Apr 13, 2021
Spring Fling has unveiled the full list of 61 artists and makers taking part in this year’s celebration of creativity from Dumfries and Galloway. As Covid restrictions mean it will be a largely online event, rather than an open studios weekend attracting visitors from...
Apr 13, 2021
Kathleen MacInnes, trad singer and champion of Scottish Gaelic, is joining poets, academics and a bookshop owner in using online communications to nurture one of Europe’s oldest languages. Lockdown is feared to have had a damaging effect on the language as speakers,...
Mar 8, 2021
Tragic fate of Lulu the Orca inspires badgesBrooches and backpacks create value from waste For schools and home learningDesigning a world without wasteArtists support children’s desire to build a better futureTop tips for cutting your carbon emissions Artists and...
Feb 25, 2021
Dr Christina Mackaill’s regular job in a hospital A&E department is challenging enough – but when the scrubs come off her focus shifts to planning how to treat sick or injured astronauts. The Edinburgh-born medic (pictured) is one of several guests at this year’s...
Feb 23, 2021
The Wigtown Poetry Prize, an annual celebration of poets and poems in the country’s three indigenous languages, will this week have its first ever digital launch. The decision follows the success of last year’s online prizegiving ceremony (which was part of the...
