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Guitarist and recording pioneer Les Paul dies, aged 94

13 Aug 2009

Les Paul, the jazz musician and inventor, has died, aged 94. In addition to his name featuring on the iconic guitar made by manufacturer Gibson, Les Paul was also credited with pioneering 'sound on sound' recording, where one sound is recorded of…

2009 Mercury Prize shortlist announced

Kasabian, The Horrors, Bat For Lashes and others. Plus Spotify playlist

21 Jul 2009

The shortlist for this year's Mercury Prize - the annual £20,000 award for the best album by British and Irish artists - was revealed this morning. The twelve albums nominated were announced by Lauren Laverne at The Hospital club in London's Convent…

Pixies to play Glasgow in August

2 Jul 2009

American alternative rock legends Pixies have announced a date at the SECC, Glasgow, on Sun 4 Aug. Since reforming in 2004 after an eleven-year split, the Boston quartet - Frank 'Black Francis' Black, Joey Santiago, David Lovering and Kim Deal - have…

Scottish Arts Council award for St Peter’s Seminary development proposal

14 May 2009

The List is delighted to report on NVA’s announcement that they will play a ‘major role’ in plans to save St Peter’s Seminary and Kilmahew Woodlands. The Glasgow based environmental charity will use the £45,600 award fund given to them by the Scottish…

Scottish news bulletin - 12th May 2009

12 May 2009

All newspaper references refer to Scottish editions. Where there is a link to a newspaper’s website, the relevant page reference is blue and underlined. Economy Recession : There are signs that the recession could be beginning to bottom out.

Scottish news bulletin - 11th May 2009

11 May 2009

All newspaper references refer to Scottish editions. Where there is a link to a newspaper’s website, the relevant page reference is blue and underlined. Economy Tighter Laws : Laws dealing with the failure of investment banks are to be…

Outsider music festival cancelled

8 May 2009

The Outsider festival has been cancelled. The festival, which was due to be held in Rothiemurcus in the Cairngorms on the 27th and 28th June included Sharleen Spiteri, Teenage Fanclub and The Futureheads on the bill.

Video: Jarvis Cocker installs himself in Paris gallery

8 May 2009

Jarvis Cocker has installed himself as an exhibition at the Galerie Chappe in Paris. The musician has been appearing between the hours of 12 noon and 7pm this week in the gallery. One highlight so far has been this video in which he dances with…

Edinburgh International Film Festival announces programme

6 May 2009

The Edinburgh International Film Festival was announced today. The programme Includes 135 features from 33 countries and includes 23 World Premieres. Highlights from the programme include opening film Away We Go from British director Sam Mendes on 17…

Scottish news bulletin: 24th April 2009

24 Apr 2009

Budget 2009: The Institute for Fiscal Studies in its analysis of this week’s Budget warned of ‘two parliaments of pain’ as taxes rose and public services were slashed up to 2018.

Scottish news bulletin: 23th April 2009

23 Apr 2009

UK Budget: There is widespread coverage of yesterday’s Budget announcement by Chancellor Alistair Darling.

Scottish news bulletin - 22nd April 2009

22 Apr 2009

Deflation: The cost of living in Britain has fallen into the negative territory for the first time in almost half a century. The Retail Price Index dropped to minus 0.4 percent in March, according to the Office of National Statistics

Scottish news bulletin - 21st April 2009

21 Apr 2009

Budget: In a speech to the Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) the deputy Labour leader, Harriet Harman, appeared to distance herself from the Chancellor’s plans for spending cuts in Wednesday’s budget, arguing “you cannot cut your way out of…

Scottish news bulletin - 20th April 2009

20 Apr 2009

All newspaper references refer to Scottish editions. Where there is a link to a newspaper’s website, the relevant page reference is blue and underlined. Education Education Spending : There is wide coverage of Reform Scotland’s latest bulletin…

Scottish news bulletin - 17th April 2009

17 Apr 2009

Tourism: Philip Riddle, the chief executive of VisitScotland, is urging the UK and Scottish governments to create a tourism investment bank to pump cash into the recession hit sector.

Scottish news bulletin: 16th April 2009

16 Apr 2009

All newspaper references refer to Scottish editions. Where there is a link to a newspaper’s website, the relevant page reference is blue and underlined. Economy Public Debt : It is expected that the Chancellor, Alistair Darling, is set to…

Scottish news bulletin: 15th April 2009

15 Apr 2009

Further banking fears : Calls for requirements that banks should hold larger reserves in case of future economic problems, as proposed by Lord Adair Turner of the FSA, have caused senior bankers to fear that the Royal Bank of Scotland would be forced…

Scottish news bulletin: 14th April 2009

14 Apr 2009

All newspaper references refer to Scottish editions. Where there is a link to a newspaper’s website, the relevant page reference is blue and underlined. Economy Unemployment : Traditional manufacturing areas are showing the highest increases…

Scottish news bulletin: 10th April 2009

10 Apr 2009

Patient Power: Reform Scotland’s health paper ‘Patient Power’, which has been launched today, has received wide coverage in the press. Director of Reform Scotland, Geoff Mawdsley, comments in the papers.

Scottish news bulletin: 9th April 2009

9 Apr 2009

Alex Salmond comment: The First Minister, Alex Salmond, has stated during his current stay in China that while Scotland’s economy has been “badly shaken”, it still has “huge strengths” and the ability to rebuild growth and prosperity. One of the First…

Scottish news bulletin 8th April 2009

8 Apr 2009

RBS job cuts: The Royal Bank of Scotland is expected to cut nearly 1000 jobs in Scotland as part of a worldwide move to save £2.5billion. 4500 staff throughout the UK as a whole and 9000 globally are expected to be affected.

Scottish news bulletin: 7th April 2009

7 Apr 2009

All newspaper references refer to Scottish editions. Where there is a link to a newspaper’s website, the relevant page reference is blue and underlined. Economy Public finances : The UK Government will have to find an extra £39bn by 2016…

Scottish news bulletin 6th April 2009

6 Apr 2009

All newspaper references refer to Scottish editions. Where there is a link to a newspaper’s website, the relevant page reference is blue and underlined. Economy Economic Downturn : The Chancellor, Alastair Darling, is expected to use his April…

Scottish news bulletin 3rd April 2009

3 Apr 2009

All newspaper references refer to Scottish editions. Where there is a link to a newspaper’s website, the relevant page reference is blue and underlined. Economy G20 Summit : Gordon Brown yesterday claimed that the process of ending the global…

Scottish news bulletin: 2nd April 2009

2 Apr 2009

All newspaper references refer to Scottish editions. Economy G20 Summit : World leaders meeting today will try to reach agreement on a plan to tackle the current economic crisis. French and German premiers are said to be taking a regulatory…