But Robert Burns has been consigned to history by Scotland's education chiefs, who have dropped his poems as a main topic from the school curriculum. Scotland's Bard will make way for more ...

Burns Night is just days away, and so time is running out to prepare for the occasion. The annual celebration, which sees Scots all over the world honour the life and work of Robert Burns ...

On January 25, Scots across the country and all over the world will come together to celebrate Robert Burns. Burns Night usually involves a traditional Burns supper consisting of haggis ...

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Robert A. (Bob) Burns, Sr., 81, a resident of Madisonville Township, Pa., passed away Wednesday morning at home. Born June 14, 1943 in Olyphant, he was the son of the late Robert and Mabel ...

The first Burns supper was held in 1801, five years after the death of Scotland’s beloved poet, Robert Burns, setting a template that’s remained largely unchanged since: music, poetry ...

The historic church where Robert Burns is buried has launched a fundraising campaign to coincide with The Bard's birthday later this month. Scores of visitors from around the world make pilgrimage ...

A description of the event on the Burns and Beyond website reads: "Burns and Beyond celebrates the life and legacy of Robert Burns, and this year we are highlighting the very best free and ...

Burns has perhaps been a catalyst for encouraging others poets writing in Scots or Doric. The aims of the Robert Burns Federation are to promote, educate and celebrate the life and works of Robert ...

It is the church where Robert Burns sat in the same pew on a Sunday with his wife - and where it is said he always carried a bit of paper on which to jot down his musings, just in case.

Two pubs in Bolton are set to celebrate Robert Burns with a week-long event. From Wednesday, January 22, to Tuesday, January 28, The Spinning Mule in Nelson Square, Bolton, and The Robert Shaw in ...