The Scots dog bidding to be Pet Survivor 2019

A Pomeranian pup from Glasgow has been selected as a finalist in PDSA’s national Pet Survivor 2019 competition. Milo was a victim of puppy farming, leaving him blind and at risk of complete paralysis due to spinal deformities. He defied the odds by surviving risky surgery, which then required intensive care and months of dedicated…

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PURE Spa & Beauty launch first retail outlet

PURE Spa & Beauty has announced its first retail property in the UK, with the opening of PURE Beauty Zone in Edinburgh. The day spa chain, who operate over 14 locations across the UK, are set to tap into demand among busy professionals for convenient treatments and offer sustainable 100% natural and affordable beauty products…

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Guest editor of Best Scottish Poems announced

The Scottish Poetry Library has announce that rising star Roseanne Watt is the guest editor of the SPL’s annual online anthology Best Scottish Poems 2019. Best Scottish Poems is an annual online anthology of the year’s best poems written by a Scottish poet or poet based in Scotland. Each year the anthology is edited by…

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Writing TV drama was a Guilt-free pleasure for Neil

New Scottish TV thriller Guilt continues on BBC Scotland. The four part series, with a black humour, tells the story of Jake (Jamie Sives) and Max (Mark Bonnar), who two brothers who accidentally kill a man. They try to hide their mistake by placing the dead man in his home – but after Jake left…

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The joy of SIX is in its simplicity – an amazing musical

Sometimes in life, the best ideas are the most simple. For example, coming up with the idea of a new musical is difficult. In recent times, we’ve seen major films adapted for the stage, with added numbers. In other cases, musical films have been turned into productions for the West End and to go on…

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Feis Rois making waves with traditional music

Fèis Rois is helping to turn the tide for traditional music in Scotland through its innovative work with young people and vibrant Gaelic culture and arts programmes. Scotland is known internationally for its traditional music. But we might have been singing a different tune, if it wasn’t for organisations such as Fèis Rois. Not only…

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You reap what you sow in community project

From a simple dream of growing their own veg, a handful of Shettleston residents dug in, creating allotments that now benefit the whole community. Marion Bate, the project co-ordinator, explains how it got off the ground in Glasgow. How did the Shettleston Community Growing Project get started? It was 2009 and a group of half…

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The life and times of entrepreneur Michelle Mone

Michelle Mone is one of Scotland’s top entrepreneurs. She built up her lingerie business, Ultimo, which she sold in 2014, and tells Scottish Field of her childhood ambition, obsessive compulsive disorder and why she loves the Borders and Gleneagles. She was awarded an OBE in the 2010 New Year honours, before becoming Baroness Mone of…

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10 health fads which have come to Scotland

Scotland has seen its fair share of fads aimed at fixing all that ails us. While some have stuck around, we can be glad that others have failed to last the distance. Here’s 10 treatments that would either kill or cure… or do nothing at all! 1. Hydrotherapy Water therapy came to Scotland in 1843…

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