Tag: Robert Burns

Robert Burns poems read to dogs to help them bond with humans

News

Deadline News Journalist - March 13, 2017

ROBERT BURNS’ works are loved by people around the world but now his poems have found a new four-legged fan base. His works are being...

Ossian poems a hoax

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Deadline News Journalist - October 21, 2016

POEMS widely regarded as a cornerstone of Scottish history are almost certainly a hoax, according to new research. An investigation by scientists has concluded that...

Scots language website is no richt

Scottish News

Deadline News Journalist - March 4, 2016

THE Scottish Government website dedicated to the language of Robert Burns is littered with errors. Officials have admitted that the Scots language website has words...

Scots exam question “diktat” slammed by teaching union EIS

Scottish News

Deadline News Journalist - June 10, 2012

TEACHERS have hit out at a Scottish Government “diktat” to introduce a compulsory question on Scottish literature into the Higher English exam. The decision by...

Primary School pupil takes home the prize at Robert Burns festival

Local News

Guest - May 4, 2012

AN EDINBURGH Primary School pupil has won the title of Junior Burnsian. Annie Bowes from Balerno performed an extract from the poem ‘Tam O’Shanter’ at...