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2014; The Trickle Becomes a Flood
Well it looks like the cat is well and truly 'oot the bag'
We've just had another announcement this time from Homecoming Scotland, ill not waste any more of your time so here it is:
Homecoming Scotla...
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The Mist is Clearing, More Announcements on 2014!
I dont know if anyone ever said this but press releases are like buses, you wait for ages for one then three come at once COSCA have pitched their considerable hat into the ring and backed up what ha...
A 'Stoney' Silence!
There is a phrase i recall from my secondary school science days 'nature abhors a vacuum'. Aye you and me both pal!
Well over a month ago I signed up for COSCA's web cast conference event to be he...
2014; What We Know. An End (we hope) to Press Speculati...
Scotsman celebrate the news that the Scotland on Sunday article was mostly 'pish'
If ever an article had to start with the word 'right' then this is it.....
Right!
Finally we have some confirmed ...
Stirling Council and Trotsky's Elbow: Incompetence or D...
"This isn't the Gathering you're looking for - you can go about your business"
A few hours after this site went live on October 12th the news began to break that Stirling Council had pulled the plu...
Sawney Bean and his tribe
No-one is absolutely sure if these gruesome villains existed, or if they were just English propaganda to blacken the Scottish name after the Jacobite rising, but if you had been traveling in Galloway ...
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Sawnwy Bean
Clan Christmas Cards
Yes we know its only October but this latest offering from ScotClans list of 'homespun' products has arrived just in time. We teamed up with our very good friends at Edinblythe, who have been making f...
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Christmas
The Credit Crunch and Scotland's Crafts
Earlier this month we were sad to see one of our long established manufacturers run into trouble. It's the first of 2009 but probably not the last. The oncoming recession is going to hit Scottish busi...
Scottish Photo Archive
There is a fantastic new site: scotlandsimages.com which is an archive of Scotland's national collections: The National Archives; The National Library; the National Museums; the National Trust for Sco...
presidential plaid?
The Scottish Conservative Party has invited Barack Obama to mark his inauguration as US president by creating his own tartan.
Apparently the new president's roots can be traced back to William the Lio...
Scottish companies run up curtains at the White House
Two Scottish companies have now been asked to supply textiles for the redecoration of the White House. Biggar company, Calzeat Ltd were commissioned in January by Los Angeles designer Michael Smith to...
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Calzeat
Glenfinnan Stone found at last
This week sees the return of the historically significant Glenfinnan Stone to Scotland. It is a round, weatherworn stone, about 12 inches in diameter, with a hole carved out at its centre, supposedl...
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Glenfinnan
Wanlockhead
Here's a video (apologise but it's our first attempt) of our day out to Wanlockhead, the highest village in Scotland. We were married in the next village, Leadhills and had our wedding reception here...
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Wanlockhead
A New Take on Robert Burns
Robert Burns in literature was a lonely, unhealthy, complicated, romantic and earthy genius but in art he has always been shown as biscuit tin boring. The standard Burns image is flat and lifeless,...
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Robert Burns
Ghost Photographed at Scottish Castle
A photo taken by tourist Christopher Aitchison in May 2008 at Tantallon Castle appears to show a person looking out in old style clothing.
Insisting the photo isn't tampered with this image is baff...
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