Tag: tartan

Council cracking down on “tartan tat”

By Cara Sulieman COUNCIL chiefs in Edinburgh want to crack down on “tartan tat” shops marring the main tourist street to improve the image of...

Sheriff says 90 year-old Lady Risk is no risk to drivers

By Michael MacLeod THE 90 year-old wife of the former Governor of the Bank of Scotland has been given the all clear to continue...

Tilda Swinton to present special Culloden battle screening

By Rory Reynolds SCOTS Oscar winner Tilda Swinton is to present a special screening of the 1964 film Culloden – at the site of the...

New tartan commemorates Burns’s 250th anniversary

By Domenica Goduto A new tartan has been created to honour the 250th anniversary of Robert Burns’ birth. The patterns will feature colours that represent his...

Kilt copyright could save tourists from tartan tat

By Michael MacLeod A CLAN chief is calling for a “tartan trademark” to stop cut price cloth being fobbed off as authentically Scottish. Lord Jamie Sempill,...

Hello Kitty kilts up

By Cara Sulieman JAPAN'S most famous export is getting a Scottish makeover in celebration of her birthday. Hello Kitty has been gracing lunchboxes across the world...

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