40 h. ago 17th Century Scottish pub named among the best in the UK for live music

A much-loved Glasgow pub has been named one of the UK’s top live music venues by Eat Drink Meet

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63 h. ago £600,000 to be spent on Renfrew Victory Baths after investment approved

A series of steps will extend the life of the B-listed building in the town.

Economics

4 d. ago Historic buildings to be sold by Falkirk Council as listed status secured

Denny Town House is now a C-listed building which will protect its historic features

Politics

4 d. ago 80s pop icon who penned smash hit Christmas song is unrecognisable as he boards budget Ryanair flight

The famed musician organised the iconic two-venue Live Aid concerts alongside Bob Geldof some 40 years ago, bringing a host of the decade's biggest stars together to raise money,

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5 d. ago Flamingo Land development at Loch Lomond stalled after SNP Government u

The operators of Flamingo Land first lodged a planning application in 2018 to build more than 100 holiday lodges on a site near Balloch town centre.

Politics

6 d. ago MP urges Government to protect live music venues from new neighbours’ complaints

‘Live music’s in crisis, the Government needs to be listening,’ Dame Caroline Dinenage MP told the Commons.

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9 d. ago Five in court after cops raid Greenock industrial building over 'possible cannabis cultivation'

Police swarmed an industrial building in the Inverclyde town on Thursday morning.

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9 d. ago Supermarket giants Morrisons planning Lockerbie convenience store

An application for a building in the town’s High Street to be turned into a Morrisons Daily has been approved by the council.

Politics

1 week ago Planning application lodged with proposals to build 750 houses in West Lothian town

Calton Planning have submitted the application on behalf of M2 Group

Politics

1 week ago Death of “Grassroots” Live, Electronic Music Venues Gets U.K. Parliament Review: SXSW London

Death of “Grassroots” Live, Electronic Music Venues Gets U.K. Parliament Review: SXSW London  The Hollywood Reporter

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1 week ago Blantyre LIFE marks glowing inspection results by welcoming distinguished guests to tour facility

Lady Susan Haughey CBE, Lord Lieutenant of Lanarkshire, and South Lanarkshire’s Provost, Councillor Margaret Cooper, heard first-hand about the venue's transformative impact on people’s lives.

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2 w. ago Universe’s mysteries may never be solved because of Trump’s Nasa cuts, experts say

‘Extinction-level cuts’ to space agency’s spending means labs will close and deep-space missions will be abandonedSome of the greatest mysteries of the universe, such as the possibility of life on Mars, and whether humans could ever live on Venus, may never be solved because of Donald Trump’s proposed “extinction-level” cuts to Nasa spending, scientists are warning.The Trump administration revealed last month its plan to slash the space agency’s overall budget by 24% to $18.8bn, the lowest figure since 2015. Space and Earth science missions would bear the brunt of the cutbacks, losing more than 53% of what was allocated to them in 2024. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago More than eight out of ten Londoners 'fear the impact of AI on live music'

London has an estimated 179 grassroots music venues but they are in decline

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2 w. ago 'Deliberate' major blaze at derelict building in Scottish town as police launch investigation

Fire crews worked overnight to put out the blaze at the derelict building.

Events

2 w. ago Site of demolished Dumfries town centre building to be turned into flats

Plans have been approved for 16 flats and a shop to be built on the former Treasure Cave site in English Street.

Politics

2 w. ago ‘Blur were so obnoxious!’: 35 years of epic gigs at Glasgow’s King Tut’s, from Oasis to Lewis Capaldi

It’s where Oasis were discovered – and where Radiohead only ever drew 150 people. Insiders and regulars like KT Tunstall explain why the live music venue is so loved by audience and artists‘Lewis Capaldi said to me recently: ‘All I ever wanted was to get my name on the steps at King Tut’s,’” says Judith Atkinson, one half of the couple behind the music venue that has long been where Glaswegians find their new favourite band.Celebrating 35 years this year, King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut was where Oasis were discovered by Alan McGee and soon signed to his record label Creation. The Verve and Radiohead played in the same two-week period as that gig in 1993, while Manic Street Preachers, Florence + the Machine and entire scenes of Scottish alternative music have got a leg up there since. “When I was growing up you didn’t dream about playing Glastonbury – but you dream about playing King Tut’s, the thing that’s within your reach,” says Scottish singer-songwriter KT Tunstall. “It’s such a big dea...

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2 w. ago Liverpool restaurant boss thanks staff and community after venue became emergency medical centre during parade horror

Staff were praised for their 'calm maturity, resourcefulness and quick kindness'

Society

2 w. ago Emergency crews lock down Paisley street as fire rips through derelict building

Firefighters are currently battling with flames at a derelict building in the Renfrewshire town's Stevenson Street.

Events

2 w. ago Inside pub where Liverpool FC fans sheltered after parade crowd horror

Bobby Dix, from the Pig and Whistle pub on Covent Garden, said around 80 people took shelter inside his venue after a car was driven into dozens of Liverpool fans

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2 w. ago Dozens injured as car ploughs into crowd at Liverpool FC victory parade

Man arrested after city centre collision at end of club’s Premier league title celebrationsDay of joy for Liverpool turns into one of horrorLiverpool FC’s Premier League victory parade descended into chaos on Monday evening after a car collided with pedestrians in the city centre leaving nearly 50 people injured including children.A 53-year-old white British man believed to be the driver of the vehicle was arrested at the scene of the collision on Water Street in the heart of the city, metres from the Royal Liver Building and the town hall, after roads had been reopened following the main parade. Continue reading...

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