Tag: Irvine Welsh

Trainspotting pub gutted by fire

A PUB featured in the hit film Trainspotting has been gutted by fire. The Volunteer Arms on Edinburgh’s Leith Walk went up in flames on...

Filespotting: Irvine Welsh nearly lost new novel in Amstrad disks

TRAINSPOTTING writer Irvine Welsh has revealed he nearly lost the upcoming prequel to the hit novel, because it was stored on ancient Amstrad computer...

PICTURE SPECIAL: Filth in Edinburgh streets

STAR James McAvoy was joined by author Irvine Welsh on the set of Filth, the film adaptation of one of his novels. McAvoy has been cast in...

Author Welsh wades in to Waterworld debate

LEGENDARY Scots writer Irvine Welsh has waded into the battle to save a swimming pool built on a site that inspired his most famous...

Book lists Scotland’s greatest speeches

THE GREATEST speeches in Scotland’s history are to be showcased in a book. The nation’s top orators are listed in the new publication, including former...

No bitter pill as Welsh dropped from Ecstasy

By Niamh Anderson   TRAINSPOTTING author Irvine Welsh has been dropped from a role in his own movie. The Edinburgh born writer was to make a cameo...

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