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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...

Whisky worth £7500 could be yours for just £99

The Whisky Exchange is to mark its 20th anniversary by offering a whisky worth £7500 for just £99. The leading global retailer of fine whiskies...

Scots inspired to go on a cooking taste adventure

A range of simple recipes inspired by world cuisines have been launched as part of a campaign to get the nation cooking with Specially Selected...
Glenallachie Distillery.

GlenAllachie adds to its core whisky range

The GlenAllachie Distillery is extending its multi award-winning core range of single malt whiskies to include a 15-year-old expression. The new GlenAllachie 15 year old,...
The white sands of Traigh Lingeigh beach (Photo: Martin Fowler/Shutterstock)

Ten fantastic places to visit in… the Hebrides

The Hebrides off the north-west coast of Scotland are made up of hundreds of islands. Divided into the Inner and Outer Hebrides groups, they are...

Islay’s singing sands inspire new whisky release

Smoky malt whisky lovers will have the chance to experience Ardbeg’s latest permanent release – Ardbeg Traigh Bhan from next month. This rare 19 Year...

Argyllshire Gathering prepares for the games

Some of the best bagpipers, strongest men, highest jumpers and top dancers in the world will take part in the Argyllshire Gathering’s Oban Games tomorrow...