2 h. ago Strictly Come Dancing favourite bags major role on BBC show as co

Strictly: It Takes Two star Fleur East was joined by a celebrity panel on the show, but before she dived into the competition, she had some exciting news to share.

Culture

5 h. ago Strictly's Fleur East opens up on challenging move away from BBC show

Strictly Come Dancing alum and presenter Fleur East opened up about one of her most challenging career moves to date, ahead of her return to the BBC competition’s spin-off show

Politics

38 h. ago Gran, 90, singing at Big Band Era celebration in East Kilbride Village Theatre

Jazz singer June Love will be joining the award-winning Big Band Jon Ritchie and that Swing Sensation.

Culture

57 h. ago The Story of Skids: Scotland’s No 1 Punk Band review – likable look back to the noise era

Very much the story of singer Ricard Jobson, this amiable portrait takes in tales of Sid Vicious and the pop culture hysteria when the genre explodedThis affable documentary should perhaps have a different title; it would be more accurate to call it The Richard Jobson Story, consisting as it does entirely of Jobson – erstwhile frontman of the Scottish punk act Skids, TV presenter, film-maker and novelist – ruminating on these and other endeavours that have kept him busy since his teen years in the 1970s. In between the bits of archive footage, Jobson gets a haircut, tries on a leather jacket or two, and trundles around the stage in a sleeveless T-shirt reliving the glory days.The way Jobson tells it, his and the band’s ascent to national prominence in the late 70s was bit of a miracle in itself: growing up in a bleak, postindustrial mining village outside Dunfermline, his first stroke of luck was bumping into Sid Vicious in Malcolm McLaren’s Sex shop on a trip down to London as a 15...

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3 d. ago I’m a Celebrity star Lord Brocket will not stand trial for rape until late 2027

Judge Martin Edmunds apologised for the late date, saying the combination of a backlog of cases and those in custody matters ‘must take priority’.

Events

7 d. ago Experience: I was almost killed when a pigeon made me crash my motorbike

My face was so smashed up, you could fit a finger in the woundsBirthdays are always a big deal in my family – we love any excuse to spend time together. My dad’s 60th, in May last year, was a particularly special one, as we had family travelling from Germany to Eastbourne, in East Sussex, to celebrate.I spent the first part of the morning with my sisters at my mum’s nearby. She has a birthday in the same week, so we were celebrating hers first. Around midday, we decided to go to my dad’s house, a few minutes’ drive away. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Scots council blasted for 'not supporting' local music shops for school instrument hire

Village Music are right on the doorstep of families in East Kilbride, but instead, parents are being encouraged to travel to shops in Glasgow, Milngavie and even Edinburgh.

Culture

3 w. ago This weekend have a chippy tea on a steam train as East Lancashire Railway marks 200 years

There will be immersive performances, heritage trains, and fish and chips as East Lancashire Railway joins in nationwide celebrations

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4 w. ago New campaign celebrates five years of East Ayrshire Gift Card

East Ayrshire Gift Cards, including a £300 gift card and 20 gift cards worth £20, are set to be given away to celebrate the initiative’s birthday - people simply need to shop local for a chance to win.

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