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ScotRail has shared a handy reminder about taking bicycles on trains. Look for the bike-storage doors, and check whether you need to reserve a space, particularly on Inter7City and West Highland services. That small bit of planning can make a big difference w...
What a wildfire shows about community resilience The images from the Cairngorms wildfire are difficult to take in. Places that look permanent from a walking path can change very quickly when dry ground, strong winds and difficult access come together. The rep...
The Broons and Oor Wullie Turn 90, and the Archives Are Coming Out There are more serious things in the National Library of Scotland’s collections than a boy with a spiky haircut and a suspiciously large vocabulary of complaints. There are also fewer things t...
A Scottish 1500 Metres Win Worth Keeping on the Noticeboard There is a pleasingly practical kind of public joy in finding out that someone from nearby has done something extraordinary while the rest of us were worrying about bus times and whether the library...
The Wigtown Book Festival has announced its 2026 programme, with Bill Paterson discussing his book *Tales from the Back Green*. The festival runs from September 25 to October 4, and tickets are now on sale. I’m always pleased when a literary festival remember...