Horrible news the Jazz Bar is closing. Tummy always flipped a little walking down those stairs into the belly of a good night. Feel so sorry for family forced to make this call/ the future of musical culture and socialising feels bleaker all the time.

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Common Ground CentreforGoodRelations in The Scotsman alison campsie : scotsman.com/heritage-and-r… / Thanks to the 150+ participants in this work ADMG Scottish Gamekeepers NatureScot Trees for Life Alliance for Scotland's Rainforest Forestry and Land Scotland Cairngorms National Park Lorna Slater Scottish Mediation alun thomas

Mediation experts with experience of working in conflict zones around the world have been drafted in to help break down longstanding tensions in Scotland’s countryside between gamekeepers and environmentalists.

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Maori cloak made from kakapo feathers goes on show in Perth. Originally brought to city in 19thC by a ship's surgeon.
It has now been blessed by leader of Ngabi Rawkawa tribe in ceremony at dawn, regarded as the most powerful time of day The Scotsman

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Visit Scotland's network of tourist information centres - around 25 from Lerwick to Portree and Dumfries - to close. Face to face contact goes as folk use You Tube, Tik Tok and AI to book hols, it says. Nae value left in a friendly chat, it would seem

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Monks n gold on a Scottish island more than 1,000 years ago. Lismore now as 'important as Iona' given discovery of site of monastery founded by St Moluag - a contemporary o St Columba - and jewellery workshops. Hairs on back o neck stuff. The Scotsman

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BST begins in Gourdon 🤍 might even have caught a little sun

Up to one million people are this year predicted to visit Skye - an eye watering number for the 13,000 or so people who live there. Comes as funding ends for projects to protect communities and environment from impact of mass tourism The Scotsman

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Got a sneak peak at the Stone of Destiny in its new home and it is looking v special in a very atmospheric new setting. Brings it home, indeed. Would highly recommend a trip to this fab new museum made with such care and passion @thescotsman

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Pictures on pages

A boy leaves for Canada as part of a forced emigration scheme for children in care

Around 15,000 Scots left for Canada in this way

Some were never heard from again.

New records may give hope for families

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Today's front page of The Scotsman trails a fab preview story of the special loans coming from National Museums Scotland to Perth Museum for #Unicorn the 1st exhibition as we get ready for opening end of next week! Thank you alison campsie for this super piece
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'We are just not a town that is used to flutes'

O0 at court this morn to appeal council decision to stop parade in Stonehaven

Around 200 people due from across Scotland to open new lodge, regardless

Great unease locally The Scotsman

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'The estate, which is almost two thirds the size of Glasgow, stretches across Perthshire and Argyll. Such is its scope, it includes seven Munros and six Corbetts.' via @martynmclaughlin The Scotsman