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Billy Connolly discusses his life in documentary

An intimate, deeply personal and funny portrait of Scotland's legendary comedian Billy Connolly is now available to buy. Billy Connolly: Made in Scotland is a...
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Bid to save historic island castle is rejected

An application for asset transfer of A listed Kinloch Castle from the current owner, Scottish Natural Heritage, has been rejected. The Kinloch Castle Friends Association...

Sights set on the Old Man of Hoy – despite being blind

From the moment he watched the televised ascent of the Old Man of Hoy, Red Széll vowed that he too would stand atop Europe’s tallest...
A young Eric Brown in the cockpit

The flying Scotsman who kept our skies safe

A glorious life above the clouds was always written in the stars for the natural born pilot and wee winged wonder that was Captain Eric...

Forging ahead with incredible creations

With nature as his muse, metal artist Kevin Paxton is forging ahead, making a name for himself with his spectacular sculptures and Banksy-like tendencies. Highland...
Alice MacLachlan at her spinning wheel on St Kilda

Remote possibilities when people lived on St Kilda

St Kilda in the early 1900s is often painted as a dismal, forsaken spot, its residents desperate to leave, but the recently-published diaries of its...


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