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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...

Mackie's 19.2 opens tomorrow

Ice cream parlour scoops up more business than expected during the winter months

Ice cream fans have devoured a huge number of servings at a new Scottish parlour – with early favourites proving locals have an adventurous sweet...
David Lapsley and John McNulty, at the Etive in Oban

Award-winning restaurant has served up a treat as it moves to Oban

The Taynuilt’s award-winning Etive Restaurant has upped sticks to serve up a move to Oban. The new restaurant, which is a joint venture by chef...
Two major mountain biking events are coming to Fort William in October

Cyclists will get on their bikes for double event in Fort William

The eyes of the mountain biking world will be on Scotland later this year when it hosts two prestigious events. No Fuss Events, the Fort...
The Macallan Classic Cut, 2017

Macallan Classic Cut sells out online in just a handful of days

A new whisky released by The Macallan has sold out online in just a few days. Last week, the firm announced The Macallan Classic Cut,...
Gudrun, the Viking Princess, was shot entirely in Scotland (Photo: BBC)

Children’s TV series inspires a new generation to want to visit Scotland

Children all over Britain are getting a look at the natural beauty of Scotland thanks to a new TV series. Would-be princesses and princes can...
Stephanie Mlot and Neil Chue Hong became engaged in Wigtown's The Open Book second-hand bookshop

Scottish book shop was at the centre of its own real-life drama

The first-ever marriage proposal in a Scottish bookshop was a touch of drama straight out of a novel. It was a tale of true romance...