31 h. ago Original performers from ‘The Trocadero’ visit Crossbasket Castle for special first look experience

A piano player and his wife who met while he performed at 1950s Hamilton dance club The Trocadero, were amongst the special guests hosted at Crossbasket Castle for a first look of its new hotel and entertainment-led restaurant, inspired by the legendary venue.

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53 h. ago Special guests get first glimpse of new luxury Lanarkshire restaurant which transports guests to magical bygone era

An iconic dancehall was the inspiration for a new glamorous restaurant which has opened at Crossbasket Castle, with its menu overseen by iconic Michelin-starred chef Michel Roux.

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9 d. ago ‘Don’t be afraid of what you don’t know’: the inimitable genius of Andy Kaufman

New documentary looks back on the career and personal life of the unusual comedian whose brand of performance art made him a true originalThe stereotype of comedians is that they’re compulsively “on”, finding it difficult to revert to normal off-stage behavior when so much of their life revolves around getting laughs from a crowd. That makes Andy Kaufman particularly unusual, even this many years later: he is a comedian who worked so hard to raise questions about whether or not he was “on” that those questions lingered well after his death.The creator of characters such as Foreign Man, who would unexpectedly break into a spot-on Elvis impression; Latka Gravas, the sitcom version of that character he did for the beloved show Taxi; the grotesquely abusive lounge singer never-was Tony Clifton; and the misogynist woman-wrestling showboat named, uh, Andy Kaufman constructed so many clever hoaxes to house his work that many assumed he must not actually have died young at the age of 35. (S...

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9 d. ago Tourist explains why 'special' pyramids are 'the worst place on earth'

TikTok user philc84 had dreamed of touring 'the most special building on the entire planet' but described his experience as 'literally hell'.

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1 week ago New owner of ‘iconic’ hotel in heart of Cairngorms park promises ‘special Highland experience’

“We want to provide our guests with the whole Highland journey where they can stay, eat, drink and experience, in great locations”

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2 w. ago Indie band Oracle Sisters perform spectacular Music Box session of ‘Marseille’ and ‘Riverside’

Paris-based indie-rock band Oracle Sisters stopped by the Music Box studio for a sublime performance of two original songs, “Marseille” and “Riverside”, both from their 2024 album Divinations.

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2 w. ago Crossbasket Castle prepares for opening of new hotel and restaurant

The luxury Lanarkshire venue has undergone a £20 million transformation, and has appointed a head mixologist for the new Trocadero's restaurant

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2 w. ago Rollerbladers enjoy special Thistles experience as part of Stirling's 900th celebrations

The after hours 'skatathon' allowed a local club to enjoy the floors of the shopping centre as part of its efforts to encourage people to complete 900km around it.

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2 w. ago Crossbasket Castle appoints Head Mixologist as part of multi

Ahead of the upcoming launch of its new hotel and entertainment-led restaurant, five-star Scottish hotel Crossbasket Castle has appointed Panos Dimou as Head Mixologist.

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2 w. ago 'Special' fine dining experience ranked city's best with some of Wales' most stunning views

'We wanted to create something that was a premium dining space, but accessible to all that wouldn't be at a price point that would not allow people to come'

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