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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...
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...
Credit: Dundee Heritage Trust

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 Regent's Banquet gift set, featuring Royal Salute whisky

Beautiful limited edition Royal Salute whisky pack for the festive season

An exquisite limited edition whisky gift pack is now available to mark the festive season. Royal Salute from Chivas Brothers has unveiled the latest in...
Huey Morgan from the Fun Lovin' Criminals takes to the stage

Edinburgh’s Hogmanay will have Scots traditions at its heart

Distinctly Scottish traditions will be at the heart of Edinburgh’s Hogmanay Street Party. From the moment revellers arrive at Edinburgh’s Hogmanay front doors on 31...
Deacon Blue frontman Ricky Ross (Photo: Deaconblue.com)

Scottish musical heroes join forces for dementia charity fundraiser

Some big names from Scotland’s music scene are joining forces for an intimate concert to benefit ground-breaking research into dementia. Deacon Blue’s Ricky Ross will...
Glad Rags & Cartridge Bag ladies celebrate their third birthday

Ladies’ shooting club marks its successful third year

Glad Rags and Cartridge Bags enjoy a whole weekend of celebrations for their third birthday. Scotland's premier ladies clay shooting club celebrated in style with...
The Glenlivet Founder’s Reserve

It’s time to start your preparations for Burns Night

Christmas is less than a week away, but there's still plenty of time to get your preparations ready for January's big event - Burns Night....
Craigencallie House has links to Robert the Bruce

Remote cottage with links to Robert the Bruce on the market

A remote rural cottage with stunning countryside views and links to Robert the Bruce is now on the market. Presented to the market by Galbraith,...