Bessie MacNicol was a brilliantly talented artist but, as a woman, she had to go to Paris to paint nudes. Now, after a sensational acquisition, this leading light of the Glasgow Girls is finally getting her day in the sun
The ill-fated Willy Wonka children’s event that took place in Glasgow earlier this year is to be turned into an Edinburgh Fringe show – and two of the original actors from the 1971 film will be there.
The Scotia Bar in Glasgow is an institution, serving up cold pints and hot food to everyone from sailors to celebrities going back all the way to the 18th century.
Julie Dawn Cole and Paris Themmen played the original Veruca Salt and Mike Teavee in Mel Stuart's 1971 Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory which starred Gene Wilder.
A recent report by EY has highlighted concerns that the 'visible deterioration' of city centres in Scotland could jeopardise its status as the top destination for inward investment in the UK
Lee Paton was placed on a ventilator as medics scrambled to save him after he was knocked unconscious during a "vicious assault by two men who stamped on his head".
Cops confirmed that 21 people were arrested within the festival boundaries between Friday and Sunday, with a further 19 arrested in connection with TRNSMT but outside Glasgow Green.