Meet Scotland’s four-legged police force

Scotland’s mounted police work out of Stewarton in East Ayrshire and provide policing for high-profile events across Scotland. Mounted officers carry out public order patrols and are a presence at sporting events, demonstrations and processions as well as open ground searches for missing persons, where they can get into areas that vehicles would be unable…

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This will sort you out if you’ve got a spring snuffle

When you’re feeling under the weather, we all know how much a good drink can help us out. Today we bring you the Cold Buster, a smoothie made with lemon and ginger tea, honey and Celtic Kombu Matcha powder. This week we’re bringing you some recipes with a difference, courtesy of the award-winning Eteaket  –…

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A tasty Kiwi smoothie will give you a healthy boost

Fresh ingredients make such a difference when you’re looking for something healthy. This week we’re bringing you some recipes with a difference, courtesy of the award-winning Eteaket  – a Scottish independent whole leaf tea company based in Edinburgh. Today we present a simple recipe for a smoothie with a cheeky name – the Kiwi Kick…

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A delicious smoothie with added goodness

Are you a fan of smoothies? If so, we’ve got the perfect healthy drink for you. This week we’re bringing you some recipes with a different, courtesy of the award-winning Eteaket  – a Scottish independent whole leaf tea company based in Edinburgh. Today we present a recipe for a Mighty Mango Kombu Matcha Medley smoothie.…

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Tasty cookies with a very healthy addition

It seems that when it comes to food in the 21st century, anything goes. It’s seen the rise of sweet and savoury combined in our confectioneries, with a variety of tastes we’d never have tried even a decade ago, coming to the fore. This week, we’re bringing you some recipes with a different, courtesy of…

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Earlybird tickets for Tiree Music Festival sell out

The 2019 Tiree Music Festival is celebrating the fastest ever ticket sales for the annual festival, with 750 early bird tickets selling out in just 52 minutes! And on top of that, all glamping and campervan tickets sold out in just 10 minutes, an unprecedented record for the festival that will help mark its 10th…

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Scots silver that was kept secret from the Vikings

Concealed underground for over a thousand years, this fascinating haul of elaborately decorated Scottish silverware came to light in the middle of the 20th century during an excavation on St Ninian’s Isle, Shetland. Dated back to 700-800AD, the coveted collection, known as the St Ninian’s Treasure, is the only Scottish hoard of fine metalwork of…

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Roman sculpture found in a Scottish river

Recovered in 1997 from the mouth of the River Almond in Cramond, near Edinburgh, the Cramond Lioness is a sculpture dating back to Roman times. It portrays a male prisoner being killed by a lioness. It was Robert Graham, a local ferryman, who uncovered the sculpture from the mud of the river. It remains unknown…

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Poached pear, bramble tart and lemon sorbert

There’s a growing demand in Scotland for produce that has been sourced in local areas. Kinloch House chef Steve McCallum, located near Blairgowrie in Perthshire, is a keen supporter of that. In recent years, Steve has noticed how people’s palates have changed, as has the preparation of the food. ‘Wild produce has always been there…

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Karen’s trigger happy with her engraving skills

The intricate art of hand engraving guns takes patience, skill and barrel loads of craftsmanship. Being able to handle a gun isn’t something you see on many a maker’s CV – unless you are designer and engraver Karen Wallace. Originally from South Lanarkshire, Karen studied jewellery and silversmithing at Glasgow School of Art. Following graduation…

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