Ten facts you probably never knew about the Queen

This weekend sees the Trooping of the Colour parade to mark the Queen’s official birthday. It’s been a busy year for the Royal family, with the excitement of the Royal wedding, the birth of Prince William and Kate’s third child, and Her Majesty’s Sapphire Coronation Jubilee. To celebrate Her Majesty’s 65th Trooping of the Colour,…

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Enjoy the best of Scots food – from land and sea

The Crail Food Festival chefs’ theatre is gearing up to celebrate the very best of surf’n’turf this weekend. On 9 and 10 June, with support from Quality May Scotland (QMS), Scotch Beef, Scotch Lamb and Specially Selected Pork are set to take centre stage, along with delicious seafood, at the event. Now in its eighth…

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From dream to brewing reality in just three months

In December 2016, Murray Campbell had a dream. He wanted to open a brewery. Three months later, it happened. Campbells Brewery was established in early 2017 in Peebles by Murray. It was a complete change of direction for Murray who, up until that point, had been involved in a tent business. However, with a dedicated…

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Scientific search of Loch Ness getting underway

A bid to find Nessie’s neighbours is underway, with a new investigation to uncover anything unusual in Loch Ness. The mission to identify what lives in the UK’s biggest by volume freshwater loch is being led by the Super Natural History team – a global group of scientists – and has been hailed by VisitScotland…

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Time’s running out for our fantastic competition

Time’s running out if you want to win a sensational prize that money can’t buy – just by telling us about Argyll. To enter, all you have to do is share your highlights of Argyll to being in with a chance of winning an amazing prize. Wyvex Media Group, publishers of Scottish Field, has joined…

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Countryside Alliance hits back at claims over lead

The Countryside Alliance has hit back at  claims which attacked the use of lead ammunition. The Lead Ammunition Group says that the numbers of common pochard, a duck species at risk of global extinction, have fallen substantially over the past 30 years, and this decline can be partly attributed to the fact that they eat…

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Short film festival is coming to Inverness

Short films are to be celebrated at this year’s prestigious XpoNorth event. Scotland’s leading creative industries festival, XpoNorth, invited filmmakers from the Highlands and Islands and beyond, to submit short films of any genre and resulted in over 2000 submissions hailing from the Outer Hebrides to Beverly Hills. Over 50 films will screen during the…

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The joy of six with Hò-rò’s new album Hex

Released last Friday, HEX is the eagerly awaited second album by Hò-rò who boldly promise a very unique sound drawing inspiration from their, now six, individual musical approaches. As is my habit prior to reviewing albums, I listened to the band’s previous offering simply entitled Hò-rò, as a reminder of what had gone before. The…

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Scottish recycling levels hit a new high

More and more Scots are doing their bit for the environment. Scottish recycling, composting and re-use of waste from all sources has rocketed past the 60% milestone for the first time. That was the key finding of Official Statistics published today by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA). In 2016, 6.96 million tonnes (61%) of…

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Glasgow to host a celebration of Indian food

Glasgow’s former fish market is being transformed into Little India for Scotland’s biggest ever festival of Indian food. Stalls representing the six main culinary regions of India will be serving a total of 36 dishes at the event in The Briggait in the centre of the city on Saturday and Sunday 14 and 15 July.…

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