14 September 2010

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Meet the experts behind fascinating Medieval discoveries

7 September 2010

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Funding of £2.5M for heritage-led regeneration was announced by Minister for Culture and External Affairs, Fiona Hyslop today (Tuesday). Visiting a successful scheme in Kilmarnock, the Minister urged other local authorities to follow East Ayrshire’s example to use the Conservation Area Regeneration Scheme (CARS) grants to revitalise key historic buildings.

6 September 2010

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Culture Minister Fiona Hyslop will today (Monday) announce £400,000 of funding to repair and research the estate of nationally important Dumfries House. The estate buildings surrounding Dumfries House – which was saved for the nation by a consortium of funders led by His Royal Highness The Prince Charles Duke of Rothesay in 2007 – will be brought back into use to provide improved facilities for visitors.

6 September 2010

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Aberdeen City Council today, 6th September 2010, joined a planning scheme to improve and speed up the process of dealing with certain types of applications affecting category B listed buildings. This is part of a range of reforms aimed at strengthening the partnership between Historic Scotland and local authorities across Scotland and will allow the Council to issue listed building consent for certain kinds of works to B listed buildings without the need to notify Historic Scotland.

6 September 2010

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There are still tickets available for this Sunday’s Monty Python event at Doune Castle, so don’t miss this special opportunity to join the 35th anniversary celebrations of the filming of the cult movie, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, at the Stirlingshire stronghold.