... (Cornish), Samhain (Irish), Sauin (Manx Gaelic), Samhuinn (Scottish Gaelic) and Calan Gaeaf (Welsh). It is traditionally a time of ... share stories of the supernatural. So only fitting that the Scottish International Storytelling Festival should celebrate its 30th year in ...
Douglas MacQueen - Oct 18 2018 - 12:26pm
... MacQueen's blog An interesting item on the Scottish website ‘Wings Over Scotland’ about the Scottish Labour Party . It seems Labour can’t ditch the idea of being ...
Douglas MacQueen - Jan 30 2015 - 2:41pm - 0 comments
... MacQueen's blog Jim Murphy has stood down as Scottish Labour leader. Labour lost 40 of its 41 Scottish constituencies to the Scottish National Party (SNP) in the UK ...
Douglas MacQueen - Jun 14 2015 - 9:46pm - 0 comments
... announced that plans for a £6m project to redevelop the Scottish Crannog Centre on the north shore of Loch Tay are one step closer to ... A news release from Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) (Scottish Gaelic: Coilltearachd agus Fearann Alba) confirmed that the Scottish ...
Douglas MacQueen - Jun 19 2020 - 12:36pm
... At last the end is in sight for the three-century-old Scottish union with England, a union that has resulted in the domination of ... months apart, have shown a consistent rise in support for Scottish independence. At the same time the Scottish National Party (SNP) ...
Douglas MacQueen - Aug 21 2020 - 2:47pm
Deò is a collection of poems written in both Scottish Gaelic and English by Marcas Mac an Tuairneir. In his poetry Marcas ... in Gaelic and Hispanic Studies and an MLitt in Irish and Scottish Studies in 2010. Moving to Glasgow in 2011 he gained an MA in TV ...
Douglas MacQueen - Jul 24 2014 - 9:04pm - 0 comments
... blog As reported on newsnet scotland Scottish Deputy First Minister has condemned UK Conservative Party plans , ... all our pensioners will be protected from Tory cuts." Scottish Government proposals post-independence would see pensions keeping up ...
Douglas MacQueen - Aug 23 2014 - 3:16pm - 0 comments
... some 9000 years ago at the end of the last Ice Age. Now Scottish Wildcats are endangered and face extinction. They are under threat ... sometimes referred to as the Tiger of the Highlands, the Scottish Wildcat Conservation Action Plan was launched in 2013. Since ...
Douglas MacQueen - Jul 26 2018 - 10:53pm
A new Celtic band, based in the Scottish Highlands called The Placks is about to release a debut album, ... world champion pipe band members in their ranks. Proudly Scottish, The Placks are firm supporters of Scotland's pro-independence ... appearances. The band's name comes from Scots word Plack (Scottish Gaelic: Plang), which was an ancient Scottish coin of the value of ...
Alastair Kneale - Apr 8 2020 - 9:59pm
... blog The Northeast Florida Scottish Games and Festival is to be held on February 27, 2016. It is one of the largest single day Scottish games held in the United Sates. Attendance in recent years has topped ...
Emmett McIntyre - Jan 20 2016 - 10:02pm - 0 comments