"Dreich" - meaning dull or gloomy - topped a poll to mark Book Week Scotland, led by the Scottish Book Trust. It beat off contenders including "glaikit", "scunnered" and "shoogle". The charity ...

The 10-day literary celebration in Scotland’s National Book Town will also have the traditional opening night fireworks over Wigtown Bay, gathering at the Mercat Cross at 8.30pm tomorrow and ...

In order to book this trip, you'll need to contact ... Ideally, you'd want to take at least a week to see Scotland if it's your first time visiting so that you can experience its cities, culture ...

Private Members’ Bills Two Private Members’ Bills were introduced at Westminster on Wednesday by two of the Edinburgh MPs. Scott Arthur MP for Edinburgh South West and Tracy Gilbert both won a slot in ...

Based in Wigtown – Scotland’s National Book Town – it gives book lovers ... and bookshops are just on our doorstep.” The guests this week are Daisy Yeung, 41, who traveled from Hong ...

Problem 1 is all about working out how many books there are in different boxes. Maths teacher Chris Smith and pupils from Grange Academy are here to explain. The Maths Week Scotland Daily ...

I’ve written extensively about the funding travails of Scotland’s biggest book festivals this year ... visitors who pass through Bowmore every week will find their way into The Celtic House ...

Joey Ronald, eight, fulfilled his dream of meeting Ronaldo after mum MJ booked them a night away at the swanky 5 star hotel ...

While the rest of the world seems to be either at war or under flood waters, we are drifting into a quiet autumn. Not much is happening and that makes us lucky. The harvest is home. Schools and ...

Scotland's "forgotten" bestselling author could be introduced to a new audience thanks to a new teaching project. Novels and epic poems by Sir Walter Scott were hugely popular throughout his lifetime, ...

The Scots language - and Scottish vernacular - has a huge range of descriptive and colourful words that are unique to the ...