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Funding deal for King’s Theatre revamp

King's Theatre
King’s Theatre has been a part of Edinburgh’s cultural scene since 1906 One of Scotland’s oldest theatres is to close for two years for a major refurbishment after receiving aRead More

Rules changed

Quarantine dropped for US and EU travel to UK

airport queues
Queuing may be eased at airports Travellers from the EU and US who are fully-vaccinated will no longer need to quarantine on arrival in the UK after ministers today agreedRead More

50 ships booked

First cruise ship calls in Greenock since lockdown

Anthem of the Seas in Greenock
Shipshape: the cruise ship in Greenock Cruise ship Anthem of the Seas arrived in Greenock yesterday, the first to berth on the Clyde since the Covid crisis effectively closed downRead More

Boutique plan

Former deli store acquired for latest Glasgow hotel

Peckhams
Former Peckham’s store to get new role Another hotel is proposed for Glasgow city centre following the acquisition of a listed building in the Merchant City. The family behind theRead More

Hotel scheme

Deal sealed for ‘eyesore’ former city tax office

Meldrum House
Before and after: Meldrum House Mactaggart Family & Partners is preparing to transform an “eyesore” former tax office in Edinburgh into a 166-bedroom hotel. The company has exchanged contracts on theRead More

Future of events

Edinburgh Festival ‘needs a reset’ to manage numbers

Edinburgh Festival crowd
Edinburgh was packed for the 2019 Festival (pic: Terry Murden) The Edinburgh Festival will need a “reset” to tackle some of the concerns that had arisen before the Covid pandemic,Read More

New alert

Balearics holidays setback as Covid cases soar

Thomas Cook holidays
Many holidaymakers could be caught by changes Tourists and the travel industry have been plunged into renewed chaos after the Balearics were downgraded from the green list to amber. TwoRead More

Conversion plan

Hotel project in Edinburgh brought to market

Osborne-Terrace
Osborne House has consent for a hotel A former office building close to Haymarket in Edinburgh, which has planning consent for transformation into a hotel, has been brought to market.Read More

City cutbacks

Glasgow Life to cut 500 jobs as losses mount

Glasgow-transport-museum
Jobs will go at the cities cultural centres Glasgow Life, the leisure and cultural unit run at arms length from the city council, is cutting 500 jobs because of risingRead More

Changes unveiled

Travel chief urges Holyrood to follow Westminster lead

Travel protest
Travel sector workers staged a protest last month (pic: Terry Murden) A Scottish travel leader has urged the Scottish government to follow Westminster’s lead by opening up travel corridors andRead More