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Killiecrankie House restaurant review " Scotland's new Michelin star
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (543+ words) The five-bedroom hotel's high drama, three-hour dinner is inspired by Japanese multi-course haute cuisine " no wonder it's just won its first Michelin star Killiecrankie House restaurant review " Scotland's new Michelin star The five-bedroom hotel's high drama, three-hour dinner is inspired…...
Ultra-marathon champion David Parrish dies on Highlands "toughest run
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (638+ words) A former Royal Marine has died on what is considered by many to be Britain's toughest run, the Cape Wrath trail through the Highlands. The 35-year-old ultra-marathon champion David Parrish was attempting to beat the record for the fastest man…...
Greens accused of plan to "hammer" Scots with wave of new taxes
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (675+ words) The Scottish Greens have proposed more than a dozen new taxes in Scotland and raising several others in a radical manifesto that caused widespread alarm among businesses. The left-wing party, which the SNP leader John Swinney has not ruled out…...
Five of the best Scottish seabird colonies to visit
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (559+ words) The Times Five of the best Scottish seabird colonies to visit Where to see puffins, guillemots, gannets, razorbills and skuas as breeding season begins " just watch out for fulmars and their disgusting defence mechanism Scotland's seabird colonies are pulsating hubs…...
SNP peddles a fantasy while doing more harm than good
1+ week, 1+ day ago (697+ words) John Swinney's pre-election pledge to create an "activist' government is, based on his party's record, as much a threat as it is a promise SNP peddles a fantasy while doing more harm than good John Swinney's pre-election pledge to create…...
SNP's move to the right leaves Conservatives in a quandary
5+ day, 15+ hour ago (317+ words) There are times when you'd need a heart of stone not to chuckle at the misfortune befalling the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Poor old Russell Findlay is no more the issue with the Tory party than were any of…...
Local elections 2026: polls, predictions and areas to watch
5+ day, 12+ hour ago (1359+ words) It is nearly two years since the general election in which Labour secured the largest landslide this century. Now Sir Keir Starmer heads into local elections next month leading a party that is, on some measures, in fourth place. Many…...
Polls say SNP cruising to victory " so why are nationalists so nervous?
5+ day, 14+ hour ago (1232+ words) Opinion poll after opinion poll has them cruising to victory and even claiming a stunning majority. So why are some in the SNP so nervous? The answer is voter apathy, and fears of a low turnout, with unpredictable consequences. Senior…...
James Mc Avoy's film about the great hip-hop hoodwink is charming
5+ day, 18+ hour ago (527+ words) How the British love a good blag. Whether it's Alec Guinness's mild-mannered bank clerk masterminding a gold heist in The Lavender Hill Mob, a group of working-class boys bluffing their way into Oxford in Alan Bennett's The History Boys, or…...
There's a sinister new threat to the Edinburgh festival. It must be resisted
1+ week, 14+ hour ago (698+ words) With its 235ft-high Victorian gothic spire towering over Edinburgh's Royal Mile, the Hub must be one of the most famous buildings in a city full of them. Thousands of tourists pass it each day as they trudge up to the…...