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Edinburgh dubbed as “Home of Hogmanay”

Monday, January 2, 2012

IT HAS been dubbed the “Home of Hogmanay”, and on Saturday night the world came to Edinburgh to enjoy what the event organiser described as “the best we have ever had”. Revellers from more than 50 nations, joined the 80,000 people on Princes Street and watched in wonder as a massive 5.5 tonnes of fireworks [...]

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Festivals in Scotland have funding axed

Monday, January 11, 2010

Festivals in Scotland have funding axed

Experts have warned Scotland is unlikely to see any new festivals launched for the foreseeable future, as it emerged a string of top events have been axed. Connect, Outsider, Big in Falkirk, Live at Loch Lomond and EH1 are among festivals shelved in the wake of poor ticket sales and funding problems. Their demise has [...]

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Pete Irvine comments on Royal Mile Hogmanay event evacuation

Thursday, December 31, 2009

THOUSANDS of Hogmanay revellers were forced to flee the Royal Mile last night when high winds blew red-hot sparks from a fire display into the crowds. Firefighters were drafted in as the charcoal-filled braziers began to spit furiously at families who had gathered to watch the free spectacular. Police evacuated a large section of the [...]

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Pete Irvine defends cancelled Outsider festival

Monday, May 11, 2009

Pete Irvine defends cancelled Outsider festival

SCOTLAND’S best-known events organiser claims the country has become swamped with festivals and big-name concerts. Pete Irvine believes the summer music circuit has reached saturation point at a time when the economic downturn is beginning to bite. The managing director of Unique Events spoke out after reluctantly pulling the plug on the Outsider Festival, which [...]

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