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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,...
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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...

Protest march against plans to build homes on Culloden site

A group protesting at plans to build homes on part of the historic Culloden battlefield are holding a march next weekend. The group to Stop...

Fully booked for Christmas presents this year

The majority of people in Scotland plan to give books as Christmas presents this year. More than two-thirds of people in Scotland intend to give...
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New whisky trail is dram fine festive idea

Glengoyne Highland single malt Scotch whisky has launched a new Glasgow festive whisky trail. The trail, which officially launches today, Friday, incorporates six leading bars...
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The sum for Scottish farm land is greater than the parts

When it comes to selling farmland, the sum is proving to be greater than the parts. In the last 12 months more than 60 farms...
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New guide to Scotland’s castles and battlefields from disability access charity

A leading disabled access charity has launched a new guide to castles and battlefields around Scotland to mark St Andrew's Day. The guide, compiled by...

Tuning in for the 2017 Scots Trad Music Awards

The stars of the Scottish traditional music scene are set to be honoured this weekend. The MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards 2017 will be...