"Auld Lang Syne," by the eighteenth century Scottish poet Robert Burns, is a song about friends and remembering times long ago.

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Plans to overhaul a Dumfries square which surrounds a statue of Robert Burns are facing a delay due to a hold-up in a delivery of Chinese granite.

BBC: Robert Burns statue square works face Chinese stone delay

An augmented reality app has brought a Robert Burns portrait to life on the TEDGlobal stage.

BBC: TEDGlobal: Burns portrait comes alive at TED

Now it is hoped the latest funding package could give a longer-term future to the venue which once boasted Robert Burns as a patron and helped to inspire JM Barrie to write plays.

BBC: Dumfries Theatre Royal survival fund package allocated