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The memoirs of a Scottish vet – working in Kenya

Promises To Keep is a lovely memoir which offers an extraordinary insight into the daily (and nightly) challenges faced by animal lover Hugh Cran, a...

Dundee designer to fly Scottish flag on Netflix

A Dundee born contemporary womenswear designer Dr Hayley Scanlan is set to hit our screens in the much talked about Next in Fashion TV show....
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Celtic Connections comes to an end this weekend

Europe’s largest winter music festival, Celtic Connections, comes to an end this weekend. The event closes on Sunday 2 February and has seen over 2,000...

Scots poetry collection with new artwork

Renowned poet and novelist Ron Butlin conjures up Scotland’s past, present and future in this collection, The Magicians of Scotland. It is taken from the...

Boswell Book Festival returns for its 10th outing

The 10th Boswell Book Festival will take place at Dumfries House in Ayrshire later this year. Running from 8-10 May, the event was founded to...

Arts and science combine in a plastic exhibition

The Royal Botanic Garden in Edinburgh is hosting an exhibition to encourage us to thing more about plastic. A collaboration between art and science, Think...