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Stirling Castle named Scotland’s best visitor attraction

Stirling Castle has claimed the title of Scotland’s Best Visitor Attraction at the inaugural 2016 Scottish and Outdoor Leisure Awards.

People & Places
The former hunting lodge of the Clan Macdonald dates back to the 16th century.

Escape to Kinloch Lodge on the Isle of Skye

The autum light was just beginning to fade as we passed the iconic Eilean Donan Castle and headed towards Skye, the island’s familiar mountains beckoning us.

Travel
T in the Park has been cancelled in 2017 after two troubled years at Strathallan.

Loss of T in the Park 'would be a victory for neds'

The permanent loss of T in the Park, Scotland’s biggest music festival, will be “a victory for neds and nimbys”, according to one of the nation’s leading promoters.
Politics 5
Dundee's new waterfront V&A museum is expected to be at the heart of any bid to become European City of Culture in 2023.

SNP warns Dundee's European culture capital bid is threatened by Brexit

The Scottish Government has demanded clarity over whether Dundee will be able to press ahead with a bid to be crowned European Capital of Culture.

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Dougie MacLean has staged his own festival in his native Perthshire for the last 12 years.

New blow for Perthshire as Dougie MacLean cancels his own festival in 2017

Perthshire has lost a second major festival in the space of a week after singer-songwriter Dougie Maclean confirmed he was shelving his annual event.

Lifestyle
Geoff Ellis says he is determined T in the Park will make a comeback.

T in the Park chief says he wants to take the event back to Strathallan

The boss of T in the Park has broken his silence over the cancellation of next year’s festival to declare he wants to take the event back to Strathallan.
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Stonework damaged through rising damp is said to be affecting buildings through Edinburgh's world heritage site.

Probe into historic buildings reveals new threat to Edinburgh's world heritage site

Edinburgh’s world heritage site is at serious threat from the decline of crumbling tenements in the heart of the capital, it emerged today.
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Sam Heughan and Caitriona Balfe have become huge stars since Outlander launched two years ago.

Outlander named ahead of Trainspotting as Scotland's greatest screen adaptation

Scotland gave the worlds of film and television iconic characters like Sherlock Holmes, Harry Potter, Peter Pan, Inspector Rebus, Miss Jean Brodie, Rob Roy, and Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde.
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The Quiraing on the Isle of Skye. Picture: Luis Ascenso

9 Scottish island locations you must visit before you die

We’ve picked out nine stunning island locations - some well-known, others not so much - that you should add to your bucket list.

Inverness, Highlands & Islands 5
Picture: Alan McCredie

Alan McCredie: Scotland’s ‘dreich’ days should be cherished

Many years ago now, after a particularly comedy-fuelled night out during the Edinburgh Festival I bumped into a theatre reviewer friend of mine on the way home. I told him of my night of comedy, and he told me of his night spent reviewing comic theatre. “I’m sick of laughter. Time for some Joy Division” he said.

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More than 600,000 people have visited the National Museum of Scotland since its new galleries were unveiled in July.

National museum sees visitors numbers soar by a quarter thanks to new galleries

The National Museum of Scotland is set to reclaim the crown as the country’s most popular attraction after seeing visitor numbers soar by 25 per cent since ten new galleries opened in the summer.
Lifestyle
The One & Only Le Saint Geran looks out over a lagoon filled with colourful fish.

Travel: Whatever floats your boat on idyllic Mauritius

Fiona Laing experiences the ultimate in co-ordinated pampering at a luxury island resort that really thinks of everything

News
The Rutland Hotel in Edinburgh's West End won the four star category. Picture: Jane Barlow

Edinburgh dominates awards for Scotland’s best hotels

Businesses in Edinburgh have won five out of eight categories in a competition to recognise the best guest accommodation in Scotland, confirming the capital’s dominance of the tourist market north of the border.

Media & Leisure
Just 18 episodes of Gaelic drama Bannan have appeared on screen since filming began on Skye in 2013.

Producer of Gaelic drama Bannan warns show has reached a "crossroads"

The man behind the BBC’s flagship Gaelic drama wants to boost production of the show to up to three times its current level to secure its future and help sell the show around the world.
Politics 13
The Black Swan Hotel, Helmsley, North Yorkshire DND SOS

Do Not Disturb: The Black Swan Hotel, Helmsley

A warm welcome in Yorkshire

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Sailing out from Cape Town, South africa

Travel: Cruise to Cape Town

As we left Southampton to cruise to Cape Town, I was gripped by the prospect of sailing all the way down the west coast of Africa; travelling as it used to be, boarding a boat and arriving weeks later at your destination, with no thought of airports, those zigzag queues, and the hours of being confined to a plane.

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Clan members will have a starring role in the 2017 Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo.

Edinburgh Military Tattoo to give clan members starring role in 2017 production

Clan members from around the world will get the chance of a starring role in the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo for the first time.
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Stay in a beautiful treehouse in rural Perthshire. Picture: hutsandcabins.co.uk

Five of the best places for luxury winter glamping in Scotland

THE warmth of a wood stove, crisp mornings and the stunning snow-covered Scottish scenery, who needs summertime when you can camp out in luxury during the winter?

Outdoors
The Colours of Cluny at Forres. Picture: Contributed

Colours of Cluny to become largest tourist event in north

FORRES’ inaugural light and sound spectacular, Colours of Cluny, is on track to attract well over 10,000 visitors in its first year.

News
Dundee's V&A museum is due to open in the summer of 2018.

Jaguar's design director on how Dundee's "bold" V&A museum can make an impact

One of the world’s most celebrated car designers says Dundee’s new V&A museum can become a “destination” in its own right and make a “bold statement” about his home country.

Dundee & Tayside
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