The annual Mela arts festival has been launched in Edinburgh with a spectacular parade of stilt walkers and samba drummers. This year’s festival will celebrate the usual mix of dance, music, crafts, food and fashion from all over the world. for more click here
A RECORD number of cruise liners are due to dock in Edinburgh this year boosting the Capital’s economy by up to £10 million.
Around 800 passengers enjoyed a stop-over in the city last night, as two giant cruisers berthed at Western Harbour in Leith. for more click here
An Indian doctor who admitted to forging his resume has been dismissed from his job at the Gold Coast Hospital and is now facing possible deregistration.
Queensland Health said Dr Mohammed Asif Ali’s employment had been terminated based on his admission that he deliberately included false information in the resume he provided to the department. for more click here
A RECORD number of cruise liners are due to dock in Edinburgh this year boosting the Capital’s economy by up to £10 million.
Around 800 passengers enjoyed a stop-over in the city last night, as two giant cruisers berthed at Western Harbour in Leith. for more click here
THE Queen’s former press secretary has branded the decision to take the Royal Yacht Britannia out of service as an “absolute disgrace”.
Michael Shea, who served the Queen for ten years, sparked controversy when he criticised the move to turn the yacht into a tourist attraction in Leith. for more click here
PIPE bands parading in New York have become a familiar example of Scotland’s presence on the world stage.
But events such as Tartan Week in the United States could be in for a revamp as the Executive launches a wide-ranging review into how Scotland is represented abroad. for more click here
We have nothing to fear from al-Qa’ida. Christian fundamentalists are the real extremist threat. That’s the message from the writers of a new play being shown at the Edinburgh International Fringe Festival.
Cash in Christ, a sing-along play satirising the modern capitalist “mega- church”, is arguably one of the most controversial productions in a Fringe with the largest satirical content in living memory. for more click here
Edinburgh’s Fringe Festival kicks off on 5 August, cramming 2,050 shows into just three weeks. Visiting the annual arts extravaganza for the first time can be quite daunting, so how do you choose what to see? for more click here
With less than a week to go, the countdown is on for the largest arts festival in the world. The 2007 Edinburgh Festival Fringe officially kicks off on Sunday 5 August with the traditional Edinburgh Cavalcade heralding a bumper programme of an unprecedented 2,000+ shows taking place over three weeks to 27 August. for more click here
First-time Edinburgh Festival Fringe venue managers Understairs Arts has gone into voluntary liquidation, leaving more than 35 shows without theatres only a fortnight before the start of the Fringe. for more click here