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Faces of Edinburgh: We find out what people love about the Scottish capital

‘This is a city of shifting light, of changing skies, of sudden vistas. A city so beautiful it breaks the heart again and again,’ Alexander...
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Life With a horologist: ‘In watchmaking you can’t cut corners or learn things overnight, it takes time’

Laings watchmaker Annika Leppala on following in her grandfather's footsteps as a horologist, learning the art of patience in a world full of immediacy and...
Melissa Curran helps care for Pollok Country Park's herd of 73 Highland Cows.

Life With Pollok Country Park: ‘I have the joy of working with one of the best known cattle breeds in the world’

Fourteen years ago Melissa Curran was a city girl who had never been around cattle. Now, an assistant livestock supervisor, she helps care for Pollok...
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Photo Essay: Dundee’s heritage and nature

Dundee Heritage Trust will host the latest International Garden Photographer of the Year exhibition, at Verdant Works Museum this year. Alongside IGPOTY Exhibition 17, images...
Cal Major has travelled 800 miles around Scotland’s wild coast on a paddleboard.

Life With Cal Major: ‘I look forward to the day I look out my window in the Highlands and see dolphins and whales’

Adventurer, vet and ocean advocate Cal Major has travelled 800 miles around Scotland’s wild coast on a paddleboard. Along the way, she made shocking discoveries,...
Culloden, Inverness. Credit: National Trust for Scotland

Culloden Battlefield: Clan Chief’s shoe buckle among new discoveries

Archaeologists have unearthed fascinating new artefacts from the Culloden Battlefield - including a clan chief's shoe buckle. Researchers working around a 60 square-metre area close...

Seaton Park in Aberdeen is ‘best in Scotland’

OUTDOORS charity Fields in Trust has named Seaton Park in Aberdeen as Scotland's favourite park. Members of the public nominated 364 parks for the UK...

NatureScot Future Routes Fund hands out cash

THE winners of money from the NatureScot Future Routes Fund have been announced. Nine projects are being supported by the £20,000 fund, which was created...

Aberdeen Art Fair returns on Friday

FIFTEEN exhibitors are lined up for this weekend's 10th Aberdeen Art Fair in the city's music hall. The fair begins on Friday evening with a...

Bonnie & Wild unveils monthly White Heather Ceilidh Club

A MONTHLY "White Heather Ceilidh Club" is being launched by Bonnie & Wild, the food hall in Edinburgh's St James Quarter shopping centre. More than...

‘East Coast Harbour Race’ launched at Musselburgh Racecourse

FISHERROW harbour in Musselburgh is due to get a boost following the launch of the "East Coast Harbour Race" at the Honest Toun's racecourse. The...

The Village and The Road nears its end

IT'S the final chance to catch the world premiere of The Village and The Road in Edinburgh this weekend. The show - which mixes music...