NEWS

Thomas Macrae.

Life With Isle of Harris Distillery: ‘The Hearach is special, it has done so much for the island’

Isle of Harris distiller Thomas Macrae talks to us about his earliest memories of whisky and why The Hearach is so special to islanders. And...
Dr Max Coleman and Emma Beckinsale (RBGE), plant one of the two new wych elm saplings. This sapling was recovered from the site of the Beauly Wych Elm after the tree fell early last year and is thought to have come from the ancient tree.

The Beauly Elm: New life at the site of ‘Europe’s oldest’ wych elm

For more than 800 years it stood in the Highland village of Beauly until last year when it succumbed to Dutch elm disease and fell...
Ewan McCuish.

Life With a skipper: ‘I’ll never tire of the stunning surroundings we are blessed with’

Ewan McCuish, Master on MV Coruisk, talks to us about life on the water, Scotland's beauty, and how he fell in love with the sea. ...
Jane Dodd during an interview about flapper skate for Countryfile with Hamza Yassin.

Life With NatureScot: ‘The only way we are going to counter climate change is by working together’

Operations Officers Jane Dodd on the marine life around Arygll, her work with the flapper skates and the impact of climate change on our seas....
Credit: Rachel Bolton.

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...

Woodland birds bounce back

SCOTLAND'S woodland birds look like they're recovering from the "Beast from the East". The storm was linked to a 12% fall in woodland birds between...

Small Spirits Company launches no alcohol range

ONE of the founders behind Good Brothers natural wine bar in Edinburgh has launched a non-alcoholic drinks company. Graeme Sutherland's Small Spirits Company is delivering...

Did you commission a piece from Hamilton & Inches?

A JEWELLER wants to hear from customers who have commissioned pieces over the past 150 years. Hamilton & Inches is putting together an exhibition entitled...

New beat for wildlife crime officer

SCOTLAND has unveiled its latest recruit in the fight against wildlife crime. PC Gavin Ross has joined the National Wildlife Crime Unit (NWCU) as its...

Free ‘click and collect’ help for essential stores

ESSENTIAL shops are being offered free help with "click and collect" by an Edinburgh technology company. Appointedd has made its "Click and Collect Plus" service...

Cleaners warn of ‘Typhoid Mary’ situation

CLEANERS could be breaking the lockdown rules and spreading the virus in customers' homes because they're not getting Scottish Government help, their trade body has...