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Loch Bay on Skye will close in Octoberplaceholder image

Michelin Star Scottish island restaurant to close down

The Colintraive to Rhubodach ferryplaceholder image

Hay's Way: Shortest ferry ride, warm welcomes and a poem from a window

The Joseph Pearce pub will reopen on 24 July following a refurbishment.placeholder image

First look inside historic Scottish bar ahead of it reopening

The Blackbird beer gardenplaceholder image

Top Edinburgh cocktail bar and garden undergoing £100k ‘glow-up’

Victoria Miller, founder of Sip Seekersplaceholder image

Meet the woman behind new 'Skyscanner for whisky' business

New dads, with little ones aged up to four, show their affection most often through playing games placeholder image

Dads have revealed key moments that shaped their fatherhood journey

The study was commissioned by Mattel to explore how play is evolving for a new generation of children, following the launch of its Disney and Pixar ‘Toy Story 5’ lineplaceholder image

Three quarters of parents are emotionally attached to childhood toys

Connor Syme is “really excited” about being the defending champion in this week’s KLM Open in Amsterdamplaceholder image

Scottish golfer lifts lid on how he compounded back injury

Brooks Koepka pictured during an appearance on Scottish soil in last year’s Alfred Dunhill Links Championship placeholder image

Five-time major winner set for first Scottish Open start since 2015

Mary Davidson Smith, 104, with the traditional Korean outfit she wore almost 100 years ago at the National Museum of Scotland.placeholder image

Care home resident reunited with outfit she wore almost 100 years ago

Former Bake-Off judge, Dame Prue, paid tribute to her brother Jamie.placeholder image

Celebrities pay tribute ahead of nationwide memorial toast

Fountain Brewery workers Harry Traunter, John Smith and Tom Owens celebrate in March 1989 after a planned merger by the Australian company Elders IXL with Scottish & Newcastle Breweries failsplaceholder image

29 photos from the 70s and 80s, celebrating the nation's breweries

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Inside old Scottish school that's transformed into serene holiday home

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Ad Feature Best portable power stations for adventures in the UK this spring

Fiona Gibson, chief executive of Capital Theatres, with actor Grant Stott, at the launch of the King's Theatre Hope in a Bottle project.placeholder image

King's Theatre: Bucket collections to help plug £500,000 funding gap

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I've had 45 summer holidays on the bewitching Scottish island of Arran Gaby Soutar

An ice cream kiosk does a roaring trade on Princes Street in June 1979placeholder image

31 photos taking you back to the 70s, and happy days in the sun

St Enoch mainline station in Glasgow pictured in 1963, ahead of its closure three years later, with the underground station to the right.placeholder image

31 nostalgic photos capture romance of 50s, 60s and 70s railway travel

Noup Head lighthouse on Westray in Orkneyplaceholder image

Underappreciated role of women in Scotland’s lighthouses in new book

Children on swings at Beveridge Park, Kirkcaldy, Fife, in April 1953placeholder image

27 of the best photos taking you back to the 50s

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The Ending Writes Itself by Evelyn Clarke: Engaging and wickedly fun

Three-time Masters champion Gary Player talks to the media at Augusta National on Thursdayplaceholder image

Player's Augusta comment makes Green Jackets cringe - Masters Diary

Restaurant Andrew Fairlie's Head Chef, Stephen McLaughlin ( left) at House for an Art Lover in Glasgow in the Music Room with House for An Art Lover Chief Exec Garry Sanderson.placeholder image

House of an Art Lover marks 30 years with Restaurant Andrew Fairlie

Tommy Fleetwood is making his first Masters appearance since winning the FedEx Cup last year placeholder image

Why it's a proper family affair for Fleetwood in 90th Masters

A poll of 2,000 travellers revealed almost half enjoy comparing the number of destinations they've visited abroad with othersplaceholder image

This new tool reveals how much of the world you've travelled

Letchworth State Parkplaceholder image

Ad Feature New York State of mind for all

Indras the elephant at Leith Public Library in January 1976, as part of the Edinburgh City Libraries campaign to remind people to return their booksplaceholder image

36 nostalgic photos capturing life in 1976

These photos take us back to 1996 in Scotland, showing some of the country's everyday heroes back thenplaceholder image

38 of the best photos taking you back to 1996

The historic building next to Glasgow's Central Station that was destroyed by a devastating fire (Picture: John Devlin)placeholder image

Glasgow fire: Why historic places matter emotionally Rebecca Madgin

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I can't believe my lovely wee Scottish mum is at this stage Gaby Soutar

Children enjoy the funfair roundabout inside Goldbergs department store, Edinburgh, in November 1968placeholder image

44 nostalgic photos to bring back memories of growing up in the 60s

Tesco Mobile encouraged the public to focus on meaningful moments by bringing a frozen van to King’s Cross to hand out complimentary frozen yogurts to passers-by.placeholder image

