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Black Watch to march across US

19 Sep 2007

Black Watch, the National Theatre of Scotland production which proved a massive hit when it premiered at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe last year, has opened to rave reviews in Los Angeles. It was the first time Gregory Burke’s play had been performed…

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…

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.

News in brief

19 Feb 2009

Organisers at Glasgow’ s Celtic Connections have reported ‘an extremely successful’ year, with ticket sales reportedly on a par with 2008. Festival heads also announced that they had secured sponsorship for another year. The Greek Film Festival…

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…

Sharp Shooting

2 Apr 2009

Following its notable success last year, The List is pleased to see the return of the 48 Hour Film Project (48HFP), to Edinburgh’s Cameo cinema at the end of May. Filmmakers from across Scotland will be offered the opportunity to spend a weekend making…

Physical graffiti as The Wackness comes to Edinburgh International Film Festival

23 Jun 2008

Friday 20th June 2008 saw Festival Square, Edinburgh transformed into an enormous technicolor homage to graffiti, breakdancing and hip hop culture to mark the UK premiere of film The Wackness at the Edinburgh International Film Festival.

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…

Further T in the Park 2009 tickets released

5 Mar 2009

T in the Park organisers will be releasing further tickets for the music festival. The tickets will go on sale tomorrow morning, Friday 6th March at 10am and will be on sale via Ticketmaster on 08444 999 990 and also online at www.ticketmaster.co.uk

Art Auction

19 Feb 2009

Works by some of Britain’s leading artists will be auctioned off at the Mitchell Library, Glasgow on Thu 19 Feb at 6.45pm with proceeds going to The National Autistic Society, Scotland. Art lovers can bid for over ten pieces. Artists who have donated…

Pete Doherty announces Glasgow Barrowland show

12 May 2008

Babyshambles frontman Pete Doherty is out of jail and getting back to doing what he does best: playing live to an adoring audience

48 Hour Film Project gets underway

8 May 2008

On Friday May 16 at 7pm, filmmakers from across the UK will convene in Edinburgh’s Cameo Cinema to draw a character, prop, line of dialogue and a genre from a hat. They will then have just 48 hours to make an original movie from scratch using these…

Riverside development gets underway in Glasgow

13 Dec 2007

The first blocks will be put in place for Glasgow’s much anticipated Riverside Museum this month. The new £74m Museum of Transport on the Clyde will be designed by internationally-renowned architect Zaha Hadid to house the city’s transport and…

Edinburgh crowned UK’s best place to live

18 Oct 2007

Edinburgh is the best place to live in the UK, according to Kirsty Allsopp and Phil Spencer on Channel 4’s Location, Location, Location. The annual survey for the Best and Worst Live! programme saw the Capital knock last year’s winner – Winchester…

Dame Edna collects CBE from the Queen

11 Oct 2007

The Australia entertainer famed for his alter ego Dame Edna Everage has been made a CBE by the Queen at Buckingham Palace. Barry Humphries said he decided to collect the honour in person, adding: ‘Dame Edna is bolder and less politically correct than…

Ewan McGregor honours bomb disposal expert in Iraq

8 Oct 2007

Scottish actor Ewan McGregor travelled to Iraq to present the only female bomb disposal expert working in the country with her Pride of Britain Award. Staff Sgt Michelle Cunningham was put forward for the award by the army after singlehandedly…

Philanthropic developer ends Glasgow museum support

20 Sep 2007

Cash pledged by a developer to keep Glasgow’s museums and galleries open every day of the week has dried up after his company folded. Adrian Pocock last year promised to donate £270,000 to keep seven cultural facilities open on Mondays - a…

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…

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…

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…

Radiohead video remix and ECA triumph at BAFTA Scotland New Talent Awards 2009

16 Mar 2009

Glasgow artist James Houston was awarded for his take on Radiohead’s Nude at the BAFTA Scotland New Talent Awards tonight. Houston created an innovative remix of the Radiohead track using an old scanner, a dot matrix printer and other assorted vintage…

News in brief

5 Mar 2009

Six short films have been made with a £250,000 Scottish Screen investment, to be shown at international festivals in 2009 and 2010. Scottish shorts have already enjoyed success with documentary Breadmakers which screened at Sundance 2007 and won the…

Scottish news bulletin: 2nd March 2009

2 Mar 2009

Unemployment: A further 320,000 jobs are set to be lost during the coming 3 months as companies respond to the recession. Business advisors BDO Stoy Hayward also said that companies are streamlining to cope with the downturn in the economy. (Herald page…

Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival and goNORTH

19 Feb 2009

The Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival is offering budding filmmakers the chance to have their work screened across the country. The winner will see their work up on the big screen in cinemas across Scotland this October, with entries…

Scottish Music Photograph of the Year

19 Feb 2009

Top Scots music blog The Pop Cop set themselves the task of finding the best music photography of 2008, and after months of scouring the web found a winner, this spectacular shot by John Lewis who caught Sam McTrusty from Twin Atlantic mid-flight. It’s…

Scotland’s next top model?

