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World champion equestrian event in East Lothian

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ROS CANTER COMES TO SCOTLANDThe new 'Training To Win' Lecture Demo comes to Rockrose Equestrian Centre, Scotland on 9 March 2020.  World Champion Ros Canter and top coach Caroline Moore, show you the secrets of their success and what goes on behind the scenes when...

2019 Paraclimb Festival Coming to the EICA at Ratho

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The Scottish ParaClimb 2019 is being held on Sunday the 8th September alongside a new Adult Lead and Speed Competition.This means that the paraclimb routes will be spread across new areas of the Ratho walls, giving some great new challenges which have not been...

‘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...

Mairearad and Anna coming to Leith Folk Club in November

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Fresh from a UK tour in April 2019 and a performance at Scotland’s biggest music festival, Celtic Connections, Mairearad and Anna will hit the road again this November including an appearance at the Leith Folk Club on Tuesday12 November.The duo will be performing material from their fourth...

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...

Virtual reality games at Realm VR

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Just back from Realm VR at 600 Gorgie Road, Edinburgh. It's in an office block (pictured) and, possibly, one you have passed many times without knowing what is inside.Basically, the Realm VR package provides virtual reality games through a headset.Not a gamer at...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Suggestions for Mother’s Day 2024

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Mother's Day is on Sunday 10 March 2024. If you want to spoil your mum or someone you regard as a mum then we have some ideas for you.Mums are "Inn" for a treat this year at the Dalmore InnMake it a Dalmore...

Glass half full for Musselburgh Racecourse as Level Zero conditions limit summer attendances

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The move to Level Zero Covid-19 restrictions will have a limited impact on the number of racing fans Musselburgh Racecourse can welcome over its crucial summer season.First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced yesterday (Wed 13 July) that restrictions in Scotland would be eased from 19...

‘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 Racecourse under starter’s orders to welcome back spectators

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Musselburgh Racecourse will welcome spectators for the first time in more than a year at its next race meeting on Tuesday 25 May.In a carefully managed event, the East Lothian track will admit 250 racing fans in the first steps towards lifting Covid-19 restrictions...

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...

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...

Don’t ditch the New Year resolutions just yet

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Edinburgh Leisure want you to keep up those resolutions -  and offer you membership for 7 Days for £7.If you feel you have over-indulged just a bit then take advantage of Edinburgh Leisure’s offering of a 7-day fitness pass for only £7, giving their customers...

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...

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...

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 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...

Musselburgh jumps back into action with best ever National Hunt programme

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Musselburgh Racecourse jumps back into action on Saturday 30 October with its “biggest and best ever” National Hunt programme.Aside from the opening £100,000 fixture, season highlights include the traditional Betway New Year’s Day meeting on 1 January, the £250,000 weekend double-header bet365 Scottish Festival...

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...

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...

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...

Twilight highlights at new Sunday race meeting for Musselburgh

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Musselburgh Racecourse kicks off the £600,000 Sky Bet Sunday Series at its next meeting on Sunday (25 July).With almost £200,000 prize money on offer at the East Lothian course, Musselburgh is joining with Haydock and Sandown to launch the triple “twilight” fixtures which will...

Super6 to receive FOSROC support for second year

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Construction Solutions company FOSROC will continue its support of Scottish Rugby’s part-time professional league Super6 for a second year.Its name will also be the title sponsor to the ‘Sprint Series’, a shortened Super6 tournament taking place in the autumn of this year, which will...

EICA:Ratho Looking Forward to Welcoming Europe’s Top Climbers

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In just over a week, the Edinburgh International Climbing Arena (EICA):Ratho will once again take centre stage as it welcomes some of the world’s leading sport climbing athletes for the IFSC European Climbing Championships 2019.Among those registered to compete are Women’s World Speed Champion,...

From bumps to babies and beyond

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Offering something for all ages and stages, the ‘biggest club in town’, is launching a new set of pre and post-natal fitness classes in two of its venues.From Pregnancy to Mum and Baby Yoga to Bumps and Babies, the sessions will be launching at...