Ayr Gaiety's joy as £250,000 grant from Creative Scotland saves jobs at theatre

Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond recently finished up filming in Scotland and Calmac Ferries have given fans a glimpse of what the crew have been up to.

government adverts urging young people working in the arts to abandon their dream jobs and retrain in “cyber”. Bosses at the Glasgow clothing and youth culture company renowned for their cutting-edge design and finger on the pulse attitude insisted they HAD to respond as the future of the youth of Scotland and the UK is at stake.

Scot Gemmill’s side within a point of the Group Four summit with a game 
in hand. An away clash with minnows San Marino tomorrow should bank another victory which would leave games against Croatia and Greece next month as the last hurdles in the bid to clinch a final place in Hungary and Slovenia next year.

Margaret Ferrier has refused to resign following bombshell revelations over her 800-mile round trip while suffering from coronavirus.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Today marks the 104th year that the Erskine charity has been caring for veterans.The first wounded veterans admitted to the Princess Louise Scottish Hospital for Limbless Sailors and Soldiers arrived on October 10, 1916.A total of 13 patients came through the doors of the pioneering hospital when it opened over a century ago. They came from throughout Scotland to the newly opened hospital, to be fitted with

Perth and Kinross arts scene.The body behind Perth Theatre and Perth Concert Hall has been hit hard by the pandemic and will shed 12 full-time, 24 part-time and 69 zero-hours positions.The process was concluded on Wednesday (October 7) following months of negotiations with staff members.Perth and Kinross Council convener calls for clarity in wake of exams cancellationThe Perth-based arts group had originally mooted that 120 jobs faced the axe but following a £750,000 grant from Creative Scotland

trade union has warned that 147 jobs could be lost at a foundry specialising in railway parts if it loses out on a contract to an overseas firm. Unite said the entire Progress Rail Services plant in South Queensferry could be shut by the end of the year, in what it claimed would be another "massive blow" to manufacturing jobs in Scotland.

Note - each farm has strict rules in place for safety, with track and trace and social distancing in operation.They ask that you arrive in time for your slot and leave the field promptly within your time, masks will also be required to be worn in all of the farm shops.School friends David Grant Suttie and Alex Humphreys launched the pumpkin project at Balgone Estate during lockdown and are now offering ample pumpkin picking opportunities for Halloween loving families.With a first ever bumper

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.PEOPLE on low incomes across Monklands will be eligible to receive a new £500 grant if asked to self-isolate.The new Self-Isolation Support Grant will be available to residents in Airdrie and Coatbridge who would otherwise lose income due to self-isolation, such as those unable to carry out their work from home, including hospitality or retail workers.The Scottish Government grant will be targeted at people

Santander has revealed that only a third of Scots said they know what an investment scam is.This is when a scammer offers someone a fake but convincing opportunity to make a profit by handing over a sum of money.Some £8,000 is lost on average by Scots to an investment scam with a fifth (18%) of Scottish adults admitting that they know someone, or have themselves been affected by an investment scam.

Taylor Swift‘s man Joe Alwyn debuted a handsome new look while hitting the San Sebastián Film Festival in Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain that’s surely got the Lover songstress swooning. Joe, 29, is now rocking longer, floppy hair and it totally suits the Mary Queen of Scots star. It’s very Brad Pitt at the Fast Times at Ridgemont High table read.

Highland ward councillor reckons a £134,660 grant for a project to transform Kinloch Rannoch Outdoor Centre has vindicated the council’s decision not to sell the building for a pound.

Hudson Mohawke‘s track ‘Chimes’ has been used as the soundtrack to a new Joe Biden campaign video – you can watch it below.Lifted from the Scottish producer’s 2014 EP of the same name, the song plays over footage of the Democratic presidential frontrunner as a number of his high-profile supporters urge viewers to vote.The clip was posted to Biden’s official Twitter profile yesterday (September 22) to mark National Voter Registration Day, and was subsequently brought to the attention of HudMo by

drugs bust on a Scots hotel has led cops to finding more than three-quarters of a million pounds worth of cannabis. Responding to a tip-off officers searched the Highlander Hotel on West Church Street in Buckie, Moray on Sunday night.

Boris Johnson has announced help for people on lower incomes who face a loss of earnings if they are forced to self-isolate.