Time running out to enter seafood competition

The countdown is on for chefs to enter Seafood Scotland’s Pride of Plate competition. Closing this Friday, 22 March, the #prideofplate campaign is looking for...

The story of Gigha – from pre-historic until today

Just off the Kintyre peninsula lies the small island of Gigha, the most southerly Hebridean isle. Due to a mild climate, fertile land and an...

Make it a Mother’s Day out to remember

Whether she answers to Ma’am, Mum, Mama or Mummy, The Royal Yacht Britannia is the perfect place to getting ready for female parents to celebrate...
A lace fan

This new exhibition is literally fan-tastic

An exciting new exhibition exploring the fascinating beauty of hand fans, their meaning, and history during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries is now open. Opening...
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Is the badger really public enemy number one?

Attacked on all sides, and the victim of government-sponsored culls as well as unimaginable brutality at the hands of criminal gangs, the badger faces a...

Jane Raven has an art of stone – and glass too

The pleasing juxtaposition of flowers and words has seen Jane Raven carve out a career as an artist working with glass and stone. ‘There’s so...


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