The Dictionaries of the Scots Language (DSL) tell us that to connach is, “to spoil, destroy”. The term seems to be strongly linked to the North East, as the region supplies many of DSL’s citations.

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The Whistlebinkies, one of Scotland’s longest-running folk groups, are set to perform at Kelvinside Hillhead Parish Church on ...

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Here is a strange truth about the 2026 World Cup. There may be no real away teams. When Scotland played Haiti near Boston, more than twenty thousand kilted supporters made the stadium feel like a ...

The enduring themes of Shakespeare’s play ring through with both pathos and ab-clenching humour in this quirky adaptation.