Oct 1, 2018
An illuminated 18-foot wicker horse, a lantern parade, artworks, classical music and beautiful designs beamed onto historic buildings – all will feature in the Kirkcudbright Festival of Light. The south-west Scottish town is making the final preparations for a 10-day...
Sep 26, 2018
The success of the new Kirkcudbright Galleries and the V&A in Dundee has led to calls for a summit where local authorities can share their experiences in driving forward the cultural sector. Dumfries and Galloway Council Leader Elaine Murray believes that the...
Sep 23, 2018
We should learn to celebrate death according to Professor Dame Sue Black and we should be hugely grateful to all those who donate their bodies to science. Speaking this weekend at a packed event at the Wigtown Book Festival the forensic anthropologist discussed a...
Sep 22, 2018
Finlay Wilson, whose first Kilted Yoga video has had more than 70 million views, was among the guests at the 20thWigtown Book Festival. Wilson, who 11 years ago had to use a wheelchair or walk on crutches because a bone condition in his legs left him in such pain, has...
Sep 22, 2018
Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon helped get the 20th annual Wigtown Book Festival underway with a talk about her lifelong love of books. She also met young people from the festival’s Book Bridge team to chat about their favourite reads. The Book Bridge team...
Sep 18, 2018
A first glimpse inside the newly restored Moat Brae House, where Peter Pan began, has revealed the extent of the work undertaken to save a Scottish architectural gem. The B listed Georgian house, dating from 1823, was designed by Walter Newall and was regarded as...
Sep 17, 2018
Artist Astrid Jaekel has wallpapered the outside of around a dozen shops and other buildings in the centre of Wigtown ahead the town’s 20thannual book festival. Each design tells a story about a building in Scotland’s National Book Town. The results will be a...
Sep 17, 2018
The world’s wild places – near and far – will be explored at Wigtown Book Festival by an author and a photographer who both have their roots in Dumfries and Galloway. Stephen Norris, a journalist with a love of hillwalking, will be launching his second book about the...
Sep 13, 2018
In 1506 Britain’s first known African baby was born in Scotland – something of such interest that a nurse was paid to show the infant to King James IV. The royal record of this event was identified by Dr Miranda Kaufmann, author of a recently published book called...
Sep 12, 2018
International soprano Emma Morwood yesterday sang in what could be “the world’s smallest opera house” for the programme launch of next month’s Kirkcudbright Festival of Light. The 10-day event, from 5-14 October, is a celebration of the remarkable quality of light in...
