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Some people are shocked at first, even repelled, by Norrie Harman’s no-holds-barred vision of real life in Way Out West, showing this month in the Union Gallery.
 

I have been dying to make this recipe for months, but unfortunately the typical Scottish weather just hasn’t been good enough for something quite so summery. When we finally got some sun towards the end of May, I took the opportunity to make the most of the first of the Scottish strawberry crop. 

The retrospective consent sought by Margiotta's for internally illuminated advertisements outside their Category A-listed 71 Northumberland Street premises has been refused and enforced (Ref. 12/01374/ADV).

The Gallery on the Corner is looking for new artists to exhibit in its  34 Northumberland / Dundas Street base later this summer.

The Gallery fully represents and supports artists and crafters with a physical or mental health condition, or a disadvantaged background.

Artists who think they might fit the bill should get in touch with the Gallery Manager by email or phone (Tel. 557 8969/8921).

AHMAGAHD, quoth the Twitter this morning. HOW CAN IT POSSIBLY BE JUNE ALREADY?!

However, we’ll spare you an explanation of how calendar months work – residents of Spurtleshire doubtless know all about the unstoppable forward march of Time. 

The St Mark's Park runway strip first reported in Issue 206 is, it turns out, a flower meadow in progress.

Annual native plants are being encouraged which naturally flourish, die back and replace each other throughout mid-summer and early autumn. A colourful display is expected within weeks.

Another bride, another June,
Another sunny honeymoon, 
Another season, another reason
for makin’ whoopee.

[Lyrics by Ella Fitzgerald]

Read all about it in Issue 207, out soon across Broughton or downloadable from the Home page.

It will come as little surprise to readers to find that local councillors' own accounts of their posts and responsibilities differ somewhat from how they're listed on a patchily updated Council website.

However, we think that we've assembled an accurate summary in the table below. If you know different, please let us know.

The Scottish Government yesterday began a consultation about the future of architecture and design in this country.

Speaking at the launch, Culture Secretary Fiona Hyslop, MSP said: 'We want to encourage the creation of buildings and places with which people can identify. This consultation on our new architecture and placemaking policy will, quite literally, shape Scotland's future. It is an opportunity to build a better world and I urge everyone to have their say.'

An 'assemblage of trash culture and rudimentary internet aesthetics covering subjects as diverse as bodybuilding, heavy metal, Star Trek and Satanism' will be on offer as the Negativnights event tomorrow evening at Edinburgh Printmakers on Union Street.

Curated by Ross Christie of Superclub (Gayfield Square), this 'all-encompassing mucus' is the work of Lachlan Rattray, who will screen an overview of his oeuvre in animation and video formats before participating in a question-and-answer session with the audience.