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Music review: Scottish Chamber Orchestra, City Halls, Glasgow
MusicScottish Chamber OrchestraCity Halls, GlasgowKeith Brucethree starsINSTRUMENTAL soloists, or pianists and string players at least, often talk of the wisdom – even the necessity – of playing Bach as part of their routine. That discipline must surely
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Braehead Clan's play-off final hopes dangling after defeat in Dundee
ON what was an ominous trip to the City of Discovery, there wasn’t much clarity uncovered for Braehead Clan in their search for a play-off final slot.The team from Glasgow have only made it to the end-of-season showpiece once before, with them being knocked
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Theatre review: Offside, Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
TheatreOffsideTraverse Theatre, EdinburghNeil Cooperthree starsFOR TOO long now, football has been just a boy's game. This wasn't always the case, as this dynamic little play co-written by Sabrina Mahfouz and Hollie McNish makes clear. It opens
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Rangers 1-1 Motherwell: Pedro Caixinha's side drop two crucial Premiership points at Ibrox
RANGERS dropped the first points of the Pedro Caixinha era as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Motherwell at Ibrox.The Portuguese got his reign as boss off to a winning start against Hamilton last month but there was no repeat here as the Steelmen clinched
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Man wakes to find house on fire after home targeted
A man woke to find a fire in his home which police are treating as wilful fireraising. The blaze happened at a house in Gretna, Dumfries and Galloway, on March 26 after a 25-year-old man discovered the blaze at 1.30pm in the morning. He was
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Pair in hospital after being rescued from flat blaze
Two people have been taken to hospital after being rescued from a blaze at a flat. Firefighters were called to the block at Regent Court, Aberdeen, at 1.25am on Saturday. Four appliances and a height vehicle were sent to the scene. The
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Full text of Nicola Sturgeon referendum letter to Theresa May revealed
NICOLA Sturgeon has formally asked Theresa May to grant Holyrood the power to hold a second independence referendum, in line with a recent majority vote of MSPs.In a letter to the Prime Minister, Ms Sturgeon said she felt frustrated that the voices of
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No twist in Tiger tale as Woods opts out of Masters
Former world No 1 Tiger Woods will not compete in next week's Masters after failing to recover from his latest back injury.Woods said earlier this month he was ''trying everything'' to be fit for the first major of 2017 and was included
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'Historic day' as Scottish Government takes control over Crown Estate
Powers over the revenue and management of Crown Estate resources in Scotland have been transferred to the Scottish Government. The transfer, which formally took place on Saturday, is part of the changes contained in the 2016 Scotland Act. It
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Tories have all but given up hope of preserving the Union
FOR the SNP’s strategists and contrivers, weeks like this one don’t come along very often. For this most risk-averse of political parties even the task of making a repeat order of office furniture must first be subject to trial by focus group.
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Herald Sport diary: Nandos, boaby pies and Dingwall being deathly dull
IT has been a week of finger wagging and finger pointing by the good and the great towards our supposed football stars of the future. Malky Mackay, the SFA’s trying to get our players to have a first touch officer, gave a great interview when he
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Obituary - Iain Alexander Dickson, farming expert and cancer activist
Iain Alexander DicksonFarming expert and cancer activistBorn: September 23, 1930;Died: January 1, 2017IAIN Alexander Dickson, who has died aged 86, was an expert on farming who moved from Scotland to run the Agricultural Research Centre on the Falkland
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Turmoil at Scottish Poetry Library: leading poets express concerns over director, staffing at world's key resource on artform
TWO dozen of Scotland and the UK's leading poets have expressed their "real sense of concern" over the running of the landmark poetry institution in Scotland, the Scottish Poetry Library.In a letter to the board of the library (SPL), signed
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Obituary - Hunter Cosh, former Scottish cricket captain
Former Scottish cricket captainBorn: 31 January, 1920;Died: 15 March, 2017STEPHEN Hunter Cosh, known as Hunter, who has died aged 97, was a cricketer who played for Scotland between 1950 and 1959 and captained his country from 1956 to 1959.He was a quiet
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Conservationists in appeal for information after satellite tagged golden eagle suddenly disappears
CONSERVATIONISTS have appealed for information after a satellite-tagged golden eagle disappeared in Aberdeenshire. The young male bird was fitted with a transmitter by a member of a licensed raptor study group before it left its nest in summer
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Herald View: Universities should adapt but not sacrifice core role
THERE was a time when universities remained proudly distant from the world of commerce. That all changed in the Thatcher era, when the cost of everything had to be known, while the value often became a secondary consideration. This philosophy still dominates
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Poem of the Day: Not Exactly Ships in the Night
There is dignity and a hint of poignancy in this second sample from Jim Carruth’s new collection, Black Cart (Freight Books, £9.99), as the farmer and his son - who has chosen a professional life away from his farming heritage - cross paths in the
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Analysis: Place with an unrivalled quality of air that also happens to breathe history
