Historic Environment Scotland is once again opening the doors to some of the country’s favourite attractions for over the winter months. The return of the …
Historic Sundays with Historic Scotland
Dead Grateful at Grateful Gallery
Dead Grateful at Grateful Gallery I managed to catch a recent exhibition at the Grateful Gallery in Glasgow, a new art space run by …
Dip into Nantes
Imagine there was a city a bit like Glasgow, but in the north-west of France. Built on a river? Formerly famous for shipbuilding but now …
The ritual of the pre-flight pint
The joy of the pre-flight pint There’s not much left of the golden age of air travel. A time when film stars and millionaires were …
Home grown strawberries
I didn’t originally plan to grow strawberries, but they insisted. When we moved into a house with a greenhouse, I had no experience in …
Sunday 2nd March is the final free entry Sunday for Historic Scotland sites
There’s still time to book a free visit to some of Scotland’s finest tourist attractions next weekend. Sunday 2nd March is the final free entry …
Funding cut at Cumbernauld Theatre
As a town that’s been made the butt of too many jokes, Cumbernauld has always had one thing to be proud of. For decades its …
Glasgow street food classic
You’ve probably had similar conversations: “You had something to eat yet?” “Aye, grabbed some street food on the way.” “What did you go for?” “An …
‘What Presence’ and ‘Keeping The Stories Alive’ at Tolbooth Stirling
Tolbooth Stirling showcases classic pop imagery Harry Papadopoulos might not be a name recognised by many outside fans of classic Scottish pop, but the subjects …
Glasgow Burgers, Nantes
It’s perhaps the Glasgow embassy we didn’t know we needed In the winding city centre streets of Nantes, the historical capital of Brittany on the …