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Wigtown Book Festival ready to pull on its wellies

Books
This year’s Wigtown Book Festival is set to celebrate This Farming Life – the perfect theme for an event based in a region famed for...

V&A Dundee architect returns for first birthday

Culture
The internationally renowned architect of V&A Dundee, Kengo Kuma, will give a special talk to celebrate the museum’s first birthday on Sunday 15 September. Kengo...

A handy guide to wine is bound to impress

Books
Tasting Notes is a lovely little guide to buying wine from the general manager of the Horseshoe Inn near Peebles, a man with 30 years...
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Free tickets on offer for Wigtown Book Festival

Books
Wigtown Book Festival is offering thousands of free tickets for a wide range of talks and events to visitors below the age of 26. They...
The original ‘gey’ Gordon Highlanders' uniforms

The King and the Bard were under her spell

Culture
Jane, Duchess of Gordon, threw legendary parties, hosted Edinburgh’s best literary salon and recruited troops through her beauty and charm. No wonder everyone from King...
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Our top 10 of Scotland’s mad, bad and dangerous

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From cannibals to grave robbers, Scotland has had its fair share of diabolical criminals. Here’s a rogues’ gallery of some of the most notorious. 1....
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