Sep 7, 2023
The shortlist has been unveiled for the annual Wigtown Poetry Prize – with 25 entries now in the running for the five different awards. Each year Scotland’s annual award for poetry in the country’s three indigenous languages attracts entries from around the world –...
Sep 5, 2023
A potter in a 1950s railway carriage and a botanical painter in a flower shop – two of the delightful artists and makers welcoming in the public during this week’s Perthshire Open Studios Festival. Liz Paterson, who is based in Victoria Bloom Design Florist, Crieff,...
Aug 25, 2023
Some of the most celebrated contemporary children’s and young people’s storytellers will be taking part in this year’s Wigtown Book Festival. Among them are Michael Morpurgo – whose latest book will have been published just two days before – Katherine Rundell, A F...
Aug 24, 2023
An exhibition featuring more than 230 pieces will highlight the creativity of artists and makers from all across Perth and Kinross. The POS Festival Showcase is a chance to see examples of work by most of the 120 participants in this year’s Perthshire Open Studios...
Aug 18, 2023
The memory of President Lincoln is widely revered – there is even statue of him in Edinburgh – but the First Lady who supported him through the Civil War is forgotten in Scotland and reviled in America. A new play, which has its international premiere at the Fringe...
