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Fundraiser for 2nd photographic festival

Organisers of the Stirling Photography Festival have launched a Crowdfunder in a bid to raise funds for the city’s second event this August.  The move...

The rise and sad fall of Scottish darts star Jocky Wilson

For years, Scotsman Jocky Wilson was one of the leading darts players in the world. BBC Scotland is to feature the troubled life of the...

A Scots division and their role in the Great War

Historian and author Colin Campbell has sewn together an expert guide to the role of the 51st (Highland) Division who ended the First World War....

A historic weapon goes on show for first time

A hunting rifle gifted by Queen Victoria to her loyal servant John Brown has been acquired by National Museums Scotland. The rifle will go on...
Queen's Park in 1898 (Photo: The Scottish Football Museum)

Scotland’s global gift to the world is football

Along with the telephone, penicillin and whisky, Scots also gave the world the beautiful game - football. No other nation of Scotland’s size has left...

The life and loves of Sir Kenneth Calman

Sir Kenneth Calman is a former chairman of the National Trust for Scotland, the father of comedienne daughter Susan, and has a passion for Scottish...


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