It was once a regular meeting point for romantics or to meet friends for a day out shopping. The “Binns Clock” on the corner of Edinburgh’s Princes Street and Hope Street became an established city landmark soon after the former department store installed it in 1960. Now the famous cantilever timepiece is to be restored […]
Julena Drumi
Cruachan designs tartan to remember those who died building power station
Sixty years after work began to build the iconic Cruachan pumped hydro storage power station in Scotland, its owner, Drax Group, has commissioned a new tartan to commemorate the 15 men who died during its construction. The design, based on the Clan MacColl tartan sett, uses 15 strands of a special dark blue thread to […]
Scots take part in tests revealing stress you can see
Global health service company, Cigna, is helping its Scottish employees to see stress differently. An innovative stress visualisation experience is a first-of-its-kind technology combining biometric data and digital art to create moving images that show the significant physical and emotional impact of stress in the body and mind. Cigna, which has offices in Glasgow and Greenock, […]
Art and life of first British king among highlights of 2020 season
Art: NGS programme The National Galleries of Scotland is to hold the first exhibition in more than 40 years devoted to exploring the life of King James VI & I, the first monarch of Scotland and England, as part of its 2020 programme. There will also be a once-in-a-lifetime reunion of five of Titian’s greatest works, together […]
A playground for a king now transformed into a leisure hotspot
For years it was a collection of derelict municipal buildings. Now the former playground of a Scottish king in the shadow of Edinburgh Castle has been transformed into an Aparthotel operated by Staycity. The property, with 128 studio, one-bed and two-bed apartments, has filled a gloomy gap mid-way along King’s Stables Road near the Grassmarket […]