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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...

Scottish tourist route picks up top award from travel writers

A stunning Scottish tourist route has collected a Merit award from the British Guild of Travel Writers Annual Tourism Awards. The award, presented earlier this...

Scots brewer will be taking St Andrew’s Day celebrations to London

A Scottish boutique brewer is taking St Andrew's Day to London. Harviestoun, founded in 1983 in Clackmannanshire, are best known for their unique range of...
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Traditional country cottage in Ayrshire is on the market

Galbraith presents to the market Garden Cottage, a beautiful country cottage situated on the 2000 acre Lanfine Estate, near Darvel in Ayrshire. Garden Cottage is...
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Picture shows: DAVID TENANT and BILLIE PIPER 
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BILLIE PIPER and DAVID TENANT attend the screening of 'Tooth and Claw', the second episode of Doctor Who Series II, in Glasgow on Thursday April 6th.
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Step back in time as Scottish star David Tennant returns to the TARDIS

Scots star David Tennant is back in his most famous role with the release of three new Doctor Who adventures. Paisley-raised Tennant, who played the...

Strutt & Parker launch two new properties to market

Property experts Strutt & Parker have launched two new homes to the Scottish market.  Benefiting from stunning scenery and tranquil surroundings,  both Nigg House and...

Scotland carries on going green with three new projects

Three Scottish communities are pledging to clean up their areas. Scotland’s waste-free revolution is driving forward, with Perth, Leith and central Edinburgh pledging to deliver...