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After joining the aforementioned “Joseph Pearce Jogging Club” I got chatting to a local runner, Jim. He explained how he does magic on evenings and weekends for parties and events. After the run as the sweaty joggers crowded round Pearce’s bar, Jim showed us a bit of magic using two spoons on the bar which [...]

Santa’s reindeer are in Edinburgh until 24th December after trotting down from the Cairngorms. They were just having some supper before bed when we spotted them and the lead male was eating the lion’s share. Santa was nearby in an igloo, handing out presents, and some children had got trapped in a snow globe next [...]

Edinburgh has been called “the Athens of the North” and not without good cause. The city is surrounded by volcanic hills and riddled with elaborate buildings including the Scott Monument. Built in memory of Sir Walter Scott, the Scott Monument stands at 200ft and 6 inches high. Halfway up is a chapel of sorts with [...]

The Wemyss Caves near Kirkcaldy in Fife, Scotland are well known for their Pictish carvings – the largest single collection of Pictish carvings known – which occur in five of the nine recorded caves. The Picts were a confederation of tribes in what was later to become eastern and northern Scotland from before the Roman [...]

Happy St. Patrick’s Day to all of you celebrating in the run up to Tuesday 17th March 2009. We went along to join in the St. Patrick’s Day parade down the Edinburgh Royal Mile. The march was organised by St Patrick’s Parish Church. The Stockbridge Pipe Band led everyone down to the church for a [...]

In Britain, all of the 2009 Six Nations matches will be shown exclusively live on the BBC: All matches are live on BBC TV and the BBC Sport website with the Red Button offering alternative commentaries, highlights and stats. Radio 5 live and Radio 5 live sports extra will have live match commentaries and the [...]

The 2009 Six Nations competition is upon us. Here is the fixtures list for Round One of the Royal Bank of Scotland Rugby Championship. UPDATE in repsonse to a couple of questions received: all times on this page are in GMT and all of the matches will be exclusive to the BBC in the UK. [...]

Burn’s Night is closing in fast and this year is especially important as the 250th anniversary of Robert Burns birth. On 25th January, Scots around the world will celebrate the romance and nationalism of their heroic bard. Scotland’s national poet sparked a historic tradition of eating haggis and reciting verse which continues to this day [...]