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More than 7000 watched Samhuinn Fire Festival

Thousands gathered to watch winter triumph over summer last night at the immersive Samhuinn Fire Festival in Edinburgh’s city centre. A crowd of more than...
Scott Hutchison  of Frightened Rabbit (Photo by Ross Gilmore/Redferns)

Marking Burns Night and Chinese New Year

Unique Events and the Edinburgh Tourism Action Group will celebrate the city's Burns&Beyond with Johnnie Walker and Chinese New Year Festivals in January 2020. A...
Laidlaw in ‘Hospital Blues’, 1916.

Piper Daniel Laidlaw was the hero of Loos

King's Own Scottish Borderers piper Daniel Laidlaw made history when he inspired his comrades into a successful assault on German lines, bravery that earned him...

Feis Rois making waves with traditional music

Fèis Rois is helping to turn the tide for traditional music in Scotland through its innovative work with young people and vibrant Gaelic culture and...

You can’t go wrong with the definitive guide to Elgin

Jenny Main has written the definitive, fully-illustrated A-Z guide of Elgin’s history, people and places. Elgin has a wealth of history which is explored in...

The life and times of entrepreneur Michelle Mone

Michelle Mone is one of Scotland's top entrepreneurs. She built up her lingerie business, Ultimo, which she sold in 2014, and tells Scottish Field of...


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