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Feat of survival: Borders skipper Leven Brown and crew survive shipwreck on Northwest Passage expedition
Leven Brown has accomplished a lot. A Guinness World record-holding ocean rower, in 2005 he became the first man ever to row solo and unsupported...
Laings dazzle in Glasgow with huge light installation
Laings jewellers has lit up Buchanan Street with a large-scale light installation on the front of their Glasgow flagship showroom. Production company Blachere Illumination created...
Gift something a little different this Christmas with Trump Turnberry
Set against the majestic backdrop of Scotland's west coast, Trump Turnberry Resort presents a world of extraordinary gift experiences, perfect for those who deserve something...
Christmas Gift Guide: Advent, Decorations, Pampering and House-Warming Gifts
CHRISTMAS? Is that you? If you want to get ahead of the game, why not peruse our list of top advent, house-warming, pampering and decoration...
Jupiter Artland launches a special Winter Series of events
Jupiter Artland - the award-winning, contemporary sculpture park, located just outside Edinburgh - will launch a special new Winter Series. Doors open this season for...
Emergency plan to save capercaillie from extinction in Cairngorms National Park
They have been in decline for decades, with experts believing they could be extinct in the next 20 to 30 years. But now an emergency...
Scottish Highlands serve as backdrop to new philosophical adventurer film inspired by Cairngorms
The Scottish Highlands will serve as the backdrop to a new philosophical adventurer film inspired by the Cairngorms. Filmed during the harsh Scottish winter, The...
‘The story of a very poor grouse season this year is one being repeated across Scotland’
The grouse season is well underway but numbers at the lowest in memory, says Dr Matthew Balfour from St David’s Gamebird Services. It’s the...
Is love in the air for Scotland’s eagles?
POTENTIAL courtship has been spotted between two golden eagles that were moved to the South of Scotland. John Wright, eagle officer at the South of...
Edinburgh celebrates links with Norway
A SIXTY foot Sitka spruce will be erected on The Mound in Edinburgh on Saturday to celebrate the city's links with Hordaland in Norway. Hordaland...
Doric presenter shortlisted for social impact award
A CHAMPION of Doric language and culture has been shortlisted for a national prize. Filmmaker Jill McWilliam, who runs the Doric Future website, has made...
Grants for ‘resilient’ rural communities
THERE'S less than a week to go for rural communities to apply for £10,000 grants from The Prince’s Countryside Fund. The grants will fund projects...
