And that’s a wrap…

ARTIST Mat Dugard has decorated the four columns at Perth museum in a colourful wrap to spread hope amid the pandemic. Dugard has also created three murals on the doors of the city’s AK Bell library. “Each of the artworks is meant to reconnect the public with public spaces and bring some sense of optimism…

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Cammo Park turns Christmas trees into wildlife homes

MORE than 350 people have donated their old Christmas trees to the Friends of Cammo Park. The 200-strong voluntary group – which helps the City of Edinburgh Council to manage the Cammo Estate in the north of the city – will use the trees as piles of dead wood. The old trees will decay to…

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Glen Scotia toasts entrepreneurs

GLEN Scotia will be toasting innovative business owners as part of a new deal with the Great British Entrepreneur Awards. The Campbeltown distillery has signed up as the competition’s “entrepreneurial spirit partner”. Under the agreement, the whisky label will sponors the contest’s entrepreneurial spirit award and will also celebrate an entrepreneur each month on social…

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Fettes students star in virtual visits

PUPILS at Fettes College have recorded a video as part of the independent school’s virtual visits for prospective students and parents. The short film, which was recorded in October, gives online visitors a flavour of life at the Edinburgh school. As part of the viritual visiting, families can also book one-to-one video calls with the…

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Woodland birds bounce back

SCOTLAND’S woodland birds look like they’re recovering from the “Beast from the East”. The storm was linked to a 12% fall in woodland birds between 2017 and 2018. NatureScot, the Scottish Government agency previously known as Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH), said woodland bird numbers have now returned to a more stable position, alongside farmland birds.…

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