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Daniela Nardini taking the sea air on the prom at Largs (Photo: Angus Blackburn)

Daniela Nardini – enjoying This Life and loving Largs

The Nardini family were best known for their ice cream before daughter Daniela won us over with her portrayal of a fiesty young lawyer in...

The Graffiti Project led to a funky artistic Scotland

In 2007 Alice Boyle managed to persuade Brazilian street artists to paint a phantasmagoria on the ancient walls of her family home, Kelburn Castle, in...
Mammoth

Our top 10 of Scotland’s very own jurassic parks

From mammoth tusks to reptilian remains, Scotland is home to a surprisingly large number of fossil finds. Over the years, many prehistoric discoveries have been...

An interesting guide to Scotland and the Scots

This entry in Winn’s ‘I never knew that’ series sees the author take a tour around Scotland detailing the people that have made this great...
Doug Johnstone author photo

Scottish Crime Book of the Year finalists revealed

The four finalists have been revealed for the McIlvanney Prize - the award given for the Scottish Crime Book of the Year. The winner will...
The famous picture of the Loch Ness Monster

10 fascinating facts about the Loch Ness Monster

The Loch Ness Monster has been a source of mystery and fascination for over a thousand years. From its earlier reported sighting to the modern...