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Jo Malone summer pop-up at St James Quarter
This July, Jo Malone London is bringing the British seaside to St James Quarter. On Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 July a sweet summertime experience will be arriving in Edinburgh’s St James Quarter inspired by the brand-new Raspberry Ripple scent. The limited-edition collection captures all the magic of sandcastles, sunny spells and scoops of a…
Read MoreThe jewellery designer making earrings from recycled silk: ‘Each piece tells a story’
Ever since she was a little girl, Karolina Binczyk has always loved to make things. As a child growing up in Poland, her mother taught her how to draw, knit, and sew and normally found her doing some sort of arts and crafts. After graduating in 2007 from the Institute of Design as an interior…
Read MoreCampsie High Kirk Church: Historic church to reopen as community arts centre after £1 purchase
The 200-year-old Campsie High Kirk Church which was previously destroyed in a fire is set to begin a new chapter as a community arts centre after it was transferred to the local community. Campsie High Kirk Church lay empty and without an owner for years after a fire in 1984. Friends of Campsie High Kirk…
Read MoreMark Wahlberg surprises ocean-rowing Maclean brothers with mid-Pacific call
Hollywood star Mark Wahlberg surprised three Scottish brothers rowing across the Pacific Ocean with a second call in a matter of weeks – and says it won’t be the last. ‘You guys are bored. You need someone to talk to. You need someone to, you know, give you a little pump up. Let me know.…
Read MoreAberdeenshire home inspired by Californian mid-century architecture crowned winner Scotland’s Home of the Year
An Aberdeenshire home inspired by Californian mid-century architecture has been crowned winner of Scotland’s Home of the Year. Hilltop House near Pitmedden, Aberdeenshire – a bright, contemporary home built on the natural footprint of the surrounding farm steading – scooped the top prize. It is home to Jessica Zanoni and husband Chris Labrooy, who live…
Read MoreScottish ministers refuse planning permission for horse-trotting track at historic Bannockburn battlefield
Scottish ministers have refused planning permission for a horse-trotting track on the site of the historic Bannockburn battlefield. Stirling Council approved the application in July last year despite many objections and it was subsequently ‘called in’ by Scottish Ministers. Rejecting the plans, the Scottish Government said the track would ‘urbanise’ one of the few remaining…
Read MoreDiscovering the best version of you at The Stockbridge Clinic
Do you ever wonder how others see you? The older I get, the more I look in the mirror and ask myself if it is just me who notices the ever-deepening wrinkles, broken capillaries and crepey skin. But while you are examining every blemish and fault line have you ever asked yourself what you like…
Read MoreFirst osprey chick of the season hatches at Loch Arkaig Pine Forest in Lochaber
The first osprey chick of the season has hatched at Loch Arkaig Pine Forest in Lochaber. Osprey Dad Louis has been in residence every summer since 2017, with his first mate Aila until 2020 and his second mate, Dorcha since then. The first breach in the eggshell, known as a pip, appeared at 5:20am on…
Read MoreHeroic war sailors lauded as Scotland welcomes Norwegian merchant ship
By Jorn Madslien The only Norwegian merchant ship to have survived both world wars has returned to Scotland for the first time since the mid-60s. D/S Hestmanden has come to honour the memory and celebrate the achievements of the 30,000 Norwegian war sailors who made Britain home after the Nazis occupied Norway. ‘The UK…
Read MoreThe search for the house of the soldier turned Quaker Lt. Colonel William Osburne
Fiona Fleming explores the history of Quakers in Scotland and the life of Lt. Colonel William Osburne. Beside a quiet back road on the outskirts of Kirkintilloch lies an overgrown plot of ground enclosed within a drystane dyke, marked out on approach by a small group of trees. Long grass and brambles abound, a…
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