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George Lennox Watson at the age of 21 (Photo: Martin Black Collection)

Remembering the Mackintosh of yacht design

Culture | Scotland

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...

Outlander creator Diana Gabaldon (Photo: Angus Blackburn)

Outlander creator Diana Gabaldon has the write stuff

Film & TV

For millions of television viewers across the world, the exploits of a Scotsman are appointment watching. We're talking about Outlander - the TV series based...

Discovering the secret of Thunder Bay

Books

Reporter Rebecca Connolly – who lives on the fictional Scottish island of Stoirm – senses a story coming on when Roddie Drummond returns to the...

Winner of north east short story competition revealed

Culture | Scotland

The Toulmin Prize is open to amateur writers over the age of 16. The stories entered should have a north east focus, and may be...

Your chance to add some colour to Scottish icons

Books | Reviews

Exploding onto the hobby and leisure scene recently, the popularity of adult colouring shows no sign of abating. Here, illustrator Laura Henderson, a graduate of...