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The Blue Bedroom at Dumfries House

Stately home’s beauty inspires new harp music album

A talented harpist has produced a heartfelt musical tribute to an Ayrshire estate saved for the nation by the Prince of Wales. Meredith McCrindle, a...
An archive image showing a horse and cart at New Lanark

Step back in time and witness Victorian changes

People can find out how our ancestors used to live and experience the changes taking place at a working mill in the Victorian era. New...
Double Formula One champion Jim Clark (Photo: Sutton Images)

Tribute to Scottish Formula One hero is expanded

A tribute to Scottish motor racing hero Jim Clark is getting a £1.6million revamp this summer. Works to redevelop and expand the Jim Clark Room...
The claymore stolen from Canna House, in the Inner Hebrides

Claymore taken as island suffers its third theft in 50 years

Police Scotland are investigating the theft of a claymore from the remote Hebridean island of Canna. The police are investigating the theft of the sword...
The St Magnus Cathedral interior (Photo: Leslie Burgher)

New music and dance production is coming to Orkney

The founder of Orkney's St Magnus International Festival is to be remembered in a special music and dance event. The St Magnus International Festival has...
Midge Ure on stage

Midge Ure’s still playing and loving his music

Midge Ure is one of the most important figures in the British music and cultural scene of the last 50 years. That's not an overstatement...