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Novel with lost souls on the Portobello coast

Set on Portobello’s coast, It Takes One to Know One is a heart-warming yet harrowing story, embellished with Isla Dewar’s needle-sharp humour and effortless narrative...
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10 great Scots who’ve influenced Doctor Who

Doctor Who returns to our TV screens this Sunday night, with a new actor in the lead role. And for the first time since 1986,...
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A celebration of our department stores

A photographic exhibition to celebrate icons of the Scottish high street, past and present opens next week. Featuring photographic images of Scottish shops spanning over...
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Aberdeen’s hidden genius was hailed by Einstein

James Clerk Maxwell is one of the most influential scientists of all time, but few realise he spent some of his most formative years in...

The battle of Culloden – from a new angle

The battle at Culloden Moor, the last pitched land battle on mainland Britain, is one of the most famous, and gruesome battles in our history...
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First-ever book festival coming to Tobermory

There's a new kid on the Scottish Book Festival scene this year. The first-ever Tobermory Book Festival, known as West Over Sea, is to take...


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