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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...

Return of historic Rosebank Distillery takes another step forward

Plans to resurrect Rosebank, one of Scotland’s most cherished distilleries, have taken another step forward, thanks to Ian Macleod Distillers. In its home town of...

Celebrate St Andrew’s Day with haggis and Scottish films

Cinema screenings of popular Scottish films are being brought to the people this St Andrew's, thanks to haggis maker Macsween. Macsween is extending its celebrations...
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Cosmetic clinic launch own skin care range

Renowned facial injection expert Jackie Partridge has launched a dedicated skincare regime to mark the 10th anniversary of Dermal Clinic in Edinburgh. Jackie, who was...

Let them eat cake – in the form of Perth’s famous landmarks

A Scottish city's famous landmarks are being recreated in cake. This Sunday (November 19), as part of the Perth Festive Feast, Perth and Kinross and...

High demand from international buyers for Scottish sporting estates

Scottish sporting estates are being snapped up by overseas buyers - especially Europeans - thanks to the weak pound. Leading independent property consultancy, Galbraith, reports...

Iconic Scottish sites to turn purple for World Pancreatic Cancer Day

Famous Scottish landmarks are turning purple today to mark World Pancreatic Cancer Day. The one-day campaign demands a focus on earlier detection to improve survival...