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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,...
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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...

Scottish Retail Food & Drink Awards unveils shortlist

THE Scottish Retail Food & Drink Awards has named 140 products as finalists in this year's competition. The winners will be announced on 31 May...

St Leonards School wins research award

ST LEONARDS SCHOOL in St Andrews has won the boarding research award at the Boarding Schools' Association supporting excellence awards. The prize recognised the research...

Gleneagles Townhouse names opening date

GLENEAGLES Townhouse, the eponymous Perthshire hotel's outlet in Edinburgh, has unveiled its opening date. The 33-bedroom hotel, members’ club, and The Spence restaurant will open...
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Virgin Hotels names executive chef for Edinburgh site

VIRGIN HOTELS has selected Steven Wilson as the executive chef for its Commons Club restaurant in Edinburgh. The hotel is due to open on Victoria...

Birlinn founder Hugh Andrew receives Shackleton medal

PUBLISHING house Birlinn founder Hugh Andrew has been presented with the Shackleton medal by the Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Andrew received the award for his...

High School of Glasgow gears up for ‘sustainability social’

PUPILS from The High School of Glasgow picked up litter at Lennox Park in Milngavie as they prepare to hold a "sustainability social". Children from...