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Glasgow pipes up as it welcomes the world’s bagpipers

The world’s biggest piping festival will bring 40,000 visitors from across the globe to Glasgow this week. Piping Live!, the Glasgow International Piping Festival, runs...
Tasty haggis, neeps and tatties

Six Scottish eating experiences make the world’s top 500

Eating fish and chips on the pebble-strewn beach of Stonehaven in north-east Scotland has been named one of the world’s top food experiences in Lonely...

Dolina ready to mark 80th birthday at Blas Festival

A Gaelic writer, actress and singer is set to celebrate her 80th birthday in style with musical friends. Broadcaster and political campaigner, Dolina Maclennan will...

Scottish Opera ready to make its festival debut

Scottish Opera is performing at the award-winning Lammermuir Festival in East Lothian for the first time this September, with a new semi-staged performance of Benjamin...

Burns centenary book located at charity sale

A chance find at a charity book sale has been found to be a literary gem. Cassie Kennedy was attending the sale and knew she...

The skull of Lulu, the killer whale  (Photo: National Museums Scotland)

Unique ceramics and killer whale skull to go on show

A killer whale skull from the only resident killer whale pod in the UK is among the fascinating objects featured in New to the National...