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Scottish news bulletin: 1st December 2008

1 Dec 2008

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. Data courtesy of Reform Scotland Economy Home reports : Anyone selling their home in…

Scottish news bulletin: 27th November 2008

27 Nov 2008

Data courtesy of Reform Scotland All newspaper references refer to Scottish editions. Economy Woolworths & MFI : Further coverage of the economic slowdown as Woolworths and MFI call in administrators (Scotsman page 3 , Sun page 15…

Scottish news bulletin: 26th November 2008

26 Nov 2008

Pre-budget report: The Institute of Fiscal Studies has backed claims made by the Lib Dems and Conservatives that people earning as little as £20,000 a year, below the UK average, would be worse off under the proposals in the pre-budget report due…

Scottish news bulletin: 25th November 2008

25 Nov 2008

Pre-budget report: Yesterday the Chancellor outlined his pre-budget report to the House of Commons. Measures included a 2.5% cut in VAT for 13 months; new tax rate of 4.5% for people earning more than £150,000 from 2011; a National Insurance…

Scottish news bulletin: 24th November 2008

24 Nov 2008

Pre-budget report : Speculation and comment ahead of the Chancellor’s pre-budget report later today. The report is thought likely to offer tax cuts including cutting VAT to 15%. However there is also suggestion that Labour is planning a new…

Scottish news bulletin: 21st November 2008

21 Nov 2008

Fiscal Powers : Reform Scotland yesterday published its fifth report, ‘Fiscal Powers’, which called for Scotland to be given the power to raise the money it spends and have its own Treasury and Chancellor of the Exchequer. (Scotsman page 6…

Scottish news bulletin: 20th November 2008

20 Nov 2008

Economy. Recession: Further comment on the economic slowdown. Gordon Brown yesterday said that the government would make every effort to start banks lending again to small businesses (Scotsman page 8 , George Kerevan in the Scotsman, Times page…

New venue brings downtown New York to Edinburgh

19 Nov 2008

Edinburgh’s art scene has another new addition. The Bowery on Roxburgh Place in the Southside, opened last Saturday and takes its name from one of the famous city's hippest streets. The venue aims to replicate the quirky and semi mod attitude of the…

Scottish news bulletin: 19th November 2008

19 Nov 2008

Inflation: Cheaper fuel prices helped cause inflation to fall at its fastest level for 16 years during last month. The Consumer Prices Index slowed to 4.5% in October from 5.2% in September. (Scotsman page 9, George Kerevan in the Scotsman, Martin…

Scottish news bulletin: 18th November 2008

18 Nov 2008

Borrowing & tax cuts: David Cameron has said that taxpayers face an average bill of £31,500 to pay for Gordon Brown's "borrowing bombshell" and called on the Prime Minister to be honest about his plans to increase debt to fund tax cuts.

Summer scoops top prize at Bafta Scotland awards

10 Nov 2008

Summer, Grand Theft Auto, Gary’s Wrr and Lorraine Kelly were amongst the winners last night at the Lloyds TSB BAFTA Scotland Awards. The ceremony, at Glasgow’s City Halls with an audience of over 800, was broadcast live online worldwide.

Side Dishes - Food news to nibble on

4 Sep 2008

As the flood of Festival tourists on Edinburgh's Royal Mile recedes, a handful of recent changes have shown up along the famous thoroughfare. Café Truva, the Turkish-themed café based on Leith's shore for the last decade, has taken over Plaisir du…

Festival focus

17 Jul 2008

All festivals announce last minute additions to programmes

News in brief

17 Jul 2008

Salman Rushdie’s novel Midnight's Children has won the Best of the Booker prize, as voted for by the public. The book, first published in 1981, beat five other former Booker winners. Peter Carey, Pat Barker, JM Coetzee, Nadine Gordimer and JG Farrell…

Side Dishes - Food news to nibble on

17 Jul 2008

MAKING USE OF the narrow first-floor space above Brel on Ashton Lane, Serge is a new wine bar serving a menu of snacks and small food, with the extensive beer list and main menu from Brel also available. Chilled tunes and regular tastings feature. Book…

Sound offering - sound 2008 Festival

17 Jul 2008

It might be all quiet in the Central Belt, but the cultural flurry up North continues this fortnight with the launch of sound 2008, which sets its musical stall in Aberdeen this October. Now in its fourth year, the multi-genre festival will feature two…

The Cab is king

17 Jul 2008

Edinburgh club Cabaret Voltaire has been crowned the best club in Scotland, beating stiff competition from the Arches and the Garage. As well as picking up the prize for Vodkapom Nightclub of the Year at the Dram Scottish Licensed Trade Awards 2008, Cab…

The new X-Files film

17 Jul 2008

The new X-Files film continued to be shrouded in mystery last week, with all the actors publically refusing to reveal the plot. Billy Connolly will star as Father Joe alongside David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson’s Mulder and Scully, in the…

Tildafest!

17 Jul 2008

Hollywood actress Tilda Swinton is to set up a small film festival in her hometown of Nairn in north-east Scotland. Bereft of the usual razzmatazz, Swinton and co-organiser Mark Cousins are keen to strip back the look [and cost] of festivals, such as…

Sol brings on the sunshine in Edinburgh

14 Jul 2008

The summer has officially arrived with Sol, who is spreading a feel-good Latin vibe across Edinburgh during July. Sol, the original Mexican sunshine lager, is bringing on the sunshine in Edinburgh this summer from Wednesday 16th July - Sunday 20th…

T in the Park line-up 2008

3 Jul 2008

The full line-up for Scotland's biggest music festival, which takes place 11th to July 13th in Balado, Kinross.

Edinburgh Art Festival announces programme

Where the art is

3 Jul 2008

Another week, another festival launches. Hot on the heels of the Fringe, the EIF and the Edinburgh International Book Festival, relative newbie the Edinburgh Art Festival last week laid out its stall, boasting a roster of art glitterati from a 20-year…

Festival frenzy as Edinburgh gears up for August

3 Jul 2008

With just three weeks until Edinburgh officially takes its place in the spotlight as one of the world's greatest cultural playgrounds, festival news and views have been coming in thick and fast. Perhaps most contentious is the news that after capturing…

Radiohead Nude remix film finds audience

3 Jul 2008

A Glasgow School of Art student has become a YouTube sensation. James Houston featured a remix of the Radiohead single 'Nude' from their album In Rainbows in a four minute video, 'Big Ideas (Don't Get Any)', as part of his Degree Show. Houston has…

Best of the Fest programme at Edinburgh International Film Festival

Sponsored by The List

25 Jun 2008

The List sponsors the Best of the Fest, as this Sunday provides you with a second chance to catch the best films screening at the EIFF