Oct 1, 2020
This weekend a series of Wigtown Book Festival films and online events will celebrate the Solway and its saltmarshes as wonderful places for wild birds, animals and swimmers. The festival has been exploring the human and natural history of the area as part of...
Sep 30, 2020
Few of those present when a tall, young widow stepped ashore at Leith in August 1561 could know that she would make more of a mark on history than any other Scottish woman before or since. The story of Mary Queen of Scots, her brief, turbulent reign and eventual...
Sep 28, 2020
Spring Fling photographers have shared some of their favourite pictures that illustrate what makes Dumfries and Galloway such a special region of Scotland. Phil McMenemy and Alistair Hamilton are stalwarts of the annual open studios event – which this year has been...
Sep 25, 2020
This year’s Wigtown Book Festival aims to be an event for every age and interest – using digital technology to make it more accessible than ever before. It features Wigtown YA, the UK’s largest YA literature festival, which sees some of the best young adult authors...
Sep 23, 2020
A lone piper, a Sunday Times best-selling author, and the world-premiere of Alexander McCall Smith and Tom Cunningham’s new song cycle celebrating St Ninian, and other early Scottish saints, will provide the stylish launch line-up for Wigtown Book Festival. This...
Sep 18, 2020
The new Elizabethan Age has been transformative, according to Andrew Marr, and as it draws towards its end the whole of the UK faces huge uncertainties about its future. Marr, one of the best-known names in British political journalism and broadcasting, is among the...
Sep 16, 2020
From herons and ravens to the harvest of the sea – Wigtown Book Festival is preparing to stage three online exhibitions highlighting nature, culture and community in south west Scotland. Where are the birds taking me? features original prints of nine different birds...
Sep 14, 2020
Two new sculptures and a £1 million suite of workshops and studios intended to support traditional arts and crafts in Scotland have been unveiled at Marchmont House. The team which has restored the magnificent 1750 Palladian mansion in the Borders is determined that...
Sep 10, 2020
Spring Fling is bouncing back – with artists and craft makers across Dumfries and Galloway gearing up for an eight-day digital event. It is hoped that a range of studios will open their doors for three days but if that is not possible, organisers, Upland Arts...
Sep 3, 2020
Wigtown Book Festival has launched its online festival programme with a promise to bring the sights, sounds and tastes of Scotland’s National Book Town to the world, while showcasing a host of well-known writers. The festival, which in 2019 brought in some 20,000...
