The Edinburgh Reporter

Scottish Portrait Gallery photography exhibition funded for three years

Phyllis Stephen — Sun, 27 May 2012 19:41:06 +0000

THE ROBERT MAPPLETHORPE FOUNDATION FUNDS PHOTOGRAPHY SPACE The National Galleries of Scotland (NGS) is delighted to announce that The Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation has made a major donation to the new Photography Gallery in the refurbished Scottish National Portrait Gallery in Edinburgh. The charity is giving a total of $300,000 (£190,000) over the next three years, [...]

Thorburn watercolour to be sold in Edinburgh

Phyllis Stephen — Sun, 27 May 2012 15:49:55 +0000

THORBURN OWNED BY FIRST MAN TO PROPOSE REMEMBRANCE SILENCE TO HONOUR WAR DEAD AT BONHAMS A splendid watercolour of a pheasant in flight by the celebrated Scottish ornithological artist Archibald Thorburn heads Bonhams Sporting Sale in Edinburgh on 21 June. It is estimated at £20,000-30,000. Flying Pheasant has a fascinating history. It was owned by Sir [...]

A Man, A Van and A Piano

Anna Redman — Sat, 26 May 2012 18:37:27 +0000

Known to fans as ‘the OlymPianist,’ Anthony Hewitt is out to change the world. The musician and athlete has combined his talents into a unique fundraiser for music and children’s charities. He will cycle from Land’s End to John O’Groats, performing 26 scheduled concerts along they way. This week he was in Edinburgh marking day [...]

Tenth Edinburgh Marathon off to a good start

Phyllis Stephen — Sat, 26 May 2012 18:08:12 +0000

Scotland’s biggest running event which celebrates its 10th anniversary got off to a fabulous start today as more than 3,700 people took part in races in glorious sunshine at Holyrood Park in Edinburgh. The first of the two-day running festival in the capital saw 33-year-old Bryan Mackie race to the finish line of the 10K, [...]

Kitty the Lion on iTunes soon

Phyllis Stephen — Sat, 26 May 2012 14:24:04 +0000

Kitty the Lion Release New Single ‘Duck!’ for Free Download During May, Kitty the Lion’s new single ‘Duck!’ was released for free download, in exchange for a Tweet or a share on Facebook of the band’s first official music video! And now from May 30th the single will be also available for purchase from iTunes and a range of [...]

Edinburgh company and its award winning dolls

Phyllis Stephen — Sat, 26 May 2012 13:58:52 +0000

Guys and Dolls – Sales of new Oobicoo soft toy Ollie outstrip Orla 2:1 Boys’ dolls are selling twice as fast as girls’ dolls according to Totseat founder Rachel Jones, who believes the media have been integral in helping to break down gender stereotypes. The UK toy industry is worth £2.96bn and since launching [...]

Review – Dara O’Briain Craic Dealer

Phyllis Stephen — Fri, 25 May 2012 11:56:26 +0000

by Craig Denham Things really did brighten up in Edinburgh this week, and I’m not just talking about the weather. On Wednesday night a few colleagues and I made the wise decision to go and see the stand up comedian Dara O’Briain’s new show at the Edinburgh Playhouse. It’s called Craic Dealer. In his usual [...]

Edinburgh wave energy company win European award

Phyllis Stephen — Fri, 25 May 2012 09:31:09 +0000

Aquamarine Power has won a major European Commission award Wave energy moved centre stage in Europe when wave energy developer Aquamarine Power won a major European Commission environment award yesterday. European Commissioner for the Environment, Janez Potočnik, gave the Edinburgh company first prize in the ‘product’ category for its innovative Oyster wave energy technology. The [...]

Five things you need to know today

Phyllis Stephen — Fri, 25 May 2012 09:15:31 +0000

Yes Scotland – St Bernard’s Well – Minimum Pricing on Alcohol – Sick Kids – Cookies The Yes Scotland campaign launches today at Cineworld at 11a.m. This is the movement for an independent Scotland principally backed by the SNP, but also having some cross party support it seems, now that Green MSP Patrick Harvie has said [...]

Five things you need to know today

Phyllis Stephen — Thu, 24 May 2012 09:30:24 +0000

Council meeting – Missing Woman – Ceilidh – Volunteers for the Save the Children Shop – Lightbulbs The new council will meet for the first time today to discuss real business. Part of what they will do is to approve formally who will do what on the council. We have already told you who they [...]