New £15m funding scheme for Edinburgh’s Festivals
A NEW funding scheme for Edinburgh’s Festivals worth £15m over five years, has been announced. . https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/17206331.a-15m-funding-scheme-for-edinburghs-festivals/
Revealing the £20m revamp of the King’s Theatre: changes to stage and backstage will ‘broaden its repertoire’
IT is one of Scotland’s most loved theatrical venues, which for more than a century has been enthralling audiences with festival shows, musicals,...
Britain’s rightist parties die as their ideology goes mainstream
THEY look beaten, Britain’s far-right extremists. . https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/17205463.britains-rightist-parties-die-as-their-ideology-goes-mainstream/
Brian Cox on Edinburgh’s King’s Theatre: “It needs to be brought up to par”
Brian Cox, speaking at the launch of the King’s Theatre redevelopment plan . https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/17205358.brian-cox-on-edinburghs-kings-theatre-it-needs-to-be-brought-up-to-par/
Slump in school language learning hits Scottish universities
THE number of students from Scotland learning a modern language at university has fallen by more than 500 in the past five years....
Far-right referrals to Scots terror scheme double
MORE far-right extremists than Islamists are being flagged up to Scottish programmes to lure them away from terrorism, The Herald can reveal. ....
Police reject watchdog’s claims of ‘sinister’ failure to record crimes
POLICE chiefs have strongly rejected a watchdog’s claims that officers made errors in recording crimes because they are incompetent or motivated by something...
May’s thwarted plan for Brexit deal leaked
THERESA May’s negotiating hand with Brussels has been weakened after a leak revealed her government’s desperation to strike a Brexit deal by the...
Workers tell of devastation as Michelin confirms closure
FOR a city still basking in the opening of the £80 million V&A Dundee, it came as a devastating bolt from the blue....
Campaigners say Scots justice system ‘fails’ rape victims as they launch bid to scrap corroboration
Shirley Ross, 40, and Emma Bryson, 46, along with three other women who remain anonymous – are demanding a change, saying the current...
