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Father’s Day Gift Guide

Dad's are notoriously tricky to buy for, right? So as the countdown to Father's Day begins (heads-up, it's on 15th June this year) you might...
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Review: Pestana Royal Hotel, Madeira

I had never really considered Madeira for a holiday break until it came up through my online flight search: ‘Destination - anywhere, budget - under...
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Review: Hotel du Vin, Newcastle

Alister Tenneb enjoyed a weekend get-a-way at the glamorous Hotel du Vin in the bustling city of Newcastle.   Less than a three hour drive...
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Top festive things to do and see near Pitlochry

Escape the hustle and bustle of the city during the festive season and head north to the lively small town of Pitlochry with our top...
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Review: Nature meets luxury on an autumn break at Cumbria’s Hidden River Cabins

Morag Bootland heads south of the border for a relaxing dog-friendly, family break at Hidden River Cabins in Cumbia. As we drive through the beautiful...
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Glasgow Marriott celebrates a new look

Over 300 guests descended on the refurbished Glasgow Marriott Hotel on Argyle Street last week to celebrate a night to remember for this award-winning property’s...
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It could be rockets galore from Sutherland satellite station

Sutherland could be the location for new Scottish satellite centre The Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) will give a presentation to the Sutherland County committee,...
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Book review – Minister of Money

  The name of Henry Duncan is one you may recognise. He was a parish minister who played a role in the Disruption of the...
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Path is finally on track after 13-year wait

A four mile bike-friendly link connecting two Scottish villages is ‘within touching distance’, according to campaigners. Community activists have fought for 13 years for a...
The team with the Phoenix Futures New Year Honours Partnership Award. L-R: Phoenix Futures service user, Dr Paul Murtagh (CAVLP Heritage), Rachel McRae (CAVLP Heritage) and John Deeney, Phoenix Futures Service Manager. (Picture: CAVLP Heritage)

Dedicated Scots heritage trail creators are honoured

The team who created a Scottish heritage trail have been honoured in London. Clyde and Avon Valley Landscape Partnership (CAVLP) Heritage staff scooped the prestigious...
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Book review – Dundee: A Short History

Think of Dundee and jute, comics and the RRS Discovery probably come to mind. But there’s far more to it than that, writer Norman Watson...
Who Built Scotland, by Alexander McCall Smith, Alistair Moffat, James Crawford, James Robertson and Kathleen Jamie, published by Historic Environment Scotland, £20

Book review – Who Built Scotland

You can tell a lot about a country by the quality of its buildings and the stories behind them. Historic Environment Scotland commissioned five popular...
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Review: The Little Chartroom, Leith

When it comes to food news, Roberta Hall-McCarron is a journalist’s dream. Since opening The Little Chartroom in Leith in June 2018 it seems there’s...
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Review: Road Hole Restaurant, St Andrews

The old favourite Road Hole Restaurant in St Andrews retains arguably the best dining views over a golf course in the world, but the menu...
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Maison by Glaschu kicks off summer with week-long ice cream cart pop-up and a Bastille Day bottomless steak frites

One of Glasgow’s chicest restaurants, Maison by Glaschu is kicking off summer with a week-long ice cream cart pop-up and a Bastille Day bottomless steak...
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Producer’s Corner: Charlie Aitken, Rum Cay

Charlie Aitken grew up listening to stories from his grandparents about their time living near the island of Rum Cay in the Bahamas, during the...
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Review: Bonnar’s, The Scott Hotel

This year has been one characterised by pleasant surprises, but few have come more out of the blue than this cracking little restaurant inside a...
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In A Nutshell, George Colebrook: ‘My customers wouldn’t know but I trained as a clown in Paris for two years.’

London native George Colebrook's love of cooking stems from his childhood, as he was introduced to the importance of produce by his grandfathers – who...

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