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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...

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Rare chance to attend cutting off ceremony at Dovecot Tapestry

Visitors are invited to attend the cutting off ceremony for the new tapestry, After, After, After The Monarch of the Glen 2017 by Peter Saville,...
Margaret Cook of Perth College and council leader Ian Campbell, with one of the new signs

All change around Perth in a sign of the times

It's a sign of the times in Perth. The establishment of the University of the Highlands & Islands (UHI) has granted Perth university city status,...
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Visitor numbers to Scotland set for a welcome rise in 2018

National tourism agency VisitBritain forecasts 41.7 million visitors to the UK this year, the first time to surpass the 40 million mark - and Scotland...
The National Equestrian Awards are looking for nominations for this year's competition

Nominations wanted for Scotland’s National Equestrian Awards

The National Equestrian Awards will take place this year on Friday 2 March at Airth Castle. Previously known as the horsescotland Awards, whilst all the...
Theatre groups are being offered the chance to perform at this year's Fringe

Fantastic opportunity to be a part of this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe

Performers looking to perform at this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe are being offered an excellent opportunity to make their dreams come true. Assembly Festival is...
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Highfield offers impressive living with private gardens

A handsome traditional property on the edge of Crieff conservation village is now available. Highfield, in Willoughby Street, Muthill, is presented to the market by...