Center Parcs plans first Scottish holiday village

Center Parcs has unveiled plans for its first site in Scotland. The new resort near Hawick in the Scottish Borders would represent a £350m investment and could create up to 1,200 jobs. Proposals are at an early stage and Center Parcs intends to submit a planning application in 2025. It will offer a range of…

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Lochaber’s Skipinnish oak wins UK Tree of the Year

A 1,000-year-old tree named after Scottish band Skipinnish has been named UK Tree of the Year. Hidden away in a Sitka spruce plantation on Achnacarry Estate, in Lochaber, it supports an island of native ecosystem including rare lichens such as the black-eyed Susan. Native woodland experts had no idea the tree existed until a gathering…

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Jupiter Artland launches a special Winter Series of events

Jupiter Artland – the award-winning, contemporary sculpture park, located just outside Edinburgh – will launch a special new Winter Series. Doors open this season for a series of lunches, art experiences and festive activities for all the family; from a live nativity, to wreath making, to exclusive dinners in the ballroom. Activities and events will…

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Scottish rural life honoured at Helping It Happen Awards

Soft fruit co-operative Angus Growers were among 11 Scottish businesses honoured at this year’s Helping It Happen Awards. The awards, organised by Scottish Land & Estates, recognise contributions to Scotland’s rural life.  Angus Growers, which comprises 16 soft fruit producers, mainly from Angus, Perthshire and Fife, received the coveted Innovation in Farming Award, for their…

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