Donnchadh Bàn Mac an t-Saoir is the latest addition to Makars’ Court

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    Donnchadh Bàn Mac an t-Saoir is the latest addition to Makars’ Court

    20th March 2024

    Lauded Scottish Gaelic poet Donnchadh Bàn Mac an t-Saoir (anglicised as Duncan Ban Macintyre) has had an inscribed flagstone unveiled today at Makars’ Court in Edinburgh. Duncan Ban now joins the illustrious company of Sir Walter Scott, Rabbie Burns, Robert Louis Stevenson and others at Makars’ Court where Scotland’s literary…

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    Edinburgh’s walking, wheeling and cycling trends revealed in new data

    20th March 2024

    Half of Edinburgh residents want to see more spent on walking, wheeling and cycling improvements across the city, according to a new report. The biannual Walking and Cycling Index, delivered in partnership between Sustrans and the City of Edinburgh Council, draws on independent survey feedback from a cross-section of more than…

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