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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...

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If you go down to the woods tonight…

HOPETOUN House's "Wondrous Woods" lighting trail opened last night. The stately home near South Queensferry will host the light show until 15 November. The Earl...

BBC Autumnwatch lands in Scotland

AUTUMNWATCH, the BBC's flagship wildlife television series, returns to Scotland next week with live broadcasts from Tentsmuir in Fife. Presenter Michaela Strachan will be based...

Scottish Ballet unveils first feature film

SCOTTISH BALLET has revealed its winter programme, including the company's first feature film. The Secret Theatre will have its online premiere on 21 December at...

Holts holds valuation days in Scotland

HOLTS Auctioneers is holding valuation days in Scotland this week ahead of its December sale. Experts will examine guns and accessories, sporting items, and militaria....

Crerar Hotels rewards ‘local heroes’

UNSUNG heroes from the coronavirus pandemic are being given rewarding including short breaks, spa treatments, and afternoon tea by Crerar Hotels. The chain - which...

When will I, will I be funded?

BROSS Bagels is launching its first crowdfunding campaign today to open a bakery in Portobello. At the moment, bagels are produced in each of the...