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Letter writing competition for Gaelic Glasgow

A new competition is encourages Glaswegians to pen a letter to Gaelic Glasgow. Glasgow Life, together with the Gaelic Books Council, has launched Letter to...
Doctor Archie and his brother hid in the forest by Loch Arkaig following the Battle of
Culloden

Dr Archie Cameron – the man who was the last Jacobite

A reluctant soldier and a skilled doctor, Archie Cameron was a valued aide of Bonnie Prince Charlie and became the last Jacobite to die for...
Inside the auditorium at His Majesty's Theatre in Aberdeen

His Majesty’s Theatre is still in the limelight

Despite the draw of modern technology, the enduring appeal of His Majesty’s Theatre continues to capture the imaginations of Aberdonians young and old. W e...

A complete guide to discovering the true Scotland

Scotland the Best is described as the ‘true insider’s guide to Scotland’. Author Peter Irvine has composed everything that a Scots traveller ought to know,...

Reading the road saw actor Tam follow the baton

As an actor, Tam Dean Burn's work has taken him all over the country. Having appeared on screen, notably several roles in Taggart and as...
George Lennox Watson at the age of 21 (Photo: Martin Black Collection)

Remembering the Mackintosh of yacht design

Think of the heyday of the Clyde and what names are conjured? John Brown, Denny, Lithgow, Fairfield, Yarrow and Napier were amongst the shipbuilding titans...


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