia could join his older brother Mateja at Oxford, as the former Strathallan student and HMC Scholar also got into the prestigious university, heading to Jesus College to…

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New Ben Bracken launched with a music playlist

Lidl has unveiled a Ben Bracken 18 Year Old Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky for St Andrew’s Day with a ‘Scotchify’ playlist to savour while you sip. A toast to the talent in the Scottish music industry, Lidl’s ‘Scotchify’ playlist has been carefully curated in line with tasting notes for the new malt from whisky…

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Billy Connolly discusses his life in documentary

An intimate, deeply personal and funny portrait of Scotland’s legendary comedian Billy Connolly is now available to buy. Billy Connolly: Made in Scotland is a look at the life of the Glaswegian, who has constantly reinvented himself, from musician, to comic, to TV presenter and to actor, and is available from today, 18 November In…

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Edinburgh Fringe review: Jimeoin: Result!

This well-kent Irish comedian has had a loyal Fringe following for 25 years. He is a familiar face on ‘Live at the Apollo’, the Royal Variety performance, and he had his own smash-hit show in NYC off-Broadway. Observational comedy touching on everything from Trump to Jesus and some fresh new material involving the cost of…

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