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A celebration of visual theatre with Manipulate

Culture
A visual theatre festival is taking place in the capital this weekend. Edinburgh’s Manipulate will feature puppetry, physical/visual theatre, animated film, dance and circus journeys,...

A handy guide to Scotland’s skiing scene

Books | Reviews | Scotland
This is, so the blurb informs us, Scotland’s first guide to off-piste skiing and snowboarding. The book focuses on the mountains around Ben Nevis and...
Conservator Nic Boyes displays the findings

Time capsule with a love of Robert Burns discovered

Culture
A time capsule discovered in Leith containing relics from the 19th century has offered a glimpse into locals’ love of the national bard, on the...

Forget the Caledonian cringe and just love Scotland

Culture
Why can’t we Scots shrug off that Caledonian Cringe and simply accept how much the rest of the world loves Scottishness? I’ve been living in...

A chaotic childhood led to a life in nursing

Books | Reviews | Scotland
Mary J MacLeod’s childhood memoirs tell the chaotic story of her upbringing – from an idyllic childhood, her mother’s death changes everything. Passed from one...

Burn your boats at Up Helly Aa

Culture | Scotland
Held each January to celebrate Shetland’s rich Viking heritage, the fiery Up Helly Aa festival is a truly remarkable sight. Originating in the 1880s, Up...
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