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Try wild swimming to mark this Halloween

Over the past 12 months, wild swimming has enjoyed a near 300% surge in popularity as waves of new swimmers take the plunge. This Sunday,...

Spooky 19th century tales from a Scots writer

As Halloween approaches, we all like a little bit of a scare. Despite being a household name during the latter half of the 19th century,...

The amazing inside story of an extreme climber

This is the impressive autobiography of Jules Lines, Britain’s best solo free climber. Lines was born in Lisburn, near Belfast in Northern Ireland. When he...

Short story collection is a great little read

Edinburgh Shorts is a collection of 16 short stories set in the city of contrasts that is Edinburgh. The characters and their lives are as...
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Scots and Japanese artists stage linked exhibitions

An exhibition by four artists in Scotland and four in Japan opens in Stornoway this month. Being held at An Lanntair, this is the culmination...
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Documentary charts the rise of Scottish crime fiction

A new short film charts the rise of Scottish crime fiction and sheds new light on the success of the UK’s bestselling genre. Including never...


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