The top 30 moments Brits would love to relive include their first kiss

This nostalgic photo gallery celebrates Scotland's film industry during the 50s, 60s and 70s, from movie stars to lost cinemasplaceholder image

48 glittering photos show 50s, 60s and 70s cinemas and film stars

Calum Hill and his wife Miranda celebrate the Scot’s play-off win in the Joburg Open at Houghton Golf Club 12 months agoplaceholder image

Hill spurred by 'good memories' as he bids to be a party-pooper again

Casey Jarvis shows off the trophy after winning the Investec South African Open Championship at Stellenbosch Golf Clubplaceholder image

New South African star Jarvis heading for Masters and The Open

Lisa Coupar (right) and her young friends demonstrate the new Lolobal, an inflatable ball with a foot platform, at the Waverley market shopping centre on Princes Street, Edinburgh, in April 1986placeholder image

39 nostalgic photos capture highs and lows of life in 1986

Schoolboys play with a slot-car racing set called Trix in the toy section of Binns department store, Edinburgh, in November 1965placeholder image

36 priceless photos showing popular shops of the 60s and 70s

Royal Dornoch club captain Gary Bethune, holding thesledgehammer, pictured with, from left, Angus Gillies (G.F. Job), Sharon Ellen (G.F. Job) and Ewan MacGregor (Helica) placeholder image

Work starts on demolition of historic clubhouse at Scottish golf club

Ewen Ferguson in action during the pro-am prior to the Qatar Masters at Doha Golf Club placeholder image

Will it be Doha delight again for one of 11 Scots in Qatar Masters?

Rory McIlroy in action during last year’s Genesis Scottish Open at The Renaissance Club placeholder image

Rory McIlroy tees up key Scottish date in bid to equal title record

Harburn Golf Club was broken into over the weekendplaceholder image

Trophies are stolen in break-in at Scottish golf club

These photos show nightclubs around Scotland in the 80s, 90s and noughtiesplaceholder image

51 photos taking you back to nightclubs of the 80s, 90s and noughties

You can almost smell that heady mix of booze, sweat and aftershave, and feel the thumping bass reverberating through the room.

River City is to come to an end later this year.placeholder image

River City: documentary to celebrate legacy as Scottish soap axed

View of the Links market and funfair at Kirkcaldy, Fife, in April 1974. High-rise flats residents Jacqueline and Eileen enjoy the market for free.placeholder image

Nostalgic photos capture high-rise life, from the 60s to the noughties

I still have some neatening up to do... but I'm rather proud.placeholder image

How starting a new hobby sparked a sense of childlike joy Rachel Mackie

Owner Alfred de Angelis outside the Globetrotter fish and chip shop in Bruntsfield, Edinburgh, in December 1988placeholder image

49 nostalgic photos celebrate Scotland's love affair with fish & chips

There are some things you'll almost certainly remember doing if you grew up in the 60splaceholder image

You didn't grow up in the 60s if you don't remember doing these things

There are some car maintenance skills that most drivers possessed in the 60s and 70s but younger motorists lackplaceholder image

6 lost car maintenance skills every driver had in the 60s and 70s

These atmospheric photos capture life around Scotland in 1998placeholder image

41 photos taking you back to 1998, including World Cup fever

Some people are still using products made more than a century ago, when things were built to lastplaceholder image

9 of the longest surviving household goods, built to last

Ready meals really took off in the UK during the 70s and 80splaceholder image

9 ready meals you'll remember if you grew up in the 70s, 80s or 90s

The prizes on the Generation Game's famous conveyor belt during the 70s, 80s and 90s were a mixed bagplaceholder image

13 of the most popular Generation Game prizes in the 70s, 80s and 90s

The Index catalogue was published from 1985 to 2005placeholder image

7 lost catalogues you'll remember from the 70s, 80s, 90s and noughties

There are several items that were commonplace in the 60s and 70s, but young people today would struggle to workplaceholder image

7 common 60s and 70s items most people wouldn't know how to work today

A miner tries his luck at the coconut shy at the Good Friday Fair in Conisbrough, South Yorkshire, in 1955placeholder image

21 nostalgic photos to give you that Friday feeling

There are some wedding presents almost every couple had on their list in the 70s and 80splaceholder image

7 of the most popular wedding gifts of the 70s and 80s

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Scotland has failed to meet its latest target for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, the latest official figures show. Picture: John Giles/PA Wireplaceholder image

Fail: Scotland misses climate target

Pro-independence protesters with Scottish Saltire flags (top) march for Scottish independence. Picture: Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Imagesplaceholder image

Yousaf: Growing popular support for Yes the only way to Scottish independence

Nadine Dorries. Picture: Dan Kitwood/Getty Imagesplaceholder image

SNP MP cleared of bullying Nadine Dorries

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