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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...

Carvers ‘log on’ for online chainsaw contest

SCOTLAND'S annual open chainsaw carving competiton, "Carve Carrbridge", is heading online tomorrow. Ten carvers are competing for the "Claymore Trophy", including: local artist and long-standing...

Cowal’s Virtual Gathering attracts global audience

HIGHLIGHTS from last weekend's Cowal Highland Gathering have been released as online videos. Cowal's Virtual Gathering brought fans from around the world together for three...

Hillwalkers asked to check deer stalking website

WALKERS are being reminded to check deer stalking information online before heading into the hills. NatureScot, the Scottish Government agency previously known as Scottish Natural...

Forbes gives Balmoral five-star rating

THE Balmoral has become the first hotel in Scotland to receive a five-star rating from Forbes Travel Guide. It's the first time that the Edinburgh...

Highland Game sells ‘restaurant quality’ venison fillet in Tesco

MEAT supplier Highland Game is marking today's "Eat Venison Day" with a new deal to supply wild venison fillets to supermarket chain Tesco. Venison sales...

Satellite tags reveal tiny Shetland birds’ journeys

BRITAIN'S smallest seabird spends more time around the coast of Shetland than was previously known, according to new research. Satellite tags were attached to storm...