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The next stage of fundraising is underway for the Maid of the Loch (Photo: Lenny Warren)

Maid of the Loch re-opens after £1m restoration

Culture
Maid of the Loch, the iconic paddle steamer berthed in Loch Lomond, has taken significant steps forward by re-opening today following a £1.1m restoration project....

A look at the Scottish play and the real Macbeth

Culture | Scotland
An exploration of Shakespeare's Scottish play is coming to our TV screens this week. Cathy MacDonald finds the Gaelic roots of Shakespeare’s Macbeth, and explores...

Bringing a mum closer to her newborn baby

Film & TV | Scotland
The second episode of a new Scottish series bringing the every day events at a maternity hospital will be shown this week. Technology brings a...

An outsider’s look at Scotland’s capital

Books | Reviews
Chiang Yee offers an insightful and refreshing view on the capital in The Silent Traveller in Edinburgh. Refusing to let the unpredictable Scottish weather hinder...
Ghana

The Scot who has been forgotten in his homeland

Culture
Despite having earned a remarkable reputation as ‘the peacemaker’ in Ghana, Banffshire’s George Maclean has long been forgotten in his native land.  There are names...

The ideal book for the fisherman in your life

Books | Reviews
Reflections on the Loch is a wonderful hardback book, to warm the heart of any trout angler, and a perfect Christmas present. The widely-travelled Orcadian...
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