Fiona Hyslop

Type: Person

Name: Fiona Hyslop

First reported Jun 15 2013 - Updated Jun 15 2013 - 1 reports

VisitScotland accused of SNP bias

SCOTLAND'S national tourism agency has altered its website after complaints a potted history of the country promoted the SNP.VisitScotland yesterday expanded a timeline of 20th-century history following furious protests by pro-UK MSPs.The original version ... [Published Herald Scotland - Jun 15 2013]

Entities: Scotland, Dolly (sheep), Patricia Ferguson

First reported Jun 13 2013 - Updated Jun 13 2013 - 1 reports

Artists urge Government to launch new cultural policy

ArtistS are urging the Scottish Government to launch a new cultural policy for Scotland which ensures their voices are a key factor.More than 50 signatures had been added to a petition, written by the Group With No Name, a group of artists, writers and ... [Published Herald Scotland - Jun 13 2013]

Entities: Fiona Hyslop, Scotland, Scottish Government, Tam Dean Burn

First reported Jun 11 2013 - Updated Jun 11 2013 - 2 reports

University of Edinburgh

Abolition of graduate endowment has failed to widen access

THE scrapping of a fee paid by Scottish graduates on completion of their studies has not led to an increase in participation from poorer students, research shows.One of the first actions of the SNP Government when it came to power in 2007 was to scrap ... [Published Herald Scotland - Jun 11 2013]

Entities: Scotland, Fiona Hyslop, University of Edinburgh, Scottish Government, Edinburgh (United Kingdom)

First reported Jun 10 2013 - Updated Jun 10 2013 - 2 reports

Creative Scotland in new vision statement plans

ARTS quango Creative Scotland plans to go back to the drawing board to produce a new blueprint for its future, The Scotsman has learned. New chief executive Janet Archer will be given 12 months to produce a new vision statement for the organisation – ... [Published The Scotsman - Jun 10 2013]

Entities: Scotland, Scottish Government, Pat Kane, Fiona Hyslop, Andrew Dixon

First reported Jun 09 2013 - Updated Jun 09 2013 - 1 reports

Andrew Eaton-Lewis: There are innumerable ways this could backfire. Yet Hyslop still said it. Bravo.

IT’S been an eventful week for Scotland’s arts world. First, a gutsy, agenda-setting speech from culture secretary Fiona Hyslop, proclaiming the SNP "the most culturally ambitious government Scotland has ever had" and damning her Westminster counterpart, ... [Published The Scotsman - Jun 09 2013]

Entities: Fiona Hyslop, Maria Miller, Scotland

First reported Jun 06 2013 - Updated Jun 07 2013 - 2 reports

Historic play performed at palace

A historic Scots play not performed in its original format since 1554 is to be performed in the grounds of Linlithgow Palace in West Lothian.Linlithgow Palace Peel will return to the 16th Century for a full-length production of Sir David Lyndsay's drama, ... [Published BBC - Jun 07 2013]

Entities: Tam Dean Burn, Gerda Stevenson, Fiona Hyslop

First reported Jun 04 2013 - Updated Jun 05 2013 - 2 reports

£100k Grant To Restore Historic Bridge

A bridge in Aberdeenshire is to be restored after it received a £100k grant, according to The Scotsman.The Huntly Castle Bridge, in Huntly, partially collapsed four years ago due to severe winter weather.It was once the main route out of the town and ... [Published Build Scotland.co.uk - Jun 05 2013]

Entities: Fiona Hyslop, Scotland, Memory

First reported Jun 04 2013 - Updated Jun 05 2013 - 3 reports

Historic buildings to receive revamp

Historic buildings across Scotland will be revamped thanks to 2.6 million in new funding.Ten sites will be given building repair grants from Historic Scotland, Culture Secretary Fiona Hyslop said.A project to convert a former church to a mountain biking ... [Published Herald Scotland - Jun 05 2013]

Entities: Fiona Hyslop, Glasgow, Scotland, Mountain Biking, Blacksmith

First reported May 30 2013 - Updated May 30 2013 - 3 reports

Festival Fringe 'Bigger Than ...

This year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe will be bigger than ever before, with a record 2,871 shows.The number of comedy, theatre, dance and music performances at the world's largest arts festival has increased by 6% on last year, organisers said.Comedians ... [Published Real Radio Scotland - May 30 2013]

Entities: Edinburgh (United Kingdom), Janet Suzman, Ian Lavender

First reported May 28 2013 - Updated May 28 2013 - 5 reports

Famous Scots names feature on old property rolls

THE lives of more than two million Scots from the late Victorian age are illuminated in a treasure trove of newly-published records.Famous names and wealthy residents mingle with humble tenants in property valuation rolls from 1895 released online to ... [Published Glasgow Evening Times - May 28 2013]

Entities: Property, Scotland, Anne Redpath, Thomas Lipton

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 24 2013 - 4 reports

Scottish film studio plans discussed

Scottish Cabinet Secretary for Culture and External Affairs Fiona Hyslop MSP.PA ArchiveBackroom discussions are taking place in the hope of building a “Scottish Hollywood”, according the Culture Secretary.Last week, Fiona Hyslop said her department stands ... [Published Evening Telegraph - May 24 2013]

Entities: Fiona Hyslop, Scotland, Scottish Enterprise

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 2 reports

FORTH BRIDGE: WORLD HERITAGE SITE?

The Caledonian MercuryConsultation opens today to find out the public’s views on whether the Forth Bridge should be nominated for World Heritage status. The 12-week long consultation is being led by the Forth Bridges Forum which includes a number of local ... [Published Caledonian Mercury - May 20 2013]

Entities: Fiona Hyslop, United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cul..., Mercury, Scotland, David Simpson

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VisitScotland accused of SNP bias [Published Herald Scotland - Jun 15 2013]
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Simple Minds fans snap up 5000 tickets as Hogma... [Published Stv.tv - Jun 11 2013]
Maria Miller's last-chance saloon [Published Guardian.co.uk - Jun 11 2013]
Abolition of graduate endowment has failed to w... [Published Herald Scotland - Jun 11 2013]
Abolition of graduate endowment has failed to w... [Published NewsRT.co.uk - Jun 11 2013]
Creative Scotland in new vision statement plans [Published The Scotsman - Jun 10 2013]
Cousland Smiddy to receive Historic Scotland grant [Published Midlothiantoday - Jun 10 2013]
Scotland’s rich tapestry revealed in Prestonpans [Published East Lothian Today - Jun 10 2013]
Record View: Bedroom tax's trail of misery [Published Daily Record - Jun 10 2013]
Brian Ferguson: Cultural shift seems to be real... [Published The Scotsman - Jun 10 2013]
Andrew Eaton-Lewis: There are innumerable ways ... [Published The Scotsman - Jun 09 2013]
Independence: SNP vow to show Scotland games free [Published The Scotsman - Jun 09 2013]
Scotland's stand over CIA torture flights must ... [Published Guardian.co.uk - Jun 09 2013]
Culture Secretary gets first glimpse of Scottis... [Published East Lothian Courier - Jun 08 2013]
Gordon Brown reveals ‘petty criminal’ past [Published The Scotsman - Jun 07 2013]
3 Harbours festival goes down a storm! [Published East Lothian Courier - Jun 07 2013]
Sturgeon: We have EU law advice [Published Glasgow Evening Times - Jun 07 2013]
First performance since 1554 [Published Herald Scotland - Jun 07 2013]
Historic play performed at palace [Published BBC - Jun 07 2013]
A Satire of the Three Estates [Published Caledonian Mercury - Jun 06 2013]
Legal advice on Scotland and EU exists but will... [Published Stv.tv - Jun 06 2013]
New chief executive of Creative Scotland [Published Government Opportunities - Jun 06 2013]
‘Crown jewel’ Queen’s Hall granted repair fund ... [Published The Scotsman - Jun 06 2013]
Creative Scotland names Janet Archer, English d... [Published Herald Scotland - Jun 06 2013]
Alistair Darling appeals to Scots in England to... [Published Telegraph - Jun 06 2013]