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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...

Cabinetmakers House on Jedburgh’s historic High Street

Historic building blends period architecture and modern comforts

With its cream-painted facade and array of brightly coloured pot plants, Cabinetmakers House is an eye-catching Georgian terraced property on Jedburgh’s historic High Street. However,...
Spruce and Fir from Isle of Skye Candles

The sweet smell of success for Scottish candle company

A Scottish candle company has spruced up its range with a new festive scent. Isle of Skye Candle Co. has unveiled the latest addition to...
Fun at the Mini Maker Faire

Creative talents will descend on Scotland’s capital

The Edinburgh Mini Maker Faire 2018 and calling for participants to take part in their 2018 event. This is a day-long celebration organised by the...
Cinderella is this year's panto at the King's Theatre

Theatres throw their doors open with relaxed performances for all

The Festival City Theatres Trust once again expands its programme of relaxed performances for all. The trust runs both the Festival and King’s Theatres in...
The annual SPECTRA light show in Aberdeen (Photo: Wullie Marr)

The light fantastic gets a musical accompaniment

SPECTRA return to Aberdeen for the fifth year with a unique music programme. The annual lights festival, SPECTRA 2018 have introduced its first live music...
People in Edinburgh are very generous with Secret Santa presents

Scots are the most festive in the whole country

It has been revealed that Edinburgh people are the most festive in the UK. A whopping 90% of workers in the city have bought a...