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Farming success celebrated as shortlists announced for Helping it Happen awards
More than 30 organisations, businesses and individuals have been named as finalists for prestigious national awards which recognise the impact they have had on rural Scotland. The Helping it Happen awards, organised by Scottish Land & Estates today announced the shortlists across 11 categories. The Innovation in Farming Award recognises those who are doing things…
Read MoreRum named as Scotland’s first International Dark Sky Sanctuary
The Isle of Rum has been designated as Scotland’s first International Dark Sky Sanctuary – just the second place in Europe to hold the accreditation. While Scotland has five designated International Dark Sky Places, the Inner Hebridean island, which has a population of just 40 people, is the first area to be designated as a…
Read MoreRare clock by Archibald Knox sells for more than seven times its estimate at auction
A rare clock by one of the UK’s most respected designers has sold for £36,000 at auction – more than seven times its estimate. The Cymric silver mantel clock, made by Archibald Knox, is of a previously unrecorded design, and one of the finest examples of its kind to come to auction. The price achieved at McTear’s…
Read MoreHighland marina surrounded by picturesque views hits the market and comes with its own boats
A popular Highland marina surrounded by picturesque views has been put up for sale – and comes with two boats and a yacht. Arisaig Marina has been brought to the market for £1.25 million by joint selling agents Strutt & Parker and Shepherd Chartered Surveyors. The quality of sailing off the west highland coast and…
Read MoreGreat White Egrets successfully fledge in Scotland for the first time
Great White Egrets have successfully fledged in Scotland for the first time. Three chicks left their nest near the Loch of Strathbeg nature reserve near Crimond earlier this week, after what is thought to be the first ever breeding attempt in Scotland. Conservationists said the successful fledging of the chicks is a significant milestone for…
Read MoreLife With the RSNO: ‘I don’t think people realise just how much goes on behind the scenes’
Head of Production at the RSNO, Craig Swindells, on how his army training comes in handy, touring the world and relaxing with a dram before bed to help wind down after a production. I started at the RSNO in 2013 after a lifelong career in the army. Leaving the army, I was trying to…
Read MoreThe Strathmore Community Rugby Trust: ‘Rugby has the power to change lives for the better’
By Marisha Worsnop. Team sports can do so much more than just keeping us physically active. It can teach us important life skills such as teamwork and respect for others and create a sense of community and belonging. Since June 2017, The Strathmore Community Rugby Trust (SCRT) has seen the potential rugby has for…
Read MoreNew Reekie: Visitors gather at Edinburgh’s Royal Botanic Garden for whiff of world’s smelliest corpse flower
Thousands of horticulture enthusiasts are set to gather at Edinburgh’s Royal Botanic Garden to catch a whiff of a rare smelly plant known as the corpse flower. The titan arum plant, said to be the ‘world’s smelliest’ burst into bloom on Wednesday night and will emit its smell of rotting flesh for several days. The…
Read MoreRobert the Bruce: 3D model of Scotland’s ‘hero king’ unveiled at Dunfermline Abbey
Born 750 years ago, he was Scotland’s hero king and some said the country ‘greatest monarch’. And now visitors to Dunfermline Abbey can come face to face with Robert the Bruce, in the place he was buried, after a 3D model of his face was created. Produced from a cast of his skull, the reconstruction…
Read MoreScotland’s Flow Country secures Unesco World Heritage status
It’s a vast and unspoiled blanket bog that carpets the far north of Scotland. But now The Flow Country has been made a world heritage site by Unesco, after a 40-year campaign by environmentalists. The planet’s largest blanket bog, the Flow Country covers around 1,500 sq miles of Caithness and Sutherland, and stores approximately 400…
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