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Allan Stewart excited by debut at Festival Theatre

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Allan Stewart and Grant Stott headline along with Jordan Young in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs at the Festival Theatre over the Festive period.Stewart will be Nurse May and Stott the The Man in the Mirror and with Jordan Young as Muddles in...

Top trainers head for Musselburgh’s Scottish Cheltenham Trials weekend

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A strong footballing theme and a flurry of entries from champion jumps trainer Paul Nicholls marks out Musselburgh as the place to be this weekend for racing fans.The bet365 Scottish Cheltenham Trials over Saturday and Sunday (4-5 Feb) is widely regarded as a prep...

Race day will raise funds for charity in memory of popular young farmer

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A charity set up in memory of an agricultural student who died tragically young will benefit from Musselburgh Racecourse’s next race day on Sunday (19 February).Funds will be raised at The Thomas Sherriff Young Farmers Raceday for the George Crawford Legacy Trust, set up...

Museum fires the imagination

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Museum of Scottish Fire Heritage. A big title but it attracted the interest of my grandkids as they have recently visited the Post Office museum in London.I tagged along not knowing what to expect. Well, I enjoyed it nd learned a great deal. The...

Barbara Dickson, The Rezillos and Big Country on at The Brunton

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The Brunton welcomes three top artists during The Saltire Festival programme to celebrate St Andrew's Day. Barbara Dickson performs with her full band on Saturday, November 30 (7.30pm). She started her career in the folk clubs and has since recorded numerous hit songs including Answer...

Overnight road closure on Saturday on the A720

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The westbound carriageway of the A720 Edinburgh City Bypass will be closed for resurfacing between Baberton and Calder Junctions from 20:30 until 06:00 on the night of 27 March.A diversion route for westbound traffic will be signposted from Baberton Junction via the B701 and...

A bilingual future for Edinburgh’s preschoolers?

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A young Scottish linguist is transforming the language learning opportunities of under fives in Edinburgh. Christopher Atha founded Future Bilingual in August 2021 with the aim of providing native-speaker led, immersive language learning experiences for preschoolers in the city. A qualified secondary school languages teacher, he...

Fireworks display hits new heights in Honest Toun

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The Honest Toun’s revamped Guy Fawkes firework display has been declared an outstanding success by many who attended the event at Musselburgh Racecourse.Five thousand free tickets were issued in a joint project financed by the Musselburgh Common Good Fund and Musselburgh Racecourse for a...

‘Inspiring Sportswomen’ – webinar presented by Grange HC

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Grange Hockey Club are running a free webinar event next week with four inspirational and hugely talented Scottish Sportswomen.They have pulled the event together as a great opportunity to hear from some of Scotland’s best team athletes about their journeys so far, showcasing some...

Bowman takes another bow at Stobo Castle Ladies Day party

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DJ, television presenter and podcast host Edith Bowman, is returning to Musselburgh Racecourse to host the After Racing Party at the popular Stobo Castle Ladies Day.The former Radio 1 DJ, who now presents the weekly Soundtracking podcast on which she interviews film-makers about their...

Edinburgh Cup gets in trim to boost quality fields at Musselburgh’s Derby Day meeting

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A drop in distance by just three furlongs could make a huge difference to the prestigious £40,000 Edinburgh Cup at Musselburgh Racecourse on 3 June, believes track boss Bill Farnsworth.The feature race on a £139,000 seven race card has been shortened from 1½ miles...

Edinburgh residents invited to join Scottish Land Commission at virtual public meeting

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Edinburgh residents are invited to join the Scottish Land Commission online at its latest virtual public meeting.The meeting aims to give people the opportunity to talk about their local land, sharing the issues and questions they may have, and to find out about the...

‘Tour de Forth’ returns with support from record breaking Josh Quigley

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Josh Quigley, the record-breaking Scottish cyclist, has thrown his support behind plans for the return of the Tour de Forth sportive, which was cancelled last year due to Covid-19. The annual event has raised hundreds of thousands of pounds for charities, including its main...

Musselburgh’s Stobo Castle Ladies Day cancelled for this year

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New peak-summer August date announced for 2021 Ladies DayMusselburgh Racecourse has cancelled Stobo Castle Ladies Day following confirmation by the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) that all scheduled fixtures in May and June have been cancelled.The premier raceday, which attracts a capacity attendance of 10,000,...

Musselburgh takes centre stage for New Year’s Day racing

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The £88,000 Betway New Year’s Day meeting at Musselburgh Racecourse will take centre stage following the abandonment of Cheltenham’s 1 January fixture due to a waterlogged course.History-making Bryony Frost heads a list of star names on parade, fresh from her Boxing Day success at...

