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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...

Bridge of Allan pupils test ‘Connected Education’

PUPILS and teachers at Bridge of Allan Primary School are taking part in a pilot project to test tablet computers and software for use in...
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Caird Hall Christmas concert premieres on Sunday

THE first of two Christmas concerts recorded at the Caird Hall in Dundee will have its premier on YouTube on Sunday. The first concert -...

Vintage tractor auction motors to £11,000 for charity

A RESTORED Massey Ferguson 135 has raised £11,800 for the Royal Scottish Agricultural Benevolent Institution (RSABI) at auction. The successful bidder was Brian Mitchell from...

Royal Highland Show unveils 2021 plans

TICKETS for the Royal Highland Show go on sale tomorrow as the Scotland's biggest outdoor event returns to Ingliston on the outskirts of Edinburgh. The...

The Caley launches Laurent-Perrier afternoon teas at home

THE Caledonian Hotel in Edinburgh has teamed up with Champagne Laurent-Perrier to launch a festive afternoon tea at home. The Caley's afternoon tea features finger...

Queen’s Christmas present from Banffshire dancers

A BOOK and CD to commemorate 90 years of the Banffshire branch of the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society has been despatched to Windsor Castle...