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The Engine Shed in Stirling – preserving Scotland’s built heritage
A hub of innovation and champion in preserving Scotland’s architectural heritage by sharing knowledge and ...
Get to know Highland seers and “second sight”
There was a wright from Kinloch Rannoch who kept hearing planes and hammers at work, ...
The mystical predications of the Highland Seer, Swein MacDonald
Swein MacDonald rose to fame in the 1970s for his mystical predictions, fueled by alcohol, ...
Glen Fruin oil leak: Clean-up now under way
Publication: The Lochside Press The clean-up of an oil leak in Glen Fruin, discovered in ...
A new National Park for Scotland?
In July 2024 the Scottish government selected Galloway as a possible location for a new ...
Further calls to Culture Secretary for a Public Interest Journalism Institute
The author and investigative journalist was speaking at the Wigtown Book Festival at the weekend. ...
Castlehill is being transformed into a nature haven…but not without the help of its community
A community farm and wildlife initiative is looking for helpers to keep the site in ...
£1.1m award for nature restoration initiative
Wild Strathfillan received a £1.1m boost from the Scottish Government’s Nature Restoration Fund, managed by ...
Council overpay staff by £2.4m
Edinburgh Council employees have been overpaid salaries by a staggering £2.4 million, The Edinburgh Reporter ...
Word on the street: are authors comfortable with becoming ‘celebrities’?
There is, as far as I know, no central register of UK book festivals, but ...
How does loneliness and isolation impact the experiences of migrant women?
Many women globally are migrating to foreign lands to seek a sheltered future and better ...
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