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Scotsman
3 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Scotsman
Edinburgh Retro: 26 nostalgic pictures of growing up in the early 1980s, including George Best, Swap Shop and Darth Vader
At the start of the 1980s, computers for most people were still a novelty, George Best was playing for Hibs and Multi-Coloured Swap Shop was on TV on Saturday mornings. Here are some old black and white photos from the Evening News archives showing some of what was happening in Edinburgh in the early 1980s, from the Pope's visit to pony rides on the beach. Scroll through the carefully selected pictures to get a flavour of what Capital life was like four decades ago. 1 . Latest computers Secondary school pupils work with the latest Apple II computers at the Wester Hailes Education Centre (WHEC) in Edinburgh, October 1980. | TSPL Photo: Alan Macdonald Photo Sales 2 . Hibs Open Day Hibs players Peter Cormack and Jim McArthur meet two young fans, Tony Jinks and Tam Tait, at a Hibs Open Day at Easter Road in July 1980. | TSPL Photo: Bill Newton Photo Sales 3 . Puppet show Children mesmerised by the string puppets at the Ross bandstand in Edinburgh's Princes Street gardens, July 1981. | TSPL Photo: Joe Steele Photo Sales 4 . Dance time Young ballerinas from the June Geissler dance school rehearsing at Leith Town Hall in Edinburgh, November 1980. | TSPL Photo: Stan Warburton Photo Sales Related topics: Nostalgia
Scotsman
19 hours ago
- Scotsman
Man due in court in Edinburgh after latest arrest in widespread operation over fire-bombings, shootings and assaults
Police have announced another arrest as part of Operation Portaledge, which was launched in response to a string of fire-bombings, shootings and assaults acoss central Scotland. Sign up to our daily newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Edinburgh News, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... They said a 38-year-old man had been arrested and charged on Friday, July 18, in connection with wilful fire-raising and firearms offences. He is due to appear at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on Monday, July 21. It brings the total number of arrests under Operation Portaledge to 55. Police say there have now been 55 arrests under Operation Portaledge | TSPL Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Police also said a 26-year-old man had been charged in connection with damage at a property on Walter Scott Avenue in Edinburgh on Thursday, June 12, and a wilful fire-raising at a property on Jackson Way in Tranent on Friday, June 13. He will be reported to the Procurator Fiscal. And they said another 26-year-old man was also charged in connection with two vehicle fires in Port Seton, which occurred on Sunday, May 18. He too will be reported to the Procurator Fiscal.
Scotsman
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Scotsman
Much-loved 90s restaurants in Scotland
These photos take you back a quarter of a century to show the nation's best-loved places to eat at the time. Celebrity chefs and some famous diners, from DJs to footballers, feature in this retro photo gallery, which also shows the hard-working staff who contributed to the restaurants' success. Some of the restaurants pictured are still going strong, but many have sadly closed over the intervening years. Have you dined at any of these places, and which lost restaurant from the 90s would you most like to see reopen? Let us know in the comments section. 1 . McEwan's esley McEwan at McEwan's The Mugwump restaurant on Stafford Street, Edinburgh, in 1999 | TSPL Photo: Paul Raeburn Photo Sales 2 . Sarti Sarti Italian restaurant, on Bath Street, Glasgow, pictured in 1999 | TSPL Photo: Robert Perry Photo Sales 3 . Golden Dragon Mr C C Chan, owner of the Golden Dragon Chinese restaurant on Castle Street, Edinburgh, pictured in 1999 | TSPL Photo: Bill Henry Photo Sales
Scotsman
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Scotsman
Much-loved 90s restaurants in Scotland
These photos take you back a quarter of a century to show the nation's best-loved places to eat at the time. Celebrity chefs and some famous diners, from DJs to footballers, feature in this retro photo gallery, which also shows the hard-working staff who contributed to the restaurants' success. Some of the restaurants pictured are still going strong, but many have sadly closed over the intervening years. Have you dined at any of these places, and which lost restaurant from the 90s would you most like to see reopen? Let us know in the comments section. 1 . McEwan's esley McEwan at McEwan's The Mugwump restaurant on Stafford Street, Edinburgh, in 1999 | TSPL Photo: Paul Raeburn Photo Sales 2 . Golden Dragon Mr C C Chan, owner of the Golden Dragon Chinese restaurant on Castle Street, Edinburgh, pictured in 1999 | TSPL Photo: Bill Henry Photo Sales 3 . Banks Chef Peter Banks pictured at the Banks restaurant, of which he is patron, on Newington Road, Edinburgh, in December 1999 | TSPL Photo: Susan Burrell Photo Sales 4 . Jolly Restaurant Vito Alongi at the Jolly Restaurant, Elm Row, Edinburgh, pictured next to his wood-burning pizza oven, in 1999 | TSPL Photo: Jon Savage Photo Sales
