Tourists cause traffic chaos at Scotland’s ‘Harry Potter Bridge’
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The stunning Glenfinnan Viaduct - known to millions as “the Harry Potter Bridge”- is causing parking chaos.
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Revealed: Nine of the UK’s 10 cheapest seaside towns are in Scotland
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Buying a house by the sea in Scotland may be more affordable than you’d think, with the latest figures pricing coastal properties at an average of £24,396 less than others around the country.
14th Century castle with hot tub could be Scotland’s most unique holiday home
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A restored castle in Ayrshire with a hot tub and a sauna has become available for holiday renting, and it might just give you one of the most unique experiences in Scotland.
Travel: Pack in new skills on your vacation
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Holidays means different things to different people and for some it might be the chance to take a step into a new world – to learn a skill, go on a spiritual journey, or contribute to community life.
Travel: Tee off in style
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All eyes turn to the East Coast this summer. First of all there’s the golf: the Scottish Open in East Lothian, followed by the 147th Open Championships at Carnoustie, in Angus.Then the UK’s most eagerly anticipated museum opens in Dundee in September.
Travel: Delve into a legendary landscape
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Some say it is of prehistoric interest, others say a giant sturgeon, but whatever the truth behind the elusive Loch Ness Monster, it has attracted thousands of visitors to the Scottish Highlands for decades.
Brian Ferguson: Time to rip it up and start again on music policy
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Scottish culture was in need of a serious lift last week in the gloomy aftermath of the devastating fire damage at Glasgow School of Art and the O2 ABC, writes Brian Ferguson.
New names added to university’s First World War memorial
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New names are to be added to the University of Glasgow’s First World War memorial after a research project uncovered their stories.
Music review: Rip It Up Festival, Summerhall, Edinburgh
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“It’s been a funny old week,” said Broken Records’ singer Jamie Sutherland from the stage. In his day job Sutherland is the music programmer here at Summerhall, where noise complaints earlier in the week...
Review: Hyundai Ioniq,
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Hyundai is offering big trade-ins for polluting cars, with a £2,000 banger deal off the price of its very clean hybrid. It hopes to sell more cars while taking the most toxic cars off the road. Your new Hyundai must be registered before the end of this month so there’s no time to lose.
Dani Garavelli: Don’t commit to Mack Mk3 in heat of moment
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We all view major news stories through the prism of our own experiences. When a favourite musician dies we are transported back to the first time we saw him or her perform; when a bomb goes off in a foreign city we have visited, we recall carefree days spent wandering its streets.
In pictures: Game of Thrones stars arrive at church for wedding
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Game of Thrones actress Rose Leslie has arrived at the church where she is marrying her former co-star Kit Harington.
Dad of Game of Thrones actress ‘thrilled’ for daughter’s wedding
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Game of Thrones actress Rose Leslie’s father has said he is “thrilled” for his daughter as she prepares to wed former co-star Kit Harington in Aberdeenshire.
Game of Thrones stars Kit Harington and Rose Leslie to wed in Scotland
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Game Of Thrones stars Kit Harington and Rose Leslie - who played on-screen lovers in the epic TV drama - are tying the knot.
Singer Bobby Velvet forms alpacas trio for North Berwick show
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They’re two tall, good-looking Hollywood heart-throb young males who attract second... no make that third, fourth and fifth... glances wherever they go – wowing everyone with their smouldering good looks and ab-fabulous physiques.
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