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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...

The Tron Theatre Company will present Bunny, by Jack Thorne

Acclaimed television writer’s play comes to Glasgow theatre

A play by an accomplished television screenwriter is coming to Glasgow's Tron Theatre. The Tron Theatre Company will present Bunny, by Jack Thorne. Working with...
The Creative Craft Show comes to Glasgow next week

Creatives get themselves ready for Scotland’s big crafts event

Scotland's clever crafters and witty knitters are getting ready for their biggest event of the year. The Creative Craft Show and The Scottish Quilting Show,...
The Fairy Pools Project on Skye

Fairy Pools get a massive cash boost on the Isle of Skye

Two top tourist sites on the Isle of Skye are set for improvements this year. The Skye Local Area Partnership has agree to commit £200K...
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Young musicians wanted for Scottish youth brass band competition

Young brass band players from all over the country are to take part in the National Mining Museum Scotland's first Annual Youth Brass Band competition....
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Garden centres launch delightful new afternoon tea menu

Dobbies Garden Centres has launched a new and improved afternoon tea menu, just in time for Mother’s Day. Spring is in the air and the...
Call the Midwife star Laura Main will appear as Princess Fiona in Aberdeen

Call The Midwife star returns with a jolly green giant

Call the Midwife star Laura Main is enjoying homecoming when she takes to the stage with a big green ogre. The Aberdeen actress will return...