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Scotsman
3 days ago
- Business
- Scotsman
Modernist masterpiece 'must be protected' as its goes up for auction for £18,000
Sign up to our daily newsletter – Regular news stories and round-ups from around Scotland direct to your inbox Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... The former studio of revered textile designer Bernat Klein has gone up for auction amid calls that the deteriorating 'modernist masterpiece' must be protected and cared for. The Bernat Klein Studio near Selkirk will go up for auction with a guide price of just £18,000, with the Grade-A listed property in a parlous state as it languishes on the Buildings at Risk register. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad The studio was designed for Klein in 1972 by Peter Wormesley, his friend and internationally-renowned architect, and used as a workplace and exhibition space at the heart of the Borders textiles industry for 20 years. Bernat Klein in 1976 at the opening of his store in Buchanan Street, Glasgow. | TSPL It was at the studio that fabrics were created for Klein's clients, such as Coco Chanel, Balenciaga, Dior, Yves Saint Laurent. READ MORE: Interview with textile designer Bernat Klein Klein sold the building in 1992 and it was bought by an Edinburgh property developer 10 years later, but plans to convert the studio into two apartments never materialised with the building falling into disrepair. The Bernat Klein Foundation and National Trust for Scotland announced last year that it hoped to bring the building into public use as a creative centre. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad The Grade-A listest Bernat Klein Studio pictured in 1972. | TSPL Now, Savills has announced the sale of the property at auction with a guide price of £18,000. A joint statement from Bernat Klein Foundation, Scottish Historic Buildings Trust, and the National Trust for Scotland released today (Thursday) said: 'The Bernat Klein Studio is a modernist masterpiece and must be protected and properly cared for ' Together our organisations have been in discussions about its future over the past few years. 'We would very much like to see this important place restored and brought back into use. We are aware of the owner's plan to auction the building and will watch developments closely.' Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Bernat Klein was born in Serbia, where he trained in textiles, and served as a spy for the British intelligence services. He emigrated to the UK following World War Two before settling in The Borders. He died in 2014, aged 91. His family home, the Grade-A listed High Sunderland, was also designed by Wormesley and sits in a wooded area close to the studio. It is considered one of the finest modernist homes in the UK. The studio was built over two-storeys from brick, concrete and large frameless glazing. It had a service core of toilets, a kitchen and stairs surrounded by workspaces that were bathed in light. READ MORE: Inside Scottish castle restored by US tequila tycoon Wormersley is said to have been inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater and Mies van der Rohe's Farnsworth House in his vision for the designer's workplace. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad The studio won an RIBA award in 1973 for its design and exemplary use and combination of materials. It was also awarded the Edinburgh Architectural Association Centenary Medal. Bernat Klein at home in The Scottish Borders. | TSPL An article on the Bernat Klein Foundation website said the studio now had 'the air of dereliction that attracts both the interest of the architecturally curious and the disaffected. 'Most recently, evidence of vandalism and occasional unauthorized occupancy have confirmed this decline.' A statement from Savills said that the studio had 'further potential' and required modernisation. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad It added: 'Nestled beside the A707 near Selkirk, the Bernat Klein Studio is a striking piece of late Modernist architecture by Peter Womersley, built in 1972 as a creative hub for renowned textile designer Bernat Klein. 'Conceived as both a working studio and exhibition space, it celebrated the intersection of industrial craftsmanship and artistic vision.'
