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Stores aim to get Scotland first footing again

A supermarket is encouraging people across the country to reignite the heritage of Hogmanay by first-footing their neighbours with a lump of coal. Customers across...
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Dissect medical history online for the first time

A new resource that allows people to delve easily for the first time into the fascinating world of medical history - including rare photographic collections...
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A double helping of the great outdoors awaits

Two Adventure Show specials will be hitting our screens today and tomorrow on BBC2 Scotland. Cameron McNeish is back on our television screens this Christmas...
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Reece Witherspoon – the American belle from Scotland

Hollywood move star Reese Witherspoon is A-class Hollywood royality. She's won an Oscar, and the hearts of a nation, with her acting, in a huge...
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Ten fantastic facts about Clan Macpherson

Scottish clans have long and proud history - and some moments are spoken of with more pride than others! Here are ten important facts every...
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The monarch who loved Scots’ spooky traditions

Queen Victoria had a fascinations with the spooky goings on at her Highland retreat of Balmoral.  Her interest started properly in 1866 when, after paying...


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