Ian Bell ‘New Writing’ award – winners announced
THE winners have been announced in the Ian Bell ‘New Writing’ competition for an unpublished piece by a writer under 30.
The award was set up in memory of the radical journalist Ian Bell,...
Loves Young (American) Dream
VisitScotland has teamed up with leading advertising agency McCann and media production company Fifty Films, to create ‘Come Along’, encouraging millennials in New York, Florida,...
New Trees Planted at Buchanan Castle Estate, Drymen
In February 2015, approximately 0.55 ha of native woodland was felled at Buchanan Home Farm, Buchanan Castle Estate, Drymen. This woodland was protected by a Tree Preservation Order which...
HypnoBirthing – an easier way to give birth?
Childbirth is no easy task. An endurance event of Olympian merit, women the world over push, pant and squeeze plump babies through an unsuitably small...
Scottish Voyages: The Final Frontier
These are the voyages of five Scottish figures that made it their business to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations, and to boldly go where no one had gone...
The ‘cutty stool’, fornication and Robert Burns
While a certain TV nanny may have popularised the act of punishing wayward children by imposing time-out on the “naughty step”, the origins of this concept are much older. Since the 1500’s,...
Snowdrops In Bloom
Six new properties are set to join one of Scotland’s most spectacular garden festivals.
Blossoming across the country from 28 January to 11 March 2018, the Scottish...
Concerns over raw meat diets for cats and dogs
Experts are warning dog and cat owners to be aware of the risks associated with feeding their pets raw meat-based diets (RMBDs), instead of the more conventional dry or canned pet...
Don’t hold your nose and close your mouth when you sneeze, doctors warn!
One young man ruptured the back of his throat when he did...
One company that champions 100% compostable paper cups
Much before the recent debate on paper cups in landfills, Scyphus had been developing a PLA lined cup, that is 100% biodegradable. They started producing bio paper cups in 2016 and now are...