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Fans come from far and wide to see Bon Jovi
The countdown is on until American rock legends Bon Jovi play Murrayfield tonight in Edinburgh.
The band, fronted by Jon Bon Jovi, are famous for...
Scottish unemployment falls
Finance and Employment Secretary John Swinney this week welcomed a further fall in Scottish unemployment as new figures showed unemployment in Scotland declined by...
Queen’s birthday honours list
Former Lord Advocate Elish Angiolini QC WS becomes a Dame in the Queen's Birthday Honours list while Scotland's Chief Medical Officer, Harry Burns, is...
PoppyScotland Garden wins awards
The charity Poppyscotland, the leading charity supporting ex-Servicemen and women and their families in Scotland entered a show garden at the national gardening and...
Chris Brookmyre Book Launch
Scottish author Chris Brookmyre launched his new book at The Caves in Edinburgh on Wednesday night.
Almost a decade and a half has gone by...
IRB World Sevens Final, Murrayfield, Day 1 28 May 2011
by John Preece
Day one had it all.
Wind, sun, rain hail and a streaker, as well as some fine Sevens Rugby from the World's best.
Teams...
Kimonos, a very Japanese Art
Last weekend a very special exhibition of over 40 kimonos came to the St John's Church in the West End of Edinburgh designed by...
Networking on the move
'Netwalking is the latest concept in business development which combines networking with walking - networking on the move!'
Netwalking Scotland, created by Edinburgh solicitor, Gavin...
Royal Wedding might mean more burglaries
While the UK celebrates the Royal Wedding, AXA Insurance, one of the UK’s largest home insurers, predicts a potentially huge surge in burglaries and...
Reports of child abuse in Scotland on the increase
Reported cases of suspected child abuse and neglect have reached record levels according to the children's charity, NSPCC.
Calls reporting serious cases abuse and neglect...
Edinburgh v Aironi 15 April 2011
Italian new boys, Aironi Rugby, made the long trip to Murrayfield for their Magners League fixture with Edinburgh, a match that they were given...
Fill in your census form!
People in Edinburgh and the Lothians have only a few days left to fill in their census questionnaire online, in English or Gaelic.
With more...
Why You Should Complete the 2011 Census
Thirty-two year old Kirsty Wilkinson is the genealogist behind My Ain Folk, a website that helps Scots trace their ancestors. We talked to her...
Edinburgh International Festival 2011 – programme launched this morning
This year's Festival is promised to be an exploration and celebration of the vibrant and diverse cultures of Asia and the long standing influences...
Improving Standards of Care in Scotland
Care standards in Scotland are continuing to improve with more services receiving top grades than ever before, according to the country’s care regulator.
The Care...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 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...
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,...
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...
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