Tour of Britain announces details of Scottish stages

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Rescheduled to 2021 owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 17th edition of the UK’s most prestigious stage race (Sunday 5-12 September) will cover more than 1,300km (807miles) in a route that once again includes a pair of stages in Scotland, and a first overall...

Fixtures for 2020/21 club & school season announced by Scottish Rugby

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The fixtures for each tier of the Scottish game has been published by Scottish Rugby as the sport makes steady progress to resume, in line with public health guidelines.Following widespread Scottish Rugby Council consultation a regional model for competitions in the 2020/21 season was...

And they’re off – 2023 gets a flying start at Musselburgh

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New Year’s day revellers return to Musselburgh Racecourse.Revellers are being offered the chance to usher in 2023 with a day of quality horse racing and entertainment – as Musselburgh’s New Year’s Day fixture reopens to the public for the first time in two years.The...

Panto, music, film and poetry at The Brunton

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The Brunton in Musselburgh features a variety of live events and films for all ages and the Christmas panto is back from Wednesday, November 23 to Saturday 31 of December and it is Sinbad. He voyages from Fisherrow over the sea searching for fortune, and finding romance with...

Popular Steamie sells out at The Brunton

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The Brunton inform us that tickets for The Steamie, which runs from Wednesday 25 to Saturday 28 January, are sold out.Also scheduled is the Golden Globe winning movie The Banshees of Inisherin (15) on Wednesday 25 January. starring Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson, The National Theatre Live brings Arthur Miller's The Crucible to Venue 1's big screen...

Musselburgh Racecourse’s £240,000 Easter Parade gets Flat season off to a flyer

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Musselburgh Racecourse's £240,000 Easter Parade gets Flat season off to the flyerThe £100,000 Betway Queen’s Cup lifts the curtain on Musselburgh’s 16-fixture summer Flat season on Easter Saturday. (16 April).The Betway Easter Saturday meeting also features six other quality races on a card which...

CAC furniture exhibition due to open in March goes digital

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'Adjust/Adapt', a major new group exhibition showcasing and celebrating the transformative power of creativity and craft to transcend challenging times and presented by a partnership of The Scottish Furniture Makers Association (SFMA) and Visual Arts Scotland (VAS), was due to open on 27th March...

Fans back at BT Murrayfield for Glasgow match

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The green light has been given by Scottish Rugby to host a limited number of fans at tomorrow's (Friday 28 August) derby match against Glasgow Warriors at BT Murrayfield.Scottish Government has supported Scottish Rugby’s plans which will make the game the first professional rugby...

Royal Bank RugbyForce success for Leith RFC

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Together with a chance to meet Scotland International stars, Leith Rugby Club has been awarded £1,000 after gaining Hero Club status in this year’s Royal Bank RugbyForce initiative.Beating strong competition from over 130 entries, the Edinburgh club will receive its prize ahead of Royal...

Betway Easter Saturday kicks off Musselburgh’s Flat season

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Musselburgh Racecourse gets its Flat season underway with the £174,000 Betway Easter Saturday Race Day on 3 April.With 16 Flat fixtures staged over the summer months and into October, the East Lothian course will continue to race behind-closed-doors but is primed to accommodate spectators...

30th July starting date for FOSROC Super6 Season 2

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The second season of the FOSROC Super6 competition has been confirmed by Scottish Rugby to be starting on Friday 30 July.After a 15-month hiatus the tournament kicks off with Boroughmuir Bears hosting city rivals Heriot’s Rugby at Meggetland, the following day Stirling County will...

EICA:Ratho Announces Sell-out for European Climbing Championship’s Sunday Session

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Hosting the IFSC European Climbing Championships on 4-6 October 2019, Edinburgh’s International Climbing Arena at Ratho has reported a huge demand for tickets.Tickets for Sunday’s lead finals are now sold out but there are still a limited number of tickets for Saturday’s lead...

Scottish Canals back Doddie Aid

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Doddie Aid fundraisers can stop off for a welcome break at the Falkirk Wheel (pictured) or Caledonian Canal Centre while they clock up the miles.Scottish Canals have pledged their support for Doddie Aid 2023 by offering those taking part in the mass participation exercise...

All set for a Super Sunday

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A mouth-watering mix of music, food and sport will ensure this year's Super Bowl Sunday is one to remember at Stramash.The Cowgate venue is open until 5.00am for the occasion and has something for everyone on one of the biggest days of the year...

Extra race meeting at Musselburgh on Tuesday

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Musselburgh Racecourse is staging an extra jumps meeting on Tuesday with the price of an entry ticket at only £10.The East Lothian course was awarded the additional meeting by the British Horseracing Authority as a result of Storm Ciara which has forced a...