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Writers awarded month-long residency in France

Scottish Book Trust has announced that the four Robert Louis Stevenson Fellowships for 2019. The national charity changing lives through reading and writing, revealed the...

A handy guide to traditional Scots folk songs

Before his death in 1990, Norman Buchan compiled 100 modern and traditional Scottish folk songs that have been passed on by generations of Scots. Now...

The story of the man behind New Lanark

The first full biography of David Dale, founding father of socialism, this book reflects 30 years of research. David J McLaren came to know about...

The essential guide to fantastic gins

We are in the middle of a gin craze ā€“ hardly a week goes by without the release of a new brand or artisanal distillery...

A guide to one of the most important gardens

Regarded as one of the most important gardens in Britain, Little Sparta in the Pentland Hills has become renowned the world over. Ian Hamilton Finlayā€™s...

A life on the hills after rejecting city life

In the early 1990s, Jonny Turnbull packed in his job and bought the 7,500 acre Strone Estate in Argyll. Now, having passed it on to...