by Ron Ferguson FRIENDS from the deep South – Glasgow, for instance – often ask me what I get to do up in Orkney. The answer takes a long time: this is a very creative, very sociable, community. Every day, I am spoilt for choice. Orkney boasts
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University is not for everyone
ONCE again we have headlines on a recurring theme much used to criticise teachers, schools, curriculum and especially the Scottish Government regarding the low level of disadvantaged entrant numbers to our oldest universities (“Ancient universities recruit
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'Bloody' Orkney comes top of yet another survey for the best place to live in Britain
Orkney, or as World War Two servicemen called it, "Bloody Orkney", has not always had Britain's best reputation. "The bloody roads are bloody bad," went a popular1940s poem. "The bloody folks are bloody mad; They'd make the brightest bloody sad; In
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Warning as saving ratio falls to record low in UK
WARNING signals about pressure on household finances are evident in the latest quarterly national accounts, which reveal the household saving ratio dropped to a record low in the fourth quarter as real disposable incomes slid.The data raised further concerns
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Builder slumps to loss as oil downturn hits sales
HOUSEBUILDER Stewart Milne Group tumbled to a £26m pre-tax loss in its last financial year, as the oil downturn hit house sales in north-east Scotland and it booked a loss on selling non-core assets.It made a £7.8m pre-tax profit in its prior year.Stewart
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Travel group upbeat about Crete plan as earnings rise
MINOAN Group has announced a rise in annual earnings in its travel and leisure division, in spite of a sharp decline in travel to Turkey following terrorist attacks and a steep fall in business after the Brexit vote.It meanwhile declared that, if Greek
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Five-year plan for national park
SUPERFAST broadband, a range of new walking routes and restoring peatlands have been unveiled as part of wide-ranging plans to improve Scotland's largest national park.Proposals for the Cairngorms National Park include increasing woodland and investing
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Trust achieves 19.2% return
DUNEDIN Income Growth Investment Trust has posted a 19.2 per cent total return on net asset value for the year to January 31, slightly adrift of the 20.1 per cent achieved by its benchmark FTSE All-Share Index. The trust, which is managed by Aberdeen
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Labour accuse SNP of depriving schools of £1billion
SCHOOLS have been “short changed” by over £1 billion under the SNP, Labour claimed yesterday, as it opened a fresh line of attack in May’s local elections. Labour education spokesman Iain Gray issued a party analysis which said real-term spending per
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Sturgeon warns May not to defy will of Parliament on referendum
THERESA May will be seen by voters as scorning the Scottish Parliament and undermining devolution if she refuses to allow a second referendum, Nicola Sturgeon has warned.As she formally asked for Holyrood to be granted the power to hold another independence
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Diminution of local democracy
IN the forthcoming local elections East Renfrewshire will witness a record 45 candidates contest its reduced five-ward complement. After due process of the single transferable vote 18 councillors will be elected. Once again there will be no political
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Herald View
It’s been a momentous political week. A week in which two letters were written and delivered that will shape the future political landscape of Scotland, the UK and Europe.Having formally endorsed their respective positions on Brexit, Nicola Sturgeon and
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Tom Gordon: charming the voters in the war of public opinion
IF ever there was a phoney war, it’s the one over a second referendum. Not phoney in the sham sense. There most definitely is a battle. Nicola Sturgeon and Theresa May are both hard as nails, utterly determined, and playing for keeps. If there is a referendum
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U-turn after fears exam changes could leave pupils with no qualifications
EMERGENCY measures have been introduced to prevent Scottish pupils leaving school with no qualifications.John Swinney, the Education Secretary, has issued new guidance to prevent the unintended consequence of pupils leaving in S4 with nothing to show
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Universities in Scotland being turned into 'retail outlets’
SCOTTISH universities are heading towards a disturbing future where institutions are seen as retail organisations, a union official has warned.Douglas Chalmers, president of the UCU Scotland lecturers’ union, said the marketisation of higher education
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New finance chief for Fife firm
FIFE-based Havelock Europa, the fit-out and interiors company, has announced the appointment of Donald Borland as its chief financial officer.Mr Borland, a former finance director of Edinburgh real estate business Miller Group, succeeds Ciaran Kennedy
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Consultation launched to tackle irresponsible parking
MINISTERS are preparing for a crackdown on motorists who park irresponsibly on pavements and in disabled spaces using new powers transferred to Holyrood. Transport Minister Humza Yousaf launched a three-month public consultation ahead of a Transport Bill
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Actor David Hayman on Glasgow's other architect, Alexander Greek Thomson
SOME buildings you never forget. Even if it they're magnificent, old, isolated ruins. In his younger years actor David Hayman spent a decade at the Citizens Theatre in Glasgow. One hundred and fifty yards away, Alexander "Greek" Thomson’
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Stepping back in time with the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland...
