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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...
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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...

The Callanish Standing Stones on the Isle of Lewis

Five stunning Scottish sites in the running for prestigious tourism award

Several stunning Scottish locations are in the running for a coveted award. The Old Forge, Callanish Stones, Loch Druidibeg, Luskentyre Beach and Speyside have been...
Beautiful Dean Castle, near Kilmarnock, in the snow

Popular Scottish tourist attraction closing for £5.2million refit

A popular Scottish castle is closing to the public this weekend, to enable a multi-million pound restoration and modernisation project to get underway. Kilmarnock’s Dean...
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Unique opportunity to buy Scottish former tourist information centre

A former visitor information centre in one of Scotland’s prime tourist spots, offers a truly unique opportunity for commercial buyers looking for their next venture....
The ladies from Glad Rags & Cartridge Bags

Ladies are on target to have another hot shot year

Scotland’s premier ladies shooting club Glad Rags & Cartridge Bags got the new year off to a cracking start with their blast away the January...
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Flower power will show that spring is finally on its way

The Stirlingshire Snowdrop Festival festival returns this winter in a collective display of the Spring-bringing flowers. The three sites for this year’s festival will be...
New RSNO recruits Paul Philbert and Luis Eisen

Tuned in for new appointments at the Royal Scottish National Orchestra

The Royal Scottish National Orchestra has made two major appointments. The orchestra has appointed Paul Philbert as its new principal timpani and Luis Eisen as...