Diseased: The Herald’s golf scribbler on Trump’s Balmedie course

Sand dunes at Balmedie (crop) Copyright Richard Slessor Creative COmmons

Ambition? How embarrassing. Success? How louche. Initiative? How noisy. Change? Why? Continue reading

SSACN success as shark tagging officer gets his skates on in Oban

James Thorburn Shark Tagging Officer, Oban SNH SSACN

The Scottish Sea Angling Conservation Network deserves all the success Continue reading

Mark Morpurgo on how to ‘do’ Celtic Connections and New Voices

Clarsach or Celtic Harp in Museum of Scotland Copyright David Monniaux GNUOriginally conceived as filling a hole in Glasgow’s Royal Concert Hall’s schedule in the dark wet days of January, this key winter music festival has grown in size and stature to become a world-wide draw for Glasgow.

In 2009 it scored £1million+ ticket sales and an £8 million much needed boost to the Scottish economy. Then it won the Best Cultural Event of the Year at the Scottish Event Awards 2009. Continue reading