19 Feb 2009

It’s all going a bit Gok Wan this fortnight as Company magazine scours a Glasgow River Island store for young women to appear in their May issue. The Company Casting Call, for women of all shapes and sizes, will be held at the shop’s Argyle Street…

Scottish news bulletin: 12th December 2008

12 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. Economy HBOS: HBOS shareholders meet in Birmingham today to vote on the bank’s…

Leith School of Art announces end of year exhibition

16 Jun 2008

The End of Year Exhibition at Leith School of Art will open on Friday 20th June. Now in its 20th year, the Leith School of Art continues to actively promote and encourage artistic talent to the highest level. The School enjoys an excellent reputation…

Best of the Edinburgh International Film Festival

6 Jun 2008

When the 62nd Edinburgh Film Festival begins on 18th June it will be more than the just the programme of films and number of celebrity appearances that is under scrutiny. This year is also the first for the festival in its new home in the cultural…

Winner of Edinburgh 48 Hour Film Project announced

29 May 2008

Scottish actor Jimmy Chisholm, known for his roles in Low Winter Sun, Festival and frequent appearances in Taggart, is the star of the winning film from the first-ever Edinburgh 48 Hour Film Project. In the film, entitled Travel Plans and directed by…

Art of the matter

29 Nov 2007

Following a slew of successful exhibitions, the National Galleries of Scotland have announced the recent purchase of two ‘Glasgow School’ pictures from the private collection of Andrew McIntosh Patrick. In collaboration with The Art Fund, the Galleries…

Jimmy Page says last Led Zeppelin reunion was a disaster

20 Nov 2007

Jimmy Page has described as ‘shambolic’ Led Zeppelin’s last reunion. The metal gods last played together in Philadelphia at the original Live aid in 1985. Led Zepp thought their performance was so bad that they wouldn't let it be included on the…

Ghostbusters receive call to join new computer game

16 Nov 2007

The original cast of the hit movie Ghostbusters will lend their faces and voices to a new computer game due to be released next year. Bill Murray, Ernie Hudson, Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis have signed up for the project, with the latter two - who…

Falkirk kelpies to be largest in the world

15 Nov 2007

Two 100-foot horse head sculptures which will operate as a boat lift are to be built in the Central Belt, as part of efforts to transform more than 300 hectares of land. A £25 million Big Lottery Fund grant will also go towards creating a new section…

Hallam Foe up for indie film honours

24 Oct 2007

Scottish film Hallam Foe has received six nominations for the British Independent Film Awards, including best actor and actress for its stars Jamie Bell and Sophia Myles. It is also in the running for best film, technical achievement, best screenplay…

Simon Pegg to beam up in new Star Trek movie

15 Oct 2007

British comic Simon Pegg is to play Scotty in the new Star Trek movie. The Shaun of the Dead star was asked to join the crew by director JJ Abrams after the Lost creator worked with Pegg on Mission Impossible III. The dour Scottish chief engineer…

Mackintosh paintings church wins funding

28 Sep 2007

The Heritage Lottery Fund is to distribute more than £500,000 to fix up seven historic churches, one of which houses panels painted by Charles Rennie Mackintosh. The panels were found in Dysart Parish Church in Fife. Painted in 1901, the artwork was…

Dundee in Monopoly vote win

25 Sep 2007

Dundee has been given a vote of confidence after it topped a UK-wide poll to be included in the latest edition of Monopoly. The makers of the game decided to put the decision to a public vote, which saw the city beat the likes of Glasgow, Edinburgh…

Legal row over comedy catchphrases

10 Sep 2007

Little Britain stars Matt Lucas and David Williams, along with Catherine Tate, are taking legal action against a Christian organisation for using their catchphrases to entice young people into church. Christian Publishing and Outreach (CPO) used the…

Crivvens! Oor Wullie sketch scoops £4,400 in auction

6 Sep 2007

A sketch of Oor Wullie sitting on his trademark upturned bucket has fetched £4,400 in auction – eight times what was expected for the illustration. Drawn by artist Dudley Dexter in 1938, the paper also featured a sketch from the…

Connect Festival: Music, massages and mud, glorious mud

3 Sep 2007

Connect Festival, Inverarary Castle, Sunday. Festival gossip has it that Mike D from the Beastie Boys took a shine to the castle and challenged the Duke of Argyll to a duel. Jarvis Cocker is acclaimed as the best thing about Friday by fans still…

