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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...

Bright sparks will draw thousands to see the Colours of Cluny

The darker nights are here, but thousands of people are set to find their lives lit up. Colours of Cluny will attract visitors to the...

Whisky exports increase to £1.8 billion – but volume shipped overseas drops

Scotch whisky exports increased by 3.4 per cent to £1.8 billion in the first half of this year. The sum - $2.4billion - was boosted...

Scotland’s Winter Festival programme is announced for St Andrew’s Day, Hogmany and Burns Night

A series of events ares taking place across the country part of the Scotland’s Winter Festival programme for 2017/18. The Minister for International Development and...
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Public can have their say to honour figures from Scotland’s proud past

The Scottish public which figures from history they would like to see celebrated with a commemorative plaque. Historic Environment Scotland (HES) has opened up nominations...

Music and whisky are the perfect blend for Highland Park

Highland Park has launched Full Volume, a new single malt that takes inspiration from the 'synchronicity of music and whisky' for the American market. The...
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Big Burns Supper unveils biggest programme ever

The Big Burns Supper, to take place in Dumfries from 19 to 28 January has unveiled its biggest programme ever, with 200 live events. The...