Wildlife & Nature
Carnivorous plants
Dave Browne, member of the Carnivorous Plants Society, shares with us how he ended up ‘captivated’ by these plants, which blur the line between flora [...]
Heritage
An 80th Anniversary Reflection
Eight decades after VE and VJ Day, Valerie Mackenzie-Harris reflects on her late husband Major S.L.M. Harris’ decorated wartime service
Books
A heart full of headstones review
John Rebus is right at the heart of the book, though it’s an older, slower, inhaler sucking Rebus this time round. By Catherine Williams
Wildlife & Nature
Plant galls
You might have noticed strange, bulbous growths on oak leaves or rose stems. These curious structures, called galls, are nature’s hidden laboratories — formed when [...]
Local News
Duncan MacLeod from bonar bridge,
winner of the Traditional Gold Medal
Duncan’s journey to winning the Men’s Traditional Gold Medal at the Royal National Mòd (Read this article in Gaelic) Although Duncan’s maternal grandfather and paternal [...]