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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...

Nearly 3,000 hectares of land burned during massive wildfire near Cannich

Nearly 3,000 hectares of land has been burned during a massive wildfire near Cannich. It comes after the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service warned of...

Scottish farmer etches incredible 1.5km drawing of Doddie Weir into his fields

A Scottish farmer has etched an incredible 1.5km drawing of Doddie Weir into his fields to raise money for MND research. Youtuber, Crawford Niven, 26,...
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Millions of birch seeds scattered on hillside above notorious landslip road A83

Around 20 million birch seeds have been scattered on the hillside above the A83 thanks to drone technology. The drone seeding is the latest phase...

Declaration of Arbroath to go on display for first time in 18 years

The Declaration of Arbroath will be displayed at the National Museum of Scotland in June for the first time in 18 years. The display has...
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New wheelchair accessible powerboat launched at Castle Semple Loch

A purpose-built wheelchair accessible powerboat has been launched on Castle Semple Loch in Renfrewshire. The new boat – a Coulam Wheelyboat V17 – will enable...

Wemyss Bay is top of the stops

Wemyss Bay is top of the stops after being crowned the UK’s best-loved station. The station emerged victorious in the Rail Delivery Group's World Cup...