Tag: Robert Burns

Scots exam question “diktat” slammed by teaching union EIS

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

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...

Rare Burns poems to be sold at auction

A FIRST edition book of Robert Burns poems is to be auctioned next month. The Kilmarnock edition, the 1786 book of the Ayrshire poet’s work,...

Brian Cox blasts male-only Burns clubs

HOLLYWOOD actor Brian Cox has lashed out at male-only Robert Burns clubs, blasting the ban on women as “prejudicial idiocy.” The 65-year-old Scot said that...

Scots restaurateur makes haggis pizza for Burns night

A SCOTS pizza company has combined two of Scotland’s favourite foods just in time for Burns night- haggis pizza. Cosmo Tamburro Jnr, a restaurateur in...

You know I’m Bard: Jacko recorded a Burns album

MICHAEL Jackson recorded an album shortly before his death which was inspired by the works of Robert Burns. Jackson's previously unheard tracks have been offered...

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