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Beautiful scenery and music feature on TV shows

Some of Scotland's most stunning scenery is to feature in two television programmes this week. BBC ALBA, Scotland's Gaelic channel, is to show An t-Eilean...

Fishing future can be as bright as the past

In Silver Shoals, Charles Rangeley-Wilson travels across the British Isles in an attempt to discover the true history of  our most iconic fish – carp, cod,...

Shooting from the lip is his speciality

Nothing and no-one is able to escape the sharp wit of Alasdair Mitchell in this collection of columns from his weekly Sharpshooter column in the...

Review: Salmon Fishing on the River Thurso

Anyone who has ever fished the Thurso would benefit from this scholarly and comprehensive tome. It is packed with information and anecdotes on this major...
The detail in Karen's work is impressive (Photo: Angus Blackburn)

Karen’s trigger happy with her engraving skills

The intricate art of hand engraving guns takes patience, skill and barrel loads of craftsmanship. Being able to handle a gun isn’t something you see...
In Scotland, it is illegal for a boy under the age of ten to see a naked mannequin

10 ridiculous Scottish laws you won’t believe

Who knew Scotland was harbouring such a history of strange and archaic laws? We've all heard rumours about it being illegal to parade cows down...


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