Deaf dog ready to be rehomed after learning canine sign language

Aug 27 2010 By Ben Spencer
A DEAF puppy has been given a new lease of life after successfully learning sign language.
a mix between a Dalmatian and a collie, Alfie was given to a rescue centre 2 weeks ago because his family couldn’t cope with him.
But workers at Banff and Aberdeenshire [...]

Attack of the Knitted Tentacles

September: 1 2 3 4
Artist: Madeleine Shepherd and Carmen Moran
At: Transreal Fiction, Edinburgh, Scotland
Lovecraftian interventions between the bookshelves at Transreal. Knitted tentacles threaten reality from the realm beyond. Can the monsters from Carmenland save the Hep Herd from eldritch horrors? Site-specific, mixed-media art and craft for all ages!

Saints & Sinners Walking Tours

Discover Edinburgh’s Old and New Towns
September: 1 2 3
At: Outside Ryan’s Bar
Great introduction to Edinburgh. Enjoy an entertaining way to discover Edinburgh’s history and traditions. Experience the two sides of Edinburgh - the cultural and the dark.

Edinburgh Festival Fringe Aug 6 - 30

Just a few days left to take in the Edinburgh Festival Fringe
The world’s largest arts festival with over 32,000 performances and more than 2,000 shows packed into 250 venues across the city. The fringe is open to all: anyone can perform and everyone does- from students to superstars.
One of the many events to take in [...]

SCOTLAND’S national poet Edwin Morgan died today at the age of 90.

http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/ Date: 19 August 2010
SCOTLAND’S national poet Edwin Morgan died today at the age of 90.
His publisher said that he passed away at his care home in Glasgow.
Morgan, who was born in Glasgow in 1920, was recognised as one of the great poets of the 20th century.
• Edwin Morgan
In 2004 he was appointed ‘Scots [...]

The Lords of the Isles

Although this article by Neil Macphail is a bit dated I found it interesting and thought you would too. Janet
Article by Neil Macphail in the Main on Sunday, 28th September 2003
Are you a MacDonald herding sheep on your lonely croft? A MacDougall commuting home from your office job? Or even a MacAlister living a [...]

Previously unseen letter offers new insight into last days of Rabbie Burns

(Scotland’s Posts) Aug 3 2010
A PREVIOUSLY undiscovered letter which offers a new insight into the final days of Scots poet Robert Burns has been revealed to the public.
The recently-found letter, from Burns’s superior officer John Mitchell to the Commissioner of Excise, explains how the very ill writer made a journey to Dumfries to collect [...]

Archaeologists uncover decorations on Orkney stones

(Scotland’s Posts) Aug 3 2010
ARCHAEOLOGISTS on Orkney have discovered the first evidence in the UK of stonework painted with a pattern - suggesting ancient Scots enjoyed decorating.
It comes a week after the researchers, working at the Brodgar peninsula on Orkney, found plain painted stones thought to be around 5,000 years old at the spot.
The [...]

Scotland’s wettest month of the year as double normal rainfall hits country

Aug 2 2010 Ben Spencer
SCOTLAND was drenched by more than twice as much rain as normal in July as the nation experienced the wettest month of the year.
Parts of the country received five times the amount of rain that fell in June and only half the normal amount of sunshine for July.
And forecasters have [...]

Boss of £14m Gaelic channel BBC Alba wants more public money - to avoid showing repeats

Jul 30 2010 Exclusive by Iain Hepburn
THE head of controversial £14m Gaelic channel BBC Alba says he wants more public money to cut down on the number of repeats - despite both the BBC and Scottish Government facing cuts.
The channel says it needs the money to create new shows - including Gaelic language drama.
But [...]

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