Tag: Culture

Iain Banks inspiring space travel

SCOTS writer Iain Banks is helping to inspire space travel - less than two years after his death. The celebrated science fiction author has been...

Don’t Banks on it: Author Iain loses out on solar power money

SCOTLAND’S greatest science fiction writer claims he has been short-changed out of thousands of pounds after putting solar panels on his roof. Iain Banks, who...

William Wallace letter returns to Scotland

By Jill Geoghegan A 700-year-old letter believed to have been in the possession of Scottish hero William Wallace has returned to Scotland, the Culture Secretary...

Weather's art attack leaves Gormley statues drowned

By Michael MacLeod STATUES which were supposed to survive 1,000 years have been wiped out by the Scottish weather just four weeks after being installed. Six...

Council goes up for library ‘Oscar’

By Cara Sulieman A SCOTTISH council is being applauded for their scheme to encourage troubled kids to start reading. Edinburgh City Council are one of the...

Scottish government pledges £1 million to Scottish Fringe performers

By Oliver Farrimond SCOTTISH artists at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival received a massive boost yesterday as the Scottish Government pledged £1 million to showcase...

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