BRAM Stoker, Buffalo Bill and Sir Henry Irving walked into a bar … It sounds like the opening to a bad joke, or the premise for a piece of avant-garde theatre, but it did happen, back in 1891 in Glasgow.The three men – along with other invited guests
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North Hop shows nation has taste for the good life
WHEN Michelle Russell staged the first North Hop festival in Inverness in 2014, it is unlikely the marketing entrepreneur would have foreseen the extent to which it would capture the public’s imagination. Initially conceived to showcase the Highlands
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Kevin Guthrie on playing football with James McAvoy and starring in Christopher Nolan's Dunkirk epic
FRIDAY afternoon in a quiet corner of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, in Glasgow, which doesn’t stay quiet for long. Before you can say La Traviata, an operatic voice trills from a nearby room, corridors are awash with dancers wearing tights and
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Technology: Adata SV620H SSD external drive
What is it?The latest SSD external drive brimming with new technology. Most innovations start in a lab and trickle down through academic and professional applications until they are affordable enough for consumer products.The features of the SV620H SSD
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'Fun night out' – Ron Mackenna reviews Japanese restaurant Ramen Dayo, in Glasgow
Ramen DayoGlasgowMAYBE not the most likely choice for a Mother’s Day meal especially after that awkward moment or ten when we wander confusedly up and down Glasgow's Queen Street. Me with a map and compass – OK, a Google map – at the head of my mutinous
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What it feels like ... to make Lego models of landmarks
Denis Donoghue, Lego model builder GROWING up I was given a big bag of Lego bricks that I think came from a neighbour whose kids had grown out of playing with it. I would make everything: cars, planes and houses. I got a Lego police boat set for
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Drink: Historic regional grapes can open up a world of affordable wines
WHEN you rock up to a dinner party and the electric gates slide open to reveal a home akin to Hogwarts, you know it’s going to be a special night.I was extra excited because I had been privy to the wine selection earlier, hand-picked from our host’s personal
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Short on space? How to create a compact veg plot
Whatever space you’ve got, there’s always room for plants you can eat. You could supply the kitchen by either squeezing a few plants into a patio or using all-year-round goodies from a large kitchen garden. But, if you’ve a small piece of ground, you
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Scots former Ukip candidate defies deadly brain tumour one year on
HE is the great-grandson of one of the Labour party's co-founders who was once set to become the chairman of Ukip, but Blair Smillie says he is now the "happiest man ever" after defying the odds to survive a year on from a terminal brain
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Cloud specialist flags profit rise
SCOTTISH cloud computing specialist Iomart said yesterday that it expected to report a 19 per cent rise in adjusted pre-tax profits to about £22.4m for the year to March, on revenue growth of about 17 per cent.Iomart said: “The group has delivered good
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Tories have all but given up hope of preserving the Union
FOR the SNP’s strategists and contrivers, weeks like this one don’t come along very often. For this most risk-averse of political parties even the task of making a repeat order of office furniture must first be subject to trial by focus group.