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…

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…

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: 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 in…

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…

Setting the stage - Edinburgh International Festival

2 Apr 2009

EIF artistic director, Jonathan Mills, referred to the ‘menace and magic’ of this year’s festival programme, as he unveiled the highlights last week. In keeping with 2009’s Homecoming celebrations the Edinburgh International Festival launched works rich…

Briefs

2 Apr 2009

Glasgow’s Concert Halls has announced an International Classical Season from Oct 2009– May 2010. The programme will boast artists from all over the world, with four concerts at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, two mini-series of chamber ensemble…

We Like

2 Apr 2009

● Did anyone think CSI could recover from the loss of the mighty Grissom (William Petersen)? Well, the equally mercurial Laurence Fishburne has stepped into his sizeable shoes and with a few stumbles (dipping your tie in burnt corpse is not a good look…

Burns Discovery

2 Apr 2009

A rare book which belonged to Robert Burns has been discovered in Alloway. Museum Curator David Hopes and local volunteers were preparing over 2,000 books and 400 artefacts for preservation and restoration treatment when they came across a book which…

Nutini Dates Confirmed

2 Apr 2009

Local lad Paolo Nutini has announced a string of Scottish Dates in May, to showcase songs from his new album Sunny Side Up set for release on 1 Jun. The album has been written by Nutini and produced by Ethan Johns (Kings Of Leon, Ryan Adams). His new…

Alien Return - Alien Wars

2 Apr 2009

The Arches has announced an extension of their successful Alien Wars shows, which sees its run extended until Sun 30 Aug due to popular demand. The pop-cult show has already terrified 25,000 visitors since it opened its doors last year. A bit of pop…

A Golden Oldie Return - Duran Duran

2 Apr 2009

Okay, so they aren’t really golden oldies, they just make us feel like golden oldies when we singalong. Edinburgh Castle Concerts and Historic Scotland have announced that Duran Duran will perform at Edinburgh Castle on Thursday 16 July as part of the…

Outsider Line-Up Announced

2 Apr 2009

This year boasts the return of The Outsider (Sat 27–Sun 28 Jun) with Sharleen Spiteri headlining. Held at the Rothiemurcus Estate in Cairngorms National Park the festival comes complete with music, conversation, classic film, comedy and cabaret.

Scottish news bulletin: 1st April 2009

1 Apr 2009

G20 Summit: There is discussion of the plans which are to be announced by various world leaders on how the current economic crisis must be tackled. French and German leaders, Nicolas Sarkozy and Angela Merkel, will stage a joint press conference later…

Scottish news bulletin: 31st March 2009

31 Mar 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 DBS: It has emerged that a consortium involving Scottish Friendly Assurance made…

Scottish news bulletin: 30th March 2009

30 Mar 2009

Dunfermline Building Society: The Chairman of Dunfermline Building Society (DBS) accused the Treasury of 'sacrificing' the Society by refusing to support a rescue package involving the Scottish Government and other building societies. DBS will now be…

Scottish news bulletin: 26th March 2009

26 Mar 2009

Fiscal Stimulus plan: Gordon Brown hinted yesterday that a fiscal stimulus would not feature in next month’s budget after he faced severe criticism yesterday for the move. Jobs losses: Banking giant HSBC yesterday announced that 1200 jobs are under…

Scottish news bulletin: 25th March 2009

25 Mar 2009

All newspaper references refer to Scottish editions. Economy Fiscal stimulus warning: Whilst appearing at the House of Commons Treasury Committee yesterday, Mervin King, governor of the Bank of England, warned against Gordon Brown’s fiscal…

Scottish news bulletin: 24th March 2009

24 Mar 2009

Treasury ministers are preparing to bail out the Dunfermline Building Society, which is in trouble, having reportedly run up losses in excess of £26 million. The Scottish Secretary Jim Murphy indicated that the UK Government would intervene with…

Scottish news bulletin: 20th March 2009

20 Mar 2009

Dunfermline Building Society: The Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, has been urged by both MPs and MSPs to intervene in order to secure the future of Scotland’s largest building society, Dunfermline. The calls follow the revelation that the building society…

Scottish news bulletin: 19th March 2009

19 Mar 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 Building Societies: One of Scotland’s oldest building societies, the Dunfermline…

Scottish news bulletin: 18th March 2009

18 Mar 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 Scotland’s future: Scotland’s economy continues to shrink and there will be further…

Scottish news bulletin: 17th March 2009

17 Mar 2009

RBS: Three big local authority pension funds, including Strathclyde Pension Fund, Scotland’s largest, are planning to sue RBS to try to reclaim some of the money they lost when the bank nearly collapsed last year. They allege that RBS failed to tell…

Scottish news bulletin: 16th March 2009

16 Mar 2009

Recession: Britain is showing signs of slipping into a thirties style recession where families find themselves pushed further and further into the red every month in a "debt deflation trap", according to the Bank of England.

