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  • Enthusiasm grows for crime writing

    Kirkcudbright is becoming known as a town that likes its crime writing – indeed, the introduction to the town in the Google search engine says as much. Various organisations stage crime writing events during the year and Kirkcudbright Book Festival is one of them. This year is no exception, starting on Friday 6th March, 2.30pm…

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  • Fight goes on to save arts centre

    You may recall that in early July, I published a blog offering my support to Aberdeen Arts Centre, which faces the very real threat of closure, and bemoaning the way that communities have to fight to persuade local authorities to support arts establishments. The problem for Aberdeen Arts Centre is the loss of council funding…

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  • Time to back campaign to save threatened arts centre

    I am lending my voice in support of the campaign to save Aberdeen Arts Centre, which has come under threat of closure due to a financial crisis. Although I have never visited Aberdeen, or its arts centre, the plight of such cultural venues reaches out to so many of us and, for me personally, touches…

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