Stirling's Bloody Scotland festival to have 'hybrid' form when it takes place this September

Get the latest top news stories sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletterWork is to be carried out on Stirling’s A-listed sheriff court building in a bid to ramp up the number of cases being heard.The Scottish Courts and Tribunal Service submitted a listed building consent application to Stirling Council planners for temporary works on the landmark Barnton Street/Viewfield Place building to allow court room one to comply with Covid 19 Government guidelines.

Get the latest Scottish crime and courts news sent straight to your inbox with our daily Criminal Record newsletterA new amendment to the byelaws on drinking alcohol in public in areas of Stirling has come into effect following approval from the Scottish Government.Stirling Council agreed to approach the Scottish Government to request changes in May following a four-week public consultation, which offered residents and visitors the opportunity to express their opinion on proposed changes to the

summer blast could last for another week in Scotland despite the threat of tropical storms. It's been a sunny week across the country thanks to high pressure trapping in warm temperatures and dry conditions for the past seven days.

Festival saw eighties stars including Midge Ure, Clare Grogan, and Lulu entertaining revellers as one of the first Scots music festivals since the Covid 19 outbreak. The all day music event which had Adam Ant headlining, as well as ABC and Heather Small, promised retro music and although social distancing was not officially required, everyone attending had to show proof of a negative lateral flow test.

Grammy award winning 'I Try' hitmaker Macy Gray says she'd love to sing Proclaimers song 500 miles and dance round her handbag at Glasgow's Playground festival. Macy, who will play the Scots fest in September, alongside Nile Rodgers and Martha Reeves, says she will lean the words to 500 Miles for her Scottish crowd.

Get the latest top news stories sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletterThe Touch Estate on the outskirts of Stirling stars in a new film alongside British acting stalwart, Timothy Spall.Directed by Scottish filmmaker Gillies MacKinnon — who made Small Faces and Whisky Galore — The Last Bus was filmed across Scotland in October and November 2019 and is now set for release today.In the film Spall’s character journeys from John O’Groats to Land’s End – despite the cast and crew having

Nathan Evans admits that opening the main stage at TRNSMT will be his first time at a festival. The TikTok star told Capital Scotland he has previously never been to a music festival and his performance will also double up as his first time at an event.

Covid rates in the uK. The Cornish tourist board has warned people not to visit the area unless they have pre-booked holidays or take Covid tests before, during and after their stay.Experts are worried overcrowding in beach 'honeypots', with the region reporting 4,628 new cases in the seven days to August 21, according to Public Health England data.This is the equivalent of 804.1 per 100,000 people and is up sharply from 385.9 in the seven days to August 14.

Scotland is to be the hottest place in the UK this week, with temperatures forecast to reach up to 27C. The Met Office has predicted warm weather, sunshine and blue skies in the south-west as we hit the last meteorological week of summer.

Iain Stirling has admitted that he turned down an invitation to a masked sex party because of his voice. The Scottish comedian, who narrates the Love Island series, said his voice is instantly recognisable thanks to the reality dating show.

Facebook in the early hours of Friday (August 20), police asked anyone who has seen Reese, or who has information on his whereabouts, to get in touch on the 101 non-emergency number quoting incident 3029 of 19/08/2021.

Sir Billy Connolly has been announced as a major figure at this year's Edinburgh Television Festival. The telly fest, which normally takes places as Edinburgh's International Conference Centre, will be taking place digitally this year due to Covid restrictions.

MORE NEWS FROM THE PAISLEY DAILY EXPRESSThis marks the highest total since 2008.In Renfrewshire, the rolling five-year average remains at 43, meaning the latest is in line with the previous year's total.This NRS report presents mortality rates for deaths from causes known to be exclusively caused by alcohol consumption.Most alcohol-specific deaths were of people in their 50s and 60s.Deaths in the most deprived areas were four times more than those in the least deprived areas.Scottish Families

Iain Stirling and wife Laura Whitmore took a rare break from Love Island duties as they partied at a wedding over the weekend.

Ian Brown has been removed from the TRNSMT Festival line-up for 2021.The Scottish event will return to Glasgow Green between September 10-12, with Courteeners, Liam Gallagher and The Chemical Brothers set to headline.

Temperatures are expected to soar in Scotland next month after an extremely unsettled August concludes, forecasters have predicted.

Love Island's Iain Stirling reckons Toby is in with a chance of winning show despite his serial dating behaviour. Iain was chatting on Capital Radio when he revealed his thoughts about the contestant who has been caught up in a love square.

Falkirk 's Vibration Festival has been given the green light by bosses who have confirmed that the event WILL go ahead next month.

TRNSMT Festival will go ahead in Glasgow this September, organisers have confirmed.50,000 people will descend on Glasgow Green from September 10-12 to take in sets from the likes of The Courteeners, Ian Brown, Liam Gallagher and The Chemical Brothers.DF Concerts CEO Geoff Ellis has now confirmed that the festival will go ahead after Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon confirmed that most Covid restrictions will end in Scotland from August 9.“I’m delighted to confirm we’ve got the permission