Brian Ferguson
Edinburgh-based journalist, arts-follower, traveller-around-Scotland. Any views expressed are mine alone. Follow me on Instagram @brianjaffa
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1 month ago |
law360.co.uk | Brian Ferguson |Charles Liu |Yuchen Han
By Brian Ferguson, Charles Liu and Yuchen Han ( March 7, 2025, 2:55 PM EST) -- The recent unexpected and meteoric rise of an open-source artificial intelligence chatbot developed by DeepSeek, a small Chinese company founded less than two years ago, sent shockwaves throughout the AI and technology communities.... A Law360 subscription puts you at the center of fast-moving legal issues, trends and developments so you can act with speed and confidence.
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2 months ago |
scotsman.com | Brian Ferguson
Martin Compston is to star in the new Amazon Prime series filmed in GlasgowWith its imposing architecture and sweeping views across Glasgow, it has long been one of the city's sought-after addresses. It may be a dream west end destination overlooking Kelvingrove Park, but Park Terrace is about to be cast in a chilling new light - in a major new Scottish neighbour from hell drama series.
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2 months ago |
scotsman.com | Brian Ferguson
Arts agency told closure of Cumbernauld Theatre would be a ‘travesty’ The SNP is demanding showdown talks with Creative Scotland over a funding snub for a long-running theatre company which has left it fighting for survival less than four years after moving into a new building.
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2 months ago |
scotsman.com | Brian Ferguson
Funding gap bridged with two new grants for long-planned projectThe Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society has secured a £1.25m boost for a project which will create a new home for the event in a Victorian school building. A key funding gap has been bridged after the arts charity secured two new grants for a long-planned project which has previously won the backing of the UK Government.
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scotsman.com | Brian Ferguson
Singer Artie Trezise highlights value of ‘vital’ venue after decades of performancesCreative Scotland has been condemned by the founder of Scotland's most popular children's entertainment group for pulling the plug on a long-running theatre company. The Singing Kettle star Artie Trezise has praised Cumbernauld Theatre, which has warned its future has been put "at risk" by the Scottish Government agency, as a "vital" venue for Scottish culture.
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Chuffed to see my last story for The Scotsman being raised at #FMQs & intrigued to hear the FM hopes a “constructive conversation” will resolve the situation, as he raised the “colossal” increase in arts funding & its impact on communities across Scotland. https://t.co/oat5bLWDtL
🧵 One of my last stories for The Scotsman tomorrow will be on the treatment of Cumbernauld Theatre, an unfolding scandal which the Scottish Government & Creative Scotland need to address within days to head off yet another growing rebellion within the Scottish culture sector.
NEW: Scottish Government minister demands showdown talks with Creative Scotland over funding snub for Cumbernauld Theatre - as closure-threatened venue hits back with campaign for urgent rethink to secure its future. https://t.co/oat5bLWDtL https://t.co/DxHSSQzQaF
NEW: A bid to revive the 93-year-old @LeithTheatre building as a full-time venue has received a massive boost after securing vital National Lottery funding. https://t.co/AoOQEsQEBE https://t.co/V1x0BwsPi5