Scottish news bulletin: 13th March 2009

13 Mar 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 Madoff: The Royal Bank of Scotland has revealed losses in the region of £600…

Scottish news bulletin: 12th March 2009

12 Mar 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. Crime Prisoner’s compensation: The UK Government has signalled that it is prepared to make a…

Scottish news bulletin: 11th March 2009

11 Mar 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 The Great Recession: The global economy will be slammed into reverse later this…

Scottish news bulletin: 10th March 2009

10 Mar 2009

Lloyds Banking Group: Pressure was said to be growing last night on the two senior figures at Lloyds Banking Group, Eric Daniels and Sir Victor Blank, to resign as further evidence emerged that the takeover of HBOS had been a disaster.

Scottish news bulletin: 9th March 2009

9 Mar 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 Living Wage: Scotland’s biggest local authority is set to raise the minimum wage…

Scottish news bulletin: 6th March 2009

6 Mar 2009

Interest Rate Cut: The Bank of England have cut interest rates to a record low of 0.5 per cent, the sixth consecutive cut in as many months.

Music Festivals - Field of dreams

5 Mar 2009

While there were no great surprises at this year’s T in the Park launch, the programme was still hailed a success with Lily Allen (pictured) and Franz Ferdinand added to the bill, already including headliners Blur, Kings of Leon and The Killers. Snow…

Scottish news bulletin: 5th March 2009

5 Mar 2009

Sir Fred Goodwin: Sir Fred Goodwin’s pension could be decreased under existing laws because he was ‘negligent’ in his business dealings, MPs have been told. Vince Cable, the Liberal Democrat deputy leader said yesterday that a new law may not be needed…

Visual Arts News - Picture perfect

5 Mar 2009

The List are pleased to report that Washington Garcia has launched a new contemporary art gallery space in Glasgow. The already successful gallery will base itself beside the Glasgow Sculpture Studios and SWG3/Studio Warehouse in the Eastvale district…

Side Dishes - Food News

5 Mar 2009

● The List has teamed up again with Taste of Edinburgh, the high-profile food festival at the end of May, to find out readers’ current favourite places to eat out. Vote online for your favourite restaurant in either Edinburgh or Glasgow and you’ll earn…

Scottish news bulletin: 4th March 2009

4 Mar 2009

PFI criticism: Money which will be lent to PFI projects across the UK to ensure continued development of infrastructure will not reach Scotland warned Jim Murphy, the Scottish Secretary last night. He attributes this to the SNP’s unwillingness to adopt…

Scottish news bulletin: 3rd March 2009

3 Mar 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 HBOS: The former HBOS chief executive, Sir James Crosby, reportedly purchased an…

Scottish news bulletin: 27th February 2009

27 Feb 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 Sir Fred Goodwin: Following yesterday’s anger at the news of his £690,000 a…

Scottish news bulletin: 26th February 2009

26 Feb 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 Standard Life: Insurance giant Standard Life yesterday announced it would cut 195…

Scottish news bulletin: 25th February 2009

25 Feb 2009

Devolved financial powers: Scottish Labour and the Scottish National Party have both announced that they are in support of borrowing powers for Holyrood after Labour’s formal submission to the Calman Commission yesterday. It is now more likely that the…

Further additions to T in the Park 2009 line up

25 Feb 2009

The Streets, Florence and The Machine, Ladyhawke and Foals have been announced as further additions to the bill of T In The Park, which takes place on Fri 10, Sat 11 and Sun 12 July 2009 in Balado, with other headliners including Kings of Leon on…

Scottish news bulletin: 24th February 2009

24 Feb 2009

RBS: Shares in RBS rose yesterday after its chief executive proposed a radical restructuring of the bank which would see it split into a “good bank” and a “bad bank”. There was speculation that this could provide a model for other crisis-hit banks.

Scottish news bulletin: 23 February 2009

23 Feb 2009

RBS has announced that it will shed a fifth of its global business and return to its banking roots. This shake-up could result in up to 20,000 job losses, though insiders are hopeful that the Scottish workforce will be spared.

Scottish news bulletin: 20 February 2009

20 Feb 2009

National Debt: In the nine months leading up to January, public borrowing grew to a record £67.2bn. UK government statisticians have recalculated Britain’s national debt at £1.5 trillion following the part-privatisation of Royal Bank of Scotland and…

Scottish news bulletin: 19th February 2009

19 Feb 2009

Government and banks may not always have the answer; Peter MacMahon comments on the Treasury Select Committee of last week and the banking crisis.