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Strathclyde face tricky test »

Strathclyde University travel to the capital in less than two weeks time keen to be crowned student cricket champions of Scotland – but a tricky group draw could stand between them and a shot at glory. New skipper Nick Martin is set to lead the ...

Tue 07 Feb 2012 by Alan Robertson | Read more »

A nation waits in expectation »

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Scotland return to international rugby this weekend hoping to overcome the frustration of throwing it all away last year. Andy Robinson’s side ended their 2011 Six Nations campaign on a high, defeating Italy to avoid the wooden spoon. It was th...

Thu 02 Feb 2012 by Gareth Llewellyn | Read more »

A new dawn for the Northern Hemisphere? »

The motto of this Six Nations seems to be out with the old and in with the new. Martin Johnson, Marc Lievremont/Dick Dastardly and Nick Mallet have all moved on, and Johnny Wilkinson, Shane Williams, Chris Patterson have been put out to pasture. There ...

Thu 02 Feb 2012 by Alex Clark | Read more »

Mr Lendl could hold the key to a maiden slam victory for student Andy »

As the first major event of the tennis calendar kicks off today, Scotland is yet again daring to dream that we may be on the verge of saluting our first ever Grand Slam singles champion. The country has been here before. But as the first big event of ...

Sun 15 Jan 2012 by Stuart Findlay | Read more »

Clan aim to slay Panthers to reach finals »

Cup crunch: Glasgow outfit Braehead Clan prepare to take on Nottingham Panthers

Braehead Clan are battling to reach the finals of the Challenge Cup for the first time – but will have to fend off two-time winners Nottingham Panthers to get there. The Clan, riding a five-game winning streak, recently moved to fifth place in t...

Sat 14 Jan 2012 by Richard Flynn | Read more »

French contemporary artist makes trip to Glasgow »

In the wake of her highly successful exhibition 'The Power Structures, Rituals and Sexuality of the European Shorthand Typists' two years ago, which has travelled all over Europe, French contemporary artist Lili Reynaud-Dewar and her works are returnin...

Wed 30 Nov 2011 by Ottavia Elisabetta Miorelli | Read more »

Edinburgh Hoping for Heineken Cup High »

Its not been a great start to the season for the Capital’s rugby outfit. A poor run of away form has found them lying 11th in the RaboDirect Pro 12 the new name for the Celtic league competition. This poor form was compounded by a home loss to Le...

Wed 02 Nov 2011 by Jamie Timson | Read more »

In the Company of Wolves »

In the company of the Wolves features the very best in independent design talent

Glasgow fashion takes a macabre twist this month as award-winning fashion show 'In The Company of Wolves' returns with a 70s horror movie theme. From 8pm on Wednesday 26 October, the much-anticipated event will showcase Scotland's hottest independent ...

Tue 18 Oct 2011 by Rachael Ann Fulton | Read more »

Glasgow's Ice Hockey Stars Prepare for Return  »

The arrival of Autumn can only mean one thing for ice hockey fans up and down the country – a new season is finally upon us. Fans of fast-paced, bone-juddering action need look no further than the Elite League, where the best teams British hocke...

Thu 22 Sep 2011 by Richard Flynn | Read more »

Muddling through the Music »

Today The Journal offers a helping hand to music fans of all tastes in search of their next single to buy with a rundown of the key players within each genre. Writes David Skimming, Beirut's latest release 'The Rip Tide' sees multi-instrumentalist Zac...

Wed 14 Sep 2011 by Alan Robertson | Read more »

Scots on track for Davis Cup showdown »

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Scottish tennis ace Jamie Baker could have the chance to be a hometown hero this weekend as the Davis Cup by BNP Paribas rolls into Glasgow for the second time this year. Great Britain will meet Hungary in the Europe/Africa zone Group II third round p...

Tue 13 Sep 2011 by Stuart Findlay | Read more »

Anything Goes »

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Edinburgh University Footlight’s oeuvre has steadily grown in popularity since the company’s fformation in 1989. From their earliest performances of the best-known Broadway musicals—the infectious Little Shop of Horrors, to the inesca...

Wed 03 Feb 2010 by Amy Taylor | Read more »

What's On »

Comedy: Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs 18 September 20:00, 19 September 18:30 and 22:00 from £11 . A merry line-up including Sarah Millican, Joe Heenan, Martin Davis and Jeff Innocent. www.jongleurs.com 0844 844 0044 Billy Connolly Usher Hall ...

Sun 13 Sep 2009 by Marthe Lamp Sandvik | Read more »

ECA’s new fashion hopefuls: A sneak preview »

Margarita Dobroskokina wearing coat and playsuit by Sarah Martin

Edinburgh College of Art host their annual sell-out fashion show on 6-8 May, where fashion design undergraduates and performance costume undergraduates will have the opportunity to showcase their final collections. The college's fashion department has...

Mon 27 Apr 2009 by Helen Broadfoot | Read more »

Q&A: Malcolm Burkinshaw »

Are you feeling confident about this year's show? Yes, it’s so different each year, but this year the graduate students have created very slick, high-end pieces. This is the first sample collection the student does, so it will be at the height o...

Mon 27 Apr 2009 by Shaunie Brett | Read more »

ECA fashion show: an essential date for your diary »

Edinburgh College of Art host their annual fashion show on 6-8 May at which fashion design graduates and performance costume graduates will be showing-off their final collections. Projects from the younger years and collaborations with textiles studen...

Mon 23 Mar 2009 by Shaunie Brett | Read more »

On the horizon »

Music Finley Quaye @ Henry's Cellar Bar, Edinburgh - Monday 16/03, £16.50The prolific and resourceful MOBO and BRIT award winning reggae songwriter returns to his hometown for a rare intimate performance. Tuung @ Edinburgh Picture House, Saturd...

Sun 08 Mar 2009 | Read more »

Edinburgh take on Ulster in Magners League on 9 January »

Mike Blair in action against Glasgow in the Magners League

Magners League action returns to Murrayfield on Friday (9 January, kick off 7.45pm) when Scotland's number one team, Edinburgh lock horns with the emerging force from across the water, Ulster. Fresh from defeating league leaders Munster by over 20 poi...

Tue 06 Jan 2009 by Graham Mackay | Read more »

De La Soul »

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De La Soul’s debut album, 3 Feet High and Rising, is a landmark record. Its eclectic sampling, jazz-soul-funk laced grooves, humour and laid-back rhyme style were, in 1989, a radical departure from the increasingly homogeneous and aggressive soun...

Sat 08 Nov 2008 by Tom Evans | Read more »

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