National Geographic recognises Moray’s coast as one of the most beautiful in...
The Caledonian MercuryPublic Information Feature Moray’s coastline is among the top 20 most beautiful coastal areas in the world, according to the international National Geographic magazine. A...
View ArticleWeir’s Week: 11th January 2013
The Caledonian MercurySaturday You wait all year for a world darts championship and then like Bank Holidays, two come along in a week. The BDO championship may be the oldest, but it is the poorer in...
View ArticleLetter from Scotland: 11th January 2013
The Caledonian MercuryOver the New Year holiday I visited the famous Rosslyn Chapel on the southern outskirts of Edinburgh. I found the restoration work almost complete, after 15 years and £13m had...
View ArticleSTV Wins New Local TV Licences for Edinburgh and Glasgow
The Caledonian MercuryThe broadcaster, STV, has been awarded licences to run local TV stations for Edinburgh and Glasgow. The successful bids – which were submitted in association with local...
View ArticleMountaineers Call for Councillors to make a Stand to Defend National Beauty Spot
The Caledonian MercuryBen More Assynt Just two weeks into the Year of Natural Scotland and Highland Council looks set to back a wind farm scheme which would damage some of the nation’s best mountain...
View ArticleSectarianism? Segregation? Senseless!
The Caledonian Mercuryby the Rev Sally Foster-Fulton Church of Scotland’s Church and Society Council The world has endured many faces of prejudice; it is a master of disguise, but strip away the mask...
View ArticleMalt and Barley Review: Avast! The name’s Haddock! Send me some Loch Lomond...
The Caledonian Mercuryby Tom Morton I found myself perambulating, the other night, through the various movie options ‘Sky on Demand’ has to offer, and hesitated at The Adventures of Tin Tin: Secret of...
View ArticleVideo: The Outdoor Entrepreneur – Chris Tiso explains the success of the Tiso...
The Caledonian MercuryThe outdoor specialist, Tiso, has been in business for over 50 years. From modest beginnings in 1962, it’s been serving climbers, hill walkers and others with a specialist...
View ArticleA rough guide to what’s wrong – and right – in Scottish rugby at the moment
The Caledonian MercuryWrong 1) Expensive imports at Edinburgh Edinburgh followed up their success in last season’s Heineken Cup by recruiting heavily, bringing in expensive imports from all over the...
View ArticleV&A Dundee: on track to raise funds
The Caledonian MercuryPublic Information Feature V&A at Dundee has announced that it has raised £4million in private donations towards its capital target of £45m. The Scottish Government has...
View ArticleFort William Mountain Festival 2013
The Caledonian MercuryPublic Information Feature The full programme for the 2013 Fort William Mountain Festival, presented by the Outdoor Capital of the UK, has been announced. It has an impressive and...
View ArticleSCOUTS’ HONOUR
The Caledonian MercuryBoth the Scouts and the Guides are consulting their members on whether to change their time-honoured promise to do their duty to “God.” In this secular age, their leaders feel...
View ArticleCELEBRATE BURNS AT STIRLING CASTLE!
The Caledonian MercuryPublic Information Feature Young visitors to Stirling Castle will be able to find out more about one of Scotland’s most famous poets later this month. The castle is holding its...
View ArticleLETTER FROM SCOTLAND 18th January 2013
The Caledonian MercuryScotland has been dramatically drawn into the war on terror in Africa. At question time in parliament the first minister Alex Salmond announced that several Scots are among the...
View ArticleWEIR’S WEEK: 18th January 2013
The Caledonian MercurySaturday And Ross County sign Canadian internationalist Andre Hainault and immediately the argument starts as to how it should be pronounced. Some say it is Hainault, as in...
View ArticleEdinburgh University’s Wave Tank Moves Forward
The Caledonian MercuryEdinburgh University is set to help marine energy developers make waves. A new deal means that FloWave TT, the University subsidiary that is building the world’s most advanced...
View ArticleInfographic: the value of business to our society
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View ArticleMalt and Barley Review: New year, new make spirit, new distilleries
The Caledonian Mercuryby Tom Morton The news that Doug Clements’ Kingsbarns Distillery project is to have the backing of the family-owned Wemyss bottling concern and is now set to open in 2014 will...
View ArticleColumn: Has a convincing case been made for new legislation on lobbying?
The Caledonian MercuryBy Laura McMahon Policy Executive, CBI Scotland The UK Government is currently considering whether to introduce new legislation which will compel public affairs consultancies to...
View ArticleTHE YARD: A Place to Play
The Caledonian Mercuryby Emma Bone At the end of last summer The Yard Adventure Centre in Edinburgh was almost at breaking point. With its services running at capacity, and over 300 young people with...
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