Tag: Glasgow
What’s On In Edinburgh this week
Back to 'normal' this week, with not a shred of tinsel in sight (hoorah!) and plenty of events on offer; films, books, art, and music from a very special violin....we may not have spring...
Flags flying at half mast in Edinburgh today
Flags are flying at half mast today over the City Chambers and other council owned buildings such as The Assembly Rooms in George Street as a mark of respect for those who were killed...
What’s On In Edinburgh 15th-21st December 2014
MONDAY 15TH DECEMBER 2014
Meet Chris Hadfield: the former Commander of the International Space Station will be signing copies of his stunning planetary photo tour You Are Here: Around the World in 92 Minutes. 12.30pm,...
Will Scotland qualify for Euro 2016?
Can Scotland qualify for Euro 2016?
Every member of the Tartan Army has held onto the dream that, one day, they would see their beloved national football team represent the country in a major tournament...
Group to look at youth employment
Key figures in business and education including the Chief Executive of the City of Edinburgh Council will meet later today in Glasgow to outline how best employers can make long term commitments to developing and...
Off-peak rail fares stand still
Fares changes are now in effect for passengers making advance bookings for UK rail journeys in 2015. What do you think? Is rail travel your preferred option? It always seems to us that the...
M8 reopens after fatal collision
The first part of the M8 from Hermiston Gait was closed all day today to allow investigations following a fatal collison.
Police have confirmed the motorway has now fully reopened
The incident happened around 6.15am on...
The Land Agent – an evening with J David Simons
The Middle East: we see it on television news every night, we are appalled at what we see going on there - but how many of us have a clue what it's all about?...
Clocking life: William McIlvanney and Jenni Fagan
'The moment crackled like an electric storm'
Lines like this would be gold dust to most writers, but in William McIlvanney's books they just keep on coming. This man, the creator of Jack Laidlaw, the...
What’s On in Edinburgh this week
MONDAY 13TH OCTOBER 2014
The Key Material is Time: Art and Music in Glasgow since the 1970s. Writer, curator and lecturer Dr Sarah Lowndes traces the development of Glasgow's unique and largely self-initiated arts scene...
The Physic Garden: an afternoon with Catherine Czerkawska
The Oxfam bookshop in Byres Road may seem an unlikely place to inspire a novel. For Catherine Czerkawska, however, the discovery of a book about the lost gardens of Glasgow University did just that....
Radio 1’s Big Weekend – Saturday sets
Lorde serenades the crowd during her encore
Glasgow has forever been hailed the home of proud Scottish behaviour. Rowdy, good fun and filled with camaraderie, it only seemed natural that Europe’s biggest free music festival...
Radio 1’s Big Weekend launches in George Square, Glasgow
14,000 music fans descended on Glasgow's George Square on Friday evening, to celebrate the launch of BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend - a music festival set to take place at Glasgow Green over the...
Edinburgh is the first stop on Scottish leg of Queen’s Baton Relay
EDINBURGH REVEALS THE GLASGOW 2014 QUEEN’S BATON RELAY ROUTE
Edinburgh will be the first port of call in Scotland for the baton on Saturday 14 June 2014
A programme of celebrations will include chance to see...
Women’s Hockey – FIH Champion’s Challenge, Semi-finals
Ireland and USA make Final in Glasgow
The afternoon matches on Saturday were reserved for the two Semi-finals to be played between South Africa and Ireland and USA and Spain. All four teams had played...
Women’s Hockey – FIH Champion’s Challenge, Semi-finals 3 and 4
South Africa and USA make it through as Scotland fail in their quest for a top-four finish.
The second two Semi-final matches were played in the evening as the wind seemed to bring the temperatures...
Women’s Hockey – FIH Champion’s Challenge, Semi-finals 1 and 2
Ireland and Spain make the semi-finals in Glasgow
Thursday was Quarter-finals day at the FIH Champions Challenge at a bitterly cold Glasgow National Hockey Centre as the eight teams entered the knockout stages of the...
Women’s Hockey – FIH Champions Challenge, Days 2 and 3
Scotland beat India and then draw with South Korea
Days 2 and 3 of the FIH Champions Challenge saw the competition of the pool matches in both Pools A and B. The results of these...
Men’s Hockey – FIH 4 Nations Tournament
Belgium take the overall, while Scotland finish in fourth
Day three of the Men’s Tournament sorted out the play-off places and the final day sorted out the finishing order.
Against the run of play, Scotland...
Women’s Hockey – FIH Champion’s Challenge – Day 1, Matches 3 and 4
Scotland lose out to Belgium and, favourites, South Korea beat India into submission
The stands had been gradually filling up during the day and, for ‘The Big One’ – or, at least, ‘The Most Anticipated...
Women’s Hockey – FIH Champion’s Challenge – Day 1, Matches 1 and 2
USA beat Spain, but South Africa and Ireland draw
Sunday was the opening day of the International Hockey Federation (FIH) Women’s Champion’s Challenge in Glasgow. Running alongside the men’s tournament, eight teams are involved –...
Men’s Hockey – FIH 4-Nations Tournament
Belgium beats Argentina while England take the expected win over Scotland
Another two matches were played today (Saturday) under blue skies and warm sunshine. It was another fine display of hockey from all four Nations...
Men’s Hockey FIH 4-Nations Tournament
Argentina and England draw, while Belgium triumph over Scotland
The first two matches of the FIH 4-Nations Hockey Tournament took place at the new Glasgow National Hockey Centre (in Glasgow....). The four men’s teams taking...
Jack Rowberry wins ‘Best Acoustic Act’ award
Local entertainer, Jack Rowberry, took top accolade for “Best Acoustic” Act at this year’s Scottish Alternative Music Awards. Rowberry was one of six nominees in the running for this award at the event held...
M8 to be finished with European funding
The European Investment Bank, Europe’s long-term lending institution, has agreed to provide a funding contribution of £175m towards the completion of the motorway link between Glasgow and Edinburgh. The investment programme will include both...
GFF 2014 – 20 feet from Stardom (Morgan Grenville 2013)
Rarely does a documentary let you be both in awe of and feel pity for its protagonists. In 20 Feet from Stardom, director Morgan Neville does just that. While at some points these men...
GFF 2014: Starred Up (David Mackenzie, 2013)
I woke up this morning still to find myself in the confined space of Starred Up. Isolating, dangerous and cut-throat, it’s a realistic outing into the prison genre after years of being near destroyed...
GFF 2014: Night Moves (Kelly Reichardt, 2013)
Night Moves is an example of a film that works so tremendously well using very little. Set in an isolated American town, it uses a sparse landscape and accomplished cast in presenting a film...
GFF 2014: The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared (Felix Herngren,...
For the most part, we’ve left mainstream comedy films to the Yanks. Veering towards grandiose affairs of humourless slapstick, or a smartly written, well acted features, they rarely meet anywhere in the middle. The...
GFF 2014 – Nymphomaniac: Volumes I & II (Lars von Trier, 2014)
Lars von Trier is an undeniable master of character study. In Nymphomaniac, when all the provocative material is stripped away, both promotionally and cinematically, what is left is the undeniably profound study of a...
