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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...

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Contemporary home constructed with local materials

A striking contemporary home in a beautiful location is now available for sale. Sealladh Na Beinn was constructed in 2008 in Garth, Fortingall, Aberfeldy, using...
Outlander star and scots actor Sam Heughan receiving his honarary doctorate from Chancellor Jack McConnell at University of Stirling 27/6/19

Outlander star receives honorary degree from Stirling

Award-winning Scots actor Sam Heughan, best known for playing the lead role in hit television show Outlander, has spoken of his delight after receiving an...
Mitzi ,the feline dubbed ‘Britain’s fattest cat’ is calling on pets to join PDSA's Pet Fit Club.

Vet charity tackles pet obesity

Vet charity PDSA is appealing for Scotland’s fattest pets to enrol in a national pet slimming competition. The call comes as stats reveal up to...
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Pulling a classic building back from the brink

When the opportunity arose to take on Tor Na Coille Hotel in Aberdeenshire, David Littlewood and his family seized the chance to bring the Victorian...

The Twelve Days of Christmas totem poles return

Twelve unique and striking totem pole sculptures will once again been placed across Aberdeen city centre – can you find them all? Created by local...

Edinburgh’s Floral Clock marks 100 years since Armistice

Marking 100 years since the signing of the Armistice, the finishing touches have been added to Edinburgh’s Floral Clock. The West Princes Street Gardens landmark...