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Great White Egrets successfully fledge in Scotland for the first time
Great White Egrets have successfully fledged in Scotland for the first time. Three chicks left their nest near the Loch of Strathbeg nature reserve near Crimond earlier this week, after what is thought to be the first ever breeding attempt in Scotland. Conservationists said the successful fledging of the chicks is a significant milestone for…
Read MoreLife With the RSNO: ‘I don’t think people realise just how much goes on behind the scenes’
Head of Production at the RSNO, Craig Swindells, on how his army training comes in handy, touring the world and relaxing with a dram before bed to help wind down after a production. I started at the RSNO in 2013 after a lifelong career in the army. Leaving the army, I was trying to…
Read MoreThe Strathmore Community Rugby Trust: ‘Rugby has the power to change lives for the better’
By Marisha Worsnop. Team sports can do so much more than just keeping us physically active. It can teach us important life skills such as teamwork and respect for others and create a sense of community and belonging. Since June 2017, The Strathmore Community Rugby Trust (SCRT) has seen the potential rugby has for…
Read MoreNew Reekie: Visitors gather at Edinburgh’s Royal Botanic Garden for whiff of world’s smelliest corpse flower
Thousands of horticulture enthusiasts are set to gather at Edinburgh’s Royal Botanic Garden to catch a whiff of a rare smelly plant known as the corpse flower. The titan arum plant, said to be the ‘world’s smelliest’ burst into bloom on Wednesday night and will emit its smell of rotting flesh for several days. The…
Read MoreRobert the Bruce: 3D model of Scotland’s ‘hero king’ unveiled at Dunfermline Abbey
Born 750 years ago, he was Scotland’s hero king and some said the country ‘greatest monarch’. And now visitors to Dunfermline Abbey can come face to face with Robert the Bruce, in the place he was buried, after a 3D model of his face was created. Produced from a cast of his skull, the reconstruction…
Read MoreScotland’s Flow Country secures Unesco World Heritage status
It’s a vast and unspoiled blanket bog that carpets the far north of Scotland. But now The Flow Country has been made a world heritage site by Unesco, after a 40-year campaign by environmentalists. The planet’s largest blanket bog, the Flow Country covers around 1,500 sq miles of Caithness and Sutherland, and stores approximately 400…
Read MoreUK’s first second hand cookbook shop opens: ‘The excitement and satisfaction you get in the kitchen is worth every minute’
When Kris Otisons was training to be a pastry chef at Harvey Nichols in London he often spent his free weekends roaming around second-hand shops looking for cookbooks. Fast forward a few years to 2013 and he had moved to Glasgow to open his own bakery, My Home Bakery, which there are now three of…
Read MoreGalloway chosen as preferred location of Scotland’s third national park
By Izzy Alexander Galloway has been chosen as the preferred location for Scotland’s newest national park. There are currently two national parks north of the border – the Cairngorms, and Loch Lomond and The Trossachs. The Scottish government has pledged ‘at least one’ new park will be designated by spring 2026. Officials confirmed the winning…
Read MoreEdinburgh funeral director unveils Scotland’s first Land Rover Defender hearse
Fans of the iconic Land Rover Defender can now choose the classic vehicle for their final farewell. William Purves Funeral Directors has unveiled a custom-made Land Rover Defender hearse for families and funeral directors to hire. The family firm, in Edinburgh, added the Defender 130 to its fleet following a complete refurbishment which saw the…
Read MoreCould this bullet hole be proof of Bonnie Prince Charlie assassination attempt in Stirling?
Historians have discovered a bullet hole at Bannockburn House which they believe is proof of an assassination attempt against Bonnie Prince Charlie. Amidst the delicate plaster work and ancient wooden panelling a the Grade A listed house, a musket ball hole has been discovered. Prince Charles Edward Stuart took shelter at Bannockburn House in 1746…
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