Bid to save historic Wigtown building receives £337,500 funding
The Community Inn Community Benefit Society's efforts to preserve The Plough Inn has received the backing of South of ...
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How Scotland is bringing new life to old, abandoned homes
I’m now 66 and think this is a good example of what can be achieved,” says Tai, who’s cottage was one of 688 sitting empty across Scotland’s remote Western Isles (amid some 46,217 empty ...
Daily Record23d
Scotland's 'best market town' is book lover's heaven with cosy independent shops
Scotland's "best market town" has been named - and it looks like a book-lover's paradise. Earlier this month, The Telegraph published a list of "the 12 best market towns in Britain". The newspaper ...
The Scotsman2d
The secret to saving Jenners and Scotland's grand old department stores
“While converting old department stores into hotels is a complex process, the potential rewards are significant, both financially and in helping create new vibrancy in urban areas” - Darina ...
Daily Mail2d
Scotland
The 32-year-old is awaiting sentencing for abusing his ... hand back his MBE or have it withdrawn if he refuses. The former Scotland captain received the gong in this year's New Year's Honours ...
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Airbnb in Scotland has two year waiting list - but there's an unexpected catch
An Airbnb listing in the quaint town of Wigtown, Scotland, has drawn the attention of the masses and led to a two-year waiting list. Hailed 'The Open Book,' the accommodation is the first bookshop ...
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This scenic Airbnb in the Scottish countryside has a two-year waitlist — but there’s a catch
“The Open Book is a charming bookshop with an apartment above in the heart of Wigtown, Scotland’s National Book Town. Live your dream of having your very own bookshop by the sea in Scotland ...
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Border Wigtown Book Festival
Wigtown is Scotland's National Book Town and is hosting a ten day festival. Organisers are saying that the environment will be a strong focus on this year's event.
The Scotsman25d
Police Scotland probe ‘distressing’ robbery of 92-year-old man
An appeal has been launched after the robbery on Friday Detectives are appealing for information after a 92-year-old man was threatened ... asked to contact Police Scotland on 101, quoting ...
The Independent13d
Best boutique hotels in Edinburgh: Where to stay for romance and Old Town views
From the medieval closes of the Old Town to the regal townhouses of ... Lighthouse Board ship that supplied lighthouses across Scotland with supplies and parts. Since its retirement, the vessel ...
The New York Times26d
Alex Salmond, Scotland’s Former First Minister, Dies at 69
By Megan Specia Reporting from London Alex Salmond, the former first minister of Scotland who campaigned for the country to leave the United Kingdom and led the nation during an independence ...