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Since 2004, when Poland joined the EU, there has
been a dramatic swelling in the number of Polish people making a new
home in Scotland. In fact, over 22,000 have come to make Scotland their
home. If you think Polish connections to Scotland are only just
beginning to flourish, think again. Clues all around Scotland include
the old Polish churches, Solidarity Square in Clydebank, Robert Gordon
University and our very own half-Polish Bonnie Prince Charlie.
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Wednesday, 07 May 2008 |
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From Fife to Philadelphia, from Dumfries to
Dunedin, St Andrew’s Day is celebrated by proud Scots and their friends
around the globe. On a new set of stamps launched on St Andrew’s day
2006, the Saint features for the first time ever on a Royal Mail stamp
as part of a special set which celebrates promoting Scotland, its
patron saint and its day of national celebration.
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Wednesday, 07 May 2008 |
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Cambuslang-born
Midge Ure has proved to be one of Scotland’s most enduring musical
talents. Starting out with Slik in the early 1970’s, he moved through
punk rock with ex-Sex Pistol Glenn Matlock’s band The Rich Kids, and
onto the New Romantic movement in the eighties, scoring huge hits with
Visage and Ultravox, before embarking on a hugely successful solo
career.
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Wednesday, 07 May 2008 |
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Scotland has some of the finest hotels and
places to stay in the world. There are a vast array available to cater
for all budgets, from the luxurious Gleneagles Hotel through to the
cosy Rowan Tree in Aviemore. In this feature we offer just a glimpse of
some of the best and most stylish that modern Scotland has to offer.
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Scotland is known throughout the world for
bringing in the New Year in grand style, especially Edinburgh which is
host to the biggest Hogmanay street party in the world.
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