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Keep drive on for city Crossrail
I GIVE Ken Sutherland (Letters, March 31) 10 out of 10 for dogged persistence in advocating use of the Glasgow City Union Line. This basic rail route and its river bridge crossing might just be a glimmer in the eye of planners for use in connection with
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It is vital to have a referendum at time of the Brexit agreement
IS it not rather surprising that Theresa May has repeated one of her favourite mantras that “now is not the time” for another Scottish referendum? Holyrood has mandated the First Minister to seek an S30 order to allow a referendum in the last quarter
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Charities fear job schemes will fail to find work for many
NEW schemes designed to get jobless Scots into work will fail to reach those who need most help, according to charities.Instead of using new devolved powers to provide an alternative to Westminster’s controversial Work Programme, Holyrood ministers have
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MSPs condemn lack of evidence behind SNP's £160m air tax cut
A CROSS-PARTY group of MSPs has criticised an absence of evidence to justify the SNP's £160m plan to slash air passenger duty north of the border. In a stinging report on the Air Departure Tax (Scotland) Bill, Holyrood’s Finance Committee said it
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Child abuse inquiry will quiz charities and church groups will be asked to admit abuses
CHARITIES and faith-based groups will be asked whether they admit overseeing the abuse of children, during the first public hearings of the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry. The Inquiry has announced 10 Christian organisations and three charities will appear
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Constitutional "pantomime" between London and Edinburgh continues - possibly beyond 2020
A SENIOR Whitehall source said ruefully: “The pantomime continues.” He was talking about the ongoing constitutional drama on this side of the English Channel rather than the one unfolding on the other. Amid all of the political to-ing and fro-ing of late
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Alison Rowat's TV review: Harlots, Decline and Fall, and All Round to Mrs Browns
GOOD news and not so good news if you ever have the chance to travel back in time to 1763 London, the setting for Harlots (ITV Encore, Tuesday, 10pm). On the plus side, judging by the blooming loveliness of the complexions, the skincare products and makeup
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Unspun: The political diary
EQUALITY at last! It turns out female politicians are just as petty about turf as male ones. When Theresa May came north last week, Nicola Sturgeon offered to meet her at Bute House. PM said No. Then the FM offered government offices. PM said No. Finally
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Top 20 Scottish spring days out with the children
It's April, which means the promise of sun and Easter fun by the basketload. Here are our top 20 favourite things for spring1 Family fun…Pollok Country Park (www.glasgow.gov.uk/eventsinthepark) is a hub of activities and events this Easter – highlights
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Actor David Hayman on Glasgow's other architect, Alexander Greek Thomson
SOME buildings you never forget. Even if it they're magnificent, old, isolated ruins. In his younger years actor David Hayman spent a decade at the Citizens Theatre in Glasgow. One hundred and fifty yards away, Alexander "Greek" Thomson’
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Fidelma Cook: 'Bloody Scots. Who needs them? Troublesome shower'
WORKING at the end of my table, looking towards the shuttered glass doors, I could see the lightning as it flashed in the narrow headband.The kitchen/dining room heart of the house is the only room where the reworked, replaced shutters allow light to
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Watson gets pay hike after taking top Wood job
WOOD Group chief executive Robin Watson saw his total pay package increase by 41 per cent to £1.2 million in 2016 after changing role from chief operating officer of divisional business Wood Group PSN at the beginning of the year.Despite the rise the
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How to invest amid stock-market uncertainty
RECENT shock events on both sides of the Atlantic have not so far produced the market downturn that many commentators had feared. Now the consequences of Brexit and Donald Trump’s election victory are playing out on the world stage, should investors start
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UK prime hogg prices boosted by the approach of Easter
The live-weight hogg market has strengthened further in the past week with demand increasing as the Easter period approaches.In the week ended 29 March the GB SQQ (Standard Quality Quotation) rose by 12p compared to the previous week, reaching 187.9p/
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Craig Yeaman: Businesses must not have another referendum thrust upon them
THREE and a half years on from the “once in a generation” vote on independence, Scotland finds itself yet again on the edge of another precipice, with the SNP Government appearing determined to force the country through another very divisive referendum
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Kames Capital’s Snowden on top form with bond funds
KAMES Capital’s Stephen Snowden has topped The Herald’s latest league table of Scottish fund managers after rising from 585th to 483rd place in financial information group Citywire’s ranking of over 3,000 global managers.The Edinburgh-based manager, who
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Menzies to split in two with DX deal
JOHN Menzies is to split into two separate entities by late June, when its distribution arm is expected to complete a reverse takeover of Datchet-based DX Group.The move, which will see DX pay £60 million for the John Menzies business, signals a strategic
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Bowleven avoids second boardroom battle with COC
THE rebel investor in oil and gas company Bowleven has withdrawn its demand for a second general meeting of the company at the end of a week in which chairman Billy Allan stood down from the board and chief executive Kevin Hart announced his departure
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Tusk rejects May's plan for early twin-track talks on withdrawal and trade
DONALD Tusk’s rejection of Theresa May’s central aim to have an early twin-track negotiation on EU withdrawal and trade has shown the UK Government’s “pipe dream” strategy has hit reality early on, pro-EU campaigners have claimed.Yet the President of
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Catriona Stewart: Harry Clarke’s silence is unforgivable
WHAT to make of Harry Clarke? It’s difficult to say, definitively, because the man won’t speak. I know what I’d like to say to him. “I saw a woman die, Harry, and often, at certain triggers - the sound of a manhole cover clanking, the yellow cross
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Confusion as firms told they have to apply for business rates relief
SCOTLAND'S pubs, hotels and restaurants will have to apply for their promised cap on business rates, sparking claims by industry leaders of trade confusion and poor communication. Just weeks after Finance Secretary Derek Mackay said rises would
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SNP: 'Labour not even fielding enough candidates to win key council'
LABOUR has given up the ghost of retaining power at one of Scotland's biggest councils and is fielding only enough candidates for a Tory coalition deal, rivals claims. With the full list of those standing in each local authority now published,