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TWO EDINBURGHS – ONE BRAND
The Caledonian MercuryBy David Black Fresh in to Tramopolis – the city formerly known as Edinburgh – and what’s all this? Some sort of a literary stooshie, it would appear. For the most part, these...
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LEADING SCOTS FASHION DESIGNER IN VOGUE-BACKED FIRST
The Caledonian MercuryCrowd-funding is a buzz-phrase of the moment. People are using it to raise money for many different kinds of project, from novels to novelties, from films to fashion. One of the...
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PLANS FOR SAFER CYCLING
The Caledonian MercuryA report from the Scottish Government has suggested that all residential areas should have 20mph zones to make them safer for cyclists. However, the idea that motorists should be...
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CHILDREN’S LITERATURE AT THE EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL BOOK FESTIVAL
The Caledonian MercuryThis is the 30th anniversary of the Edinburgh International Book Festival and, right from the start back in 1983, children’s books and writers have been at its heart. The 2013...
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LETTER FROM SCOTLAND 21st June 2013
The Caledonian MercuryThe Piper Alpha Disaster — 167 lost their lives Picture: Creative Commons Twenty five years ago Scotland suffered its worst accident ever in the North Sea oil fields. And this...
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BOLIVIA SEEKS INTERNATIONAL HELP TO RIGHT AN OLD WRONG
The Caledonian MercuryLa Paz, the Capital of Bolivia Picture: Creative Commons Bolivia is in some respects a country of contradictions. It’s South America’s highest and most isolated nation. While it...
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Economic Growth: Outlook improves
The Caledonian MercuryScottish Exports Dominated by Whisky Economic forecasting seems to many to be as much art as arithmetic. Figures from the Government are constantly subject to review and revision....
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Flight for the Sun Starts Here
The Caledonian MercuryScotland in summer – it’s gently but steadily raining, that fine misty drizzle that penetrates even the best of waterproofs. The east coast haar means you can’t see Fife from...
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LETTER FROM SCOTLAND 29th June 2013
The Caledonian MercuryLoch Morlich on Speyside I’ve spent much of this week on Speyside in the fresh, clear air of the Highlands and it’s given me a fresh, clear view of what is happening in the...
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STRIPPING OUT THE MIDDLE MEN: THE NAKED APPROACH TO WINE
The Caledonian MercuryVineyards near Minevre in the South of France Picture from Penny Haywood Calder Wine lovers have their own individual preferences. There are those who go for the whole experience,...
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CANADA DIRECT: A NEW AIR SERVICE TO TORONTO
The Caledonian MercuryUntil now, if you wanted to fly to Toronto, you had to fly with the American airline, United. That meant travelling first to Newark in New Jersey before catching a second flight...
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LETTER FROM SCOTLAND: 14TH JULY 2013
The Caledonian MercuryCriffel in Cumbria (Creative Commons) Scotland was like some tropical island, looming out of the sunlit haze. I was looking north west to Criffel from the Cumbrian coast, on a...
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HOLIDAY INSURANCE: TEN TIPS
The Caledonian MercuryIt’s the time of year when hundreds of thousands of Scots head for the sun, sea and sangria. No matter whether it’s a package holiday in Torremolinos or a self-organised cultural...
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J K ROWLING’S ANONYMOUS NOVEL
The Caledonian MercuryThousands of Books are published every year How many are successful? What a difference a tweet makes. How many people had heard of the author Robert Galbraith or indeed his highly...
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TOMATIN DISTILLERY: £1.2 INVESTMENT IN GREEN TECHNOLOGY
The Caledonian MercuryThe Scotch Whisky industry has something of a reputation for investing in green technology. The latest distillery to do so is Tomatin near Inverness. Its Japanese owners, Takara...
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THE COST OF CHILD POVERTY
The Caledonian MercuryA report prepared for the Child Poverty Action Group by Loughborough University suggests that child poverty costs the Scottish economy almost £1 billion a year. The problem is...
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MYSTERY BOOK SCULPTOR
The Caledonian MercuryThe Latest Parcel is Opened For the last couple of years, the literary establishment has been simultaneously puzzled and delighted by the occasional delivery of literary-themed...
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LETTER FROM SCOTLAND 19TH JULY 2013
The Caledonian MercuryThe UK’s Nuclear Deterrent – Ongoing Controversy It’s been splendid golfing weather. For weeks now there’s been no rain. There’s been a mild, light, westerly wind and temperatures...
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LETTER FROM SCOTLAND 26TH JULY 2013
The Caledonian MercuryDear Royal Baby George, I first saw your crumpled little face on the large public TV screen in Festival Square as I cycled home on Tuesday evening through the centre of Edinburgh....
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WEIR’S WEEK: 26TH JULY 2013
The Caledonian MercuryPhil Mickelson – Open Champion (Creative Commons) Saturday Last week I commented on how Lloyd Saltman’s first hole catastrophe at Muirfield would have made every club golfer or...
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