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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...

Complex picture for Scots’ butterflies

WARM summers are the likely cause of an increase in Scotland's butterfly population - but there's a mix picture across its species. The latest Scottish...

Rugby referee helps farmers to ‘go green’

RUGBY referee Nigel Owens has teamed up with Barclays Bank to help farmers cut their carbon dioxide emissions. Owens, who farms cattle at Pontyberem in...

Funding for Highland Wildlife Park’s new centre

THE Highland Wildlife Park has moved a step closer to replacing its visitors' centre after being awarded £1 million of funding by Highlands & Islands...

Cambo Gardens unveils outdoor events programme

EIGHT "makers' market weekends" are being held at Cambo Gardens in Fife over the autumn and winter to promote local food, crafts and gifts. This...

Caithness distillery picks its name

SCOTLAND'S most northerly mainland whisky distillery has revealed its name - "8 Doors Distillery". Kerry and Derek Campbell, who were granted planning permission last year,...

Edinburgh launches craft beer advent calendar

EIGHT breweries in Edinburgh have joined forces to launch a beer advent calendar. Barney’s, Bellfield, Campervan, Cold Town, Cross Borders, Edinburgh Beer Factory, Pilot, and...