NEWS

Thomas Macrae.

Life With Isle of Harris Distillery: ‘The Hearach is special, it has done so much for the island’

Isle of Harris distiller Thomas Macrae talks to us about his earliest memories of whisky and why The Hearach is so special to islanders. And...
Dr Max Coleman and Emma Beckinsale (RBGE), plant one of the two new wych elm saplings. This sapling was recovered from the site of the Beauly Wych Elm after the tree fell early last year and is thought to have come from the ancient tree.

The Beauly Elm: New life at the site of ‘Europe’s oldest’ wych elm

For more than 800 years it stood in the Highland village of Beauly until last year when it succumbed to Dutch elm disease and fell...
Ewan McCuish.

Life With a skipper: ‘I’ll never tire of the stunning surroundings we are blessed with’

Ewan McCuish, Master on MV Coruisk, talks to us about life on the water, Scotland's beauty, and how he fell in love with the sea. ...
Jane Dodd during an interview about flapper skate for Countryfile with Hamza Yassin.

Life With NatureScot: ‘The only way we are going to counter climate change is by working together’

Operations Officers Jane Dodd on the marine life around Arygll, her work with the flapper skates and the impact of climate change on our seas....
Credit: Rachel Bolton.

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...
Annika 2

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...

One of the pictures in the Polish Paths to Freedom exhibition in Fife

Scotland’s strong links with Poland celebrated in photographic exhibition

The special relationship between Scotland and Poland has inspired a new exhibition in Fife. As part of the celebrations around the 70th anniversary of Glenrothes...
gin

Find yourself some gin-spired at an Aberdeen celebration of the drink

Tickets are selling fast for this year's festival of gin in Aberdeenshire. GIN:NE is being held on February 9 and 10, at Inverurie Town Hall....
Giles Cooke in Australia's Barossa Valley

Giles uses his expertise in wine for tremendous fundraising idea

An inspiring Scottish winemaker who has previously raised more than £4500 for good causes through sales of his artisan red wine has launched a new...
The Fiat S76, known as the Beast of Turin, is coming to Inverary Castle

Fire but no fury as Italian legend comes to Scotland

A fire-breathing beast is set to roar in Scotland this summer. The Argyll Festival of Performance will bring 'The Beast of Turin' at Inveraray Castle...
More than 900 free public charging points are now sited in Scotland

Now is the time to spark an interest in electric vehicles

Scots who ditching their petrol or diesel car in favour of an electric alternative could make them significant savings with the help of Government incentives....
Antiques roadshow host Fiona Bruce

The Antiques Roadshow will return to Scotland this summer

Popular TV show The Antiques Roadshow is coming to Scotland this summer. BBC One’s hot show will be filming at Crathes Castle near Aberdeen on...