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More than 300 individual minke whales identified in the Hebrides since 1990

More than 300 individual minke whales have been identified in the Hebrides since 1990, with one visiting the region for nearly 30 years.  A minke...
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Check out these hidden haunted hotspots around Scotland

The spooky season is upon us and what better place to experience than Scotland with eerie castles, misty landscapes and ghostly tales. Check out VisitScotland’s...
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A heady blend of wildlife and luxury with Hebrides Cruises

It’s not every day that I’m mistaken for a Russian Oligarch, but it happened on more than one occasion in less than a week. For...
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Hotel review: Ness Walk, Inverness

With food this creative, rosettes or bibs should be beckoning, writes Peter Ranscombe. It's the wee things that make a big difference: being offered a...
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Five ways to explore the North Coast 500 this autumn

From the UK’s most northerly reindeer to the North West Highlands UNESCO Global Geopark, folklore, storytelling walks and the UK’s most northerly mainland whisky distillery,...

Book review: As the Women Lay Dreaming 

Sammi Minion reviews As the Women Lay Dreaming by Donald Murray.  Donald S. Murray’s 2020 novel, 'As the Women Lay Dreaming,' is now available in paperback for those...


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