Tag: Scotland
Scotland v Italy 19 March 2011
by John Preece
Murrayfield was to be the venue for Scotland's only win of the 2011 RBS 6-Nations tournament, against an Italy squad, who only the week before, had beaten France in Rome.
Scotland started well,...
Scotland Women v Italy Women 20th March 2011
Scotland's Women took on their Italian counterparts at Meggetland in Edinburgh for Sunday's 'Wooden Spoon Decider', both teams having lost all their other RBS 6-Nations matches, some by a considerable margin. Italy started as...
Iron Age Gold on display at National Museum of Scotland
Scotland’s most significant gold hoard goes on display at the National Museum of Scotland today, following a successful fundraising campaign to acquire them for the National Collections.
The National Heritage Memorial Fund, the Art Fund,...
Scotland v Italy Under 20
Both teams entered the match without a win to their names in this years Six-Nations Championship, so the match at Bridgehaugh, in Stirling, could be considered the 'Wooden Spoon' decider.
In spite of scoring first,...
Trustees reappointed to the Board of the National Galleries Scotland
Fiona Hyslop, the Minister for External Affairs and Culture, today announced the reappointment of Mrs Ray MacFarlane and Mr Alasdair Morton to the Board of Trustees of the National Galleries of Scotland.
Ray MacFarlane was...
IRA victim from Midlothian honoured nearly 40 years on
A poignant and long-awaited commemoration took place in Midlothian on last Thursday, with the awarding of the Elizabeth Cross to the family of Corporal John Aikman, of the Royal Signals Corps, nearly thirty-eight years...
Cost of cremation to fall
New legislation, passed by The Scottish Government today, will scrap the £147 cremation fees and give greater scrutiny to the death certification process.
Under current arrangements, cremation incurs an additional cost. The new bill will...
Scotland Week to be celebrated in Canada and the United States
This year, for the first time, the huge contribution of Scots and Scotland to the founding of North America will be celebrated across the whole of Canada and the USA on Tartan Day, April...
Tourism boost for Edinburgh
Coach loads of Dutch and Germans arriving by sea have given Edinburgh’s tourism industry an unexpected boost, according to new figures from leading cruise ferry operator DFDS Seaways.
Nearly 60% of German and Dutch passengers...
Women’s rugby Scotland v Ireland
by John Preece
Scotland's women faced Ireland's women at Lasswade Rugby club at the weekend, off the back of two heavy defeats from France and Wales. Fairly decent weather, for a change saw 50 times...
Scottish Opera set to inspire school pupils
Scottish Opera’s new Primary Schools Tour, Scotland, our Scotland!! is set to inspire school pupils across the country.
The energetic opera, which P5-P7 pupils all over the country will learn and perform in their own schools,...
Swinney announces £10m Government Investment in jobs
Up to 5,000 people will be helped into work in Scotland thanks to a new funding package worth £10 million.
Finance Secretary John Swinney said the money would be used to encourage small and medium...
The Culture Minister looks forward to the Festivals
by Fiona Hyslop MSP
As well as being one of the elected members for the Lothians region, I am also the Minister responsible for Culture in the Scottish Government. Despite a 6.7% budget cut in...
Census 2011 will be painted by numbers
‘Fill in the blanks and help shape Scotland’s future’ – that’s the message of a campaign launched today to highlight Scotland’s biggest population survey, the 2011 Census.
The census takes place on Sunday, March 27,...
No smoking to be extended
Guidance to give residential mental health patients and workers the same protection from second-hand smoke as others throughout Scotland was published today.
Smoking has been banned in public places since 2006. However, residential mental health...
Scotland’s Census 27th March 2011
Every household in Scotland will receive a questionnaire which asks 13 questions about the household and up to 35 questions about each household member. These include questions about work, education, national identity, ethnic background,...
Jobs for the young….
The Scottish Government said today it is to invest a further £10 million in 2011-12 to support unemployed young people into work and training opportunities in a new programme, Community Jobs Scotland.
The funding will...
Divorce may not mean a meal ticket…..
Women who are considering divorce proceedings need to be aware of the financial risks from a “clean break” separation, according to a Scottish family law firm.
Edinburgh-based Gibson Kerr says that many women who are...
Skills Development Scotland Backs Sport
A partnership that aims to develop and improve sport and physical activity programmes in Scotland’s universities is one of the latest organisations to benefit from financial support from Skills Development Scotland’s Flexible Training Opportunities...
Women’s Rugby – Scotland v Wales
by John Preece
Scotland's Women's team were the last chance to save an RBS 6-Nations clean sweep for Wales over the weekend, but came up short to the tune of a 41 points to 12...
Scotland Under 20 v Wales Under 20
by John Preece
Scotland's second half performance in Stirling, like the weather, could only be described as damp and dismal.
It didn't look too bad in the first half, with both sides being reasonably well matched,...
Hospitality Industry Award Scholarships in Edinburgh
The hospitality and tourism industry in Scotland received a boost today when the Hospitality Industry Trust HIT Scotland awarded scholarships to 110 students and workers from across Scotland. The scholars were announced at the...
What I Want for Edinburgh – Margo McDonald MSP
by Margo McDonald MSP
As the General Holyrood Election looms ever larger, expect to hear “It’s the economy, stoopid!” from every party trying to win seats in the Scottish Parliament. The irony is that with...
Keyhole Surgery First for Scottish Vet
A Royal Zoological Society of Scotland vet has become the first in the world to perform ground breaking keyhole surgery on an Asiatic black bear (also known as a Moon Bear) in Vietnam.
The procedure...
Makar to help Scottish Government promote literature
The expertise of Scotland's new Makar, Liz Lochhead, will be harnessed to promote Scottish literature at home and internationally as proposals to boost literature and publishing got the go ahead today.
Responding to the Literature...
Digital journalism is in the news
What is clear to us here at The Edinburgh Reporter is that there is a new kind of journalism in the UK. Online sites such as our own, The Lichfield Blog, SE1, King's Cross...
Scottish Design Awards
Architects and designers from across Scotland are being asked to showcase the best re-use of a listed building at the Scottish Design Awards.
Nominations are open until Friday 11th February for this year's awards which...
Scottish Documentary Institute – Three film-makers selected for Berlin
Three award-winning female documentary filmmakers nurtured through Scottish Documentary Institute have been selected to attend the 9th Berlinale Talent Campus out of over 4000 applicants. The lab will take place from February 12 –...
My Life in Books – BBC Two programme in run up to World Book...
In the two week run-up to World Book Night, Anne Robinson will be hosting a daily new chat show for BBC Two Daytime – My Life In Books, which invites well-known personalities to share...
Law Society wants to shut the door on Home Reports
The Law Society of Scotland believes that despite containing useful information for property buyers, Home Reports are not helping sales.
The Law Society gathered the views from its members across Scotland to compile a response...