I quoted the motion put forward in the Scottish Parliament on March 18 by Clare Adamson, SNP MSP for Motherwell and Wishaw, to the ...

A “very rare” portrait of Robert Burns has sold for more than 160 times its estimated price of about £500. The picture, painted in the manner of Sir Henry Raeburn, fetched £84,320 (including buyer’s ...

A PORTRAIT of Robert Burns described as “very rare” has sold for more than 160 times its estimated price of about £500. The picture, painted in the manner of Sir Henry Raeburn, fetched £84,320 ...

Dumfries has been named the thriftiest place in Scotland. Experts at Moneyboat have revealed the top UK places for second-hand shopping, looking at aspects such as the number of second-hand stores ...

(7News) — The Prince William County Police Department is searching for a missing 26-year-old man who was last heard from after going fishing in the Dumfries area on Sunday. Robert “Bobby ...

The Cairndale Hotel in Dumfries has been named Independent Hotel of the Year, following in the footsteps of Cromlix House, owned by Andy and Kim Murray, which claimed the title last year.

My heart is sair - I dare na tell, My heart is sair for Somebody; I could wake a winter night For the sake o' Somebody. Oh-hon! for Somebody! Oh-hey! for Somebody! I could range the warld round ...

KENT, Ohio — Kent State has placed head coach Kenni Burns on administrative leave. The university said in a statement Thursday that Burns was put on leave with pay and that Greg Glaus ...

The other belles mentioned in the poem are Helen's sister 'Miss Betty', Jean Markland, Jean Smith, Christina Morton, and of course Jean Armour - 'the jewel for me o' them a'' - who met Burns in ...

Discretion is advised. It has been 20 years since police raided the Port Coquitlam farm of Canada’s most prolific serial killer, Robert Pickton. On Feb. 6, 2002, police executed a search warrant ...

It did, however, bring the 1715 rebellion to an end. Recognising that the battle was so inconclusive Burns wrote the song as an account of two shepherds advocating opposing views of the unfolding ...

The verses most certainly do not represent Burns at his most inventive, as his rendition adds little in the way of imagery or interpretation. Some critics speculate that this poem was included in ...