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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...

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Hospitality news round-up: Kinloch Lodge, Tipo, and more

Peter Ranscombe checks in for the latest news from the world of hospitality. KINLOCH Lodge on Skye is rounding off its 50th anniversary with a...

Mountain experts urge public to ‘#ThinkWINTER’

MOUNTAIN safety campaigners have launched their "#ThinkWINTER" campaign urging the public to access the right information and advice before venturing into the hills. Now in...

Munro unveils Scottish electric 4×4

AN ELECTRIC 4x4 off-road vehicle capable of running for 16 hours is being unveiled this evening. East Kilbride-based carmaker Munro has named its first vehicle...

Line-up revealed for Borders Art Fair

MORE than 70 artists, galleries, and makers have been lined-up for next year's Borders Art Fair. Exhibitors taking part in the event include Marchmont-based sculptors...

Bid to save Edinburgh Filmhouse

A CINEMA operator from Bathgate has unveiled a bid to save Edinburgh Filmhouse. Gregory Lynn, who now lives in Dunbar, has run the Prince Charles...

National Trust for Scotland podcast bags brace of prizes

THE National Trust for Scotland podcast has bagged a brace of awards. The Love Scotland podcast was named as the "brand extension of the year"...