Glasgow has been chosen to stage the 2022 Billie Jean King Cup Finals. The 12-team event will take place from 8-13 November at the Emirates Arena, with Great Britain now qualifying as hosts. US Open champion Emma Raducanu made her debut in the competition, the women's world cup of tennis, against the Czechs this year. Joining Great Britain in the finals are Australia, … [Read more...] about Glasgow to host Billie Jean King Cup Finals
Gleneagles Townhouse restaurant The Spence to open
Gleneagles Townhouse, Edinburgh, has announced the opening date of its all-day dining restaurant, The Spence, with reservations now live and doors opening to the public from Monday 27 June. Set in the heart of the Townhouse, beneath original and elaborate features including towering columns and intricate cornicing carefully restored by Ennismore Design Studio, The … [Read more...] about Gleneagles Townhouse restaurant The Spence to open
Talk of the Town: Riverside Festival continues by the Clyde
Glasgow’s Riverside Festival continued yesterday with the second instalment in its three day Jubilee Bank Holiday weekender. Fans returned to celebrate the best in electronic music against the backdrop of the Zaha Hadid designed Riverside Museum. The sun brought the capacity crowd out in numbers and saw the return of Carl Cox. The king of Ibiza, house and techno pioneer and … [Read more...] about Talk of the Town: Riverside Festival continues by the Clyde
Pipe band welcome Ukrainian football team to Glasgow with their national anthem
The National Youth Pipe Band of Scotland played a special rendition of the Ukrainian national anthem at Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum to welcome the Ukrainian national team and their travelling supporters ahead of tonight’s Scotland versus Ukraine football game at Hampden. The idea - which was the brainchild of writer and piper Alastair Campbell and the National Piping … [Read more...] about Pipe band welcome Ukrainian football team to Glasgow with their national anthem
Talk of the Town: Duke Street part of new Avenues project
Public consultation is underway for Avenues Plus, a £21.4million Sustrans-funded project under the Places for Everyone programme. The development will add to the Glasgow City Region City Deal-funded Avenues programme in the city centre to link with neighbouring communities. The change is intended to promote active travel and increasing connectivity. Avenues Plus will see the … [Read more...] about Talk of the Town: Duke Street part of new Avenues project