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Young Scot panel

The cherity Young Scot, foondit in 1981, is cawin on younkers tae pit thairsels forrit for The Panel tae the Leids o Scotland. This panel wis estaiblisht in 2022 as an inlat for younkers tae crack wi the Scots government anent the heid ettles for ony uphaud gien tae the leids. Sae …
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Tattie haliday

Whither ye war a tattie or a tawtie howker it’s aw muckle the same. Awa oot …

Thirty year coontit

It’s thirty year this October fae Scots speakers wis first coontit, at least …

Uppies an dounies

In a week whaur we haed the awairds tae the Scots leid, we haed the Versity o Embra …

Events

The Jolly Beggars

The Scots Opera Project present a new version of Burns’ The Jolly Beggars, composed by Alan Fleming-Baird and performed by professional opera singers and a community chorus. The piece has been guided and advised by Creative Scotland's Scots Scriever Dr Michael Dempster. …
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Tannahill The Opera

The world premiere of the Scots Opera Project's "Tannahill" at the historic …

World News

Brazeil elections

On Sunday 25 October 2026, the Republict o Brazeil haed tae haud a second roond o votes for tae elect a national preses. Awbody ower the age o 16 haes the richt tae vote in Brazeil, an the’r ower 158 million fowk that’s inrowed for the vote. The general election wis held …
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In a steer ower data

Fowk in Scotland is in a steer ower the heid o data, or, mair pyntitly, data centres. …

Garvaghy shawdoun

Whit haes the Garvaghy Road tae dae wi ridshanks, planters, an Guid Friday? Weel, …

The threit fae AI

It seems thir days that the causay clash is naething but the dreid o airtifeecial …

Bayeux riddie

The threap bi the BBC news the day that the bonnie Bayeux tapestry shaws fowk the …

William Soutar

William Soutar (1898-1943) Scots language poet, writer and diarist, died in October 1943 and this month, upon that anniversary, the Scots Language Centre visits the Soutar Hoose in Perth and celebrates the life and work of the man. Soutars life was both creative and tragic.
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Rabbie Burns heid

This heid o Rabbie Burns, grundit on auld pentings, is in the Museum o Rabbie Burns, in Ayrshire. Burns is aiblins the mai…

Coo's Tail Gallery - Thirsa

The Coo's Tail gallery in Thirsa ('Thurso'), Caitness. The Soothron for coo is 'cow'. Photie taen bi Sarah Mackie.…

The Big Kirk Shop

The Big Kirk Shop is in Farfar ('Forfar') in Angus. A kirk is a place whaur fowk worships, an the big kirk taks its name f…

Auld Granny's Cafe

The Auld Granny's Cafe is in Farfar ('Forfar') in Angus. Granny - the mair familiar word for grandmither - is the ordnar w…

Wee Scran

Wee Scran is on Arbroath Road, Dundee an sells pieces an ither sma meat. Scran is anither word for ony kind o meat, whithe…

Da Wirld Geen Widdergaets

This ane wis seen at the Hoswick veesitor centre, in Shetland. The poyem is bi Stella Sutherland an is wrutten in the dial…

Braw in Embra

This ane wis taen in Embra ('Edinburgh') an shaws an eatery that sells braw scran. Braw is whit we say in Scots whan we re…

Cairds fae Shetland

A wheen o cairds wrutten in the dialect o Shetland that can be fund at the Hoswick veesitor centre. Photie taen bi Sarah …

Otters Aboot

This sign bides in Tresta, Shetland, an reads "Otters Aboot" sae at fowk kens tae caw cannie. The Soothron for a…

Beware o' 'e bairns

This wee sign bides in Thirsa, Caitnes ('Thurso, Caithness') an reads 'beware o' 'e bairns'. A bairn is a young body. Here…