1+ hour, 25+ min ago   (259+ words) Scottish rockers Deacon Blue have announced a tour to mark the 40th anniversary of their iconic debut album 'Raintown'. The band will be performing 15 shows across the UK and Ireland in October 2027, including two dates in Scotland at Aberdeen P&J…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (482+ words) Born: May 26, 1930; Died: August 15, 2026 Peter Craig Paisley, who has died aged 96, was born in Helensburgh and made what he jokingly described as the “long journey” to Rhu upon his marriage, where he and his beloved wife, Maureen, made their home…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (232+ words) Glasgow DIY music festival Freakender is returning for its 10th birthday edition. The festival will take place over three days from Friday, September 18, to Sunday, September 20, at popular city centre haunt The Old Hairdressers. Freakender is the brainchild of Ian Crawford…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (315+ words) Edinburgh’s Lost Shore Surf Resort has been named Norwegian Surfing’s new National Performance Centre. The partnership will give Norway’s national team access to Lost Shore’s wave pool, high-performance training facilities and Surf Lab as athletes prepare for international competitions and…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (300+ words) Lulu, Lewis Capaldi, Simple Minds, Belle and Sebastian, Texas and Wet Wet Wet are to be honoured in a new heritage trail celebrating Glasgow’s musical history. King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, the celebrated venue where Oasis were famously discovered, the…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (410+ words) The new owners of a historic Glasgow pub have uncovered the building's Victorian frontage as they vow to give the venue the "respect it's due". Six months after taking over The Left Bank in the city's West End, experienced hospitality…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (862+ words) As Scots, self-deprecation is our default factory setting. The reaction to the bid for UNESCO recognition of the morning roll was, in that sense, frustratingly predictable. It was the backing of the Scottish Greens which really sparked the sneers, of…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (498+ words) When The Society of Friends of Glasgow Cathedral was founded in 1935 it had a particular aim – to add to the life of one of Scotland’s greatest medieval buildings, and to do it through activities promoting education, science, heritage and, of…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (152+ words) Freckletons in the Irvine Rivergate mall has been in operation for more than 30 years, and was sold by the family who owned it last year. It had been in the same family since opening but changed hands in March of…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (586+ words) The fit-out and install programme for Paisley Museum will be complete by the end of this year ahead of reopening to the public early in the new year, Renfrewshire Council has said. The museum closed in September 2018 for what was…...