Saltire Society appoints uni principal as first woman president
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A society that celebrates Scottish culture has appointed the first woman president in its 82-year history.
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Holiday essentials your suitcase really needs
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Getting away from it all or planning to explore the Scottish countryside? Pack smart and you’ll be good to go
Parent anger at end to same-sex running races at Highlands school
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Parents have hit out at a decision to end boys and girls only races at a primary school sports day in the Scottish Highlands.
Video: From independent producers to celebrity chefs at Ideal Home Show Scotland
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A weekend of scottish artisan produce and celebrity chef demonstrations await you at the SEC in Glasgow.
18th century adverts for runaway slaves shared in online database
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They offer a sobering insight into the lives of the men, women and children who ran away in an attempt to free themselves from a life of servitude.
Gary Maclean: Chucking good food in the bin is a wasted opportunity
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Scottish Government research shows that more than half of Scots think climate change is an immediate and urgent problem. As Scotland’s national chef, I’m urging those people to take action in their own homes to help tackle the issue.
Skye’s the limit as island lifts hospitality industry’s top awards
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The Isle of Skye has scooped two of the top honours at a prestigious awards ceremony for hospitality, tourism and catering.
Funding boost to restore rare Mackintosh treasure at V&A Dundee
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For more than half a century, it has lain out of sight in a Glasgow storage facility, but plans to restore one of Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s masterpieces have received a welcome boost.
A guide to climbing Arthur's Seat
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All you need for a good day's hiking in the city is a pair of boots and clear skies. This is a fantastic place for panoramic views of the city and to watch the sunrise or the sunset. Just watch your step in the dark.
Lewis woods are living memorial to island’s fallen heroes
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A living memorial to the soldiers who died in the First World War will see some of Scotland’s traditionally barren Hebridean islands dotted with native trees as part of a £12m UK-wide planting project by the Woodland Trust.
In pictures: 9 of the best Edinburgh pubs for a lazy lunch
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With the longer days and warm weather (fingers crossed) setting in, lazy days will now seem that wee bit more appealing.
10 Scottish restaurants named in UK top 100
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Ten Scottish restaurants have been featured in a prestigious top 100 list, which showcases the best culinary talent in the UK.
Book review: Fault Lines, by Doug Johnstone
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Doug Johnstone has a knack for writing relatively slender books in which he somehow seems to cover more ground than many other writers manage in twice the number of pages – witness 2016’s action-packed Crash Land, or the emotional power of 2012 McIlvanney Prize-listed The Jump.
The story of the Black Watch recruit who helped invent camouflage
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In searching for the story of her great-grandfather, Mary Horlock found a complex man whose brilliance at inventing camouflage was matched by his secretive nature
Michael Jackson’s estate sues Disney over intellectual property
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The estate of Michael Jackson is suing Disney, saying an ABC television special on the singer’s last days infringed on its intellectual property.
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