Glasgow’s second TRNSMT music festival will recognise the pivotal role played by one of the city’s legendary venues in the careers of a number of this year’s performers. Organiser Geoff Ellis was responsible for the success of King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut where many of the acts at TRNSMT got their first big break. Speaking […]
Pauline Taylor
Defiant Dr Danielle is a model of determination
At the age of 18 months Danielle Farrel’s parents Marjory and Daniel noticed something was wrong with their daughter. “I wasn’t reaching the usual milestones, like getting up and taking first steps,” she says. Cerebral palsy was diagnosed, heralding a lifetime of challenges, and a future filled with highs and lows. Throughout her childhood and […]
Germany puts culture and lifestyle on the menu
Travel: Berlin and Germany German tourism officials are on a mission to showcase what the country, and the capital city in particular, has to offer travellers. And it seems there is a lot on the menu, not least Berlin’s growing reputation as a culinary delight. The city is enjoying a renaissance as a tourist destination, […]
Beguiling show is a touching history lesson
Theatre review: War Horse (5/5) When the author Michael Morpurgo was researching what started out as a children’s book, he discovered that an estimated 10 million army horses perished in the First World War. His book went stratospheric and the stage version has been seen by seven million theatregoers, touched by the moving tale of […]
Busy workers take a quick step to easing stress
As a chartered accountant and finance manager at one of the big banks Tom Sheddan had become used to working up to seventy hours a week. Managing big money transactions and a team of 23 is demanding work and there came a point when the pressures of the job finally got to him. “I went off with stress […]