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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...

Which whisky are you? – Distiller launches new online test

Highland distillers Tomatin have unveiled their People Pairing quiz that aims to match personality traits to different expressions in their core range of whiskies. Based...
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Breaking new ground by making opera accessible to all

Paisley Opera's latest production is being performed this weekend. The show will take place in Paisley Abbey, Paisley today, Friday, 8 December, and tomorrow, Saturday...
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Picture - Rocco Forte Hotels

To celebrate the wonder of Christmas Time this year, The Balmoral - a Rocco Forte hotel in Edinburgh - has collaborated with Hamilton & Inches and Patek Philippe to transform the lobby into a spectacular hub for the city's festive celebrations.

Christmas experiences to be remembered at The Balmoral

To mark the festive season, Edinburgh’s The Balmoral hotel has teamed up with Scotland’s most iconic jewellery house and the world’s finest watchmaker to create...

Wear a jumper to see the jumpers and help a deserving cause

Race go-ers who take their Christmas jumper jumping can help raise funds for charity. Kelso Races is holding the Persimmon Homes Scottish Borders National Handicap...

Scots firm is a positive role model at The Fashion Awards

A Scottish tequila company is celebrating after a successful evening as the tequila supplier at Monday night’s star-studded The Fashion Awards. UWA Tequila from Aberdeenshire,...

Distillery looks to go green with new £3million project

One of Speyside’s oldest whisky distilleries is set to become one of Scotland’s greenest distilleries. Work has started on a £3 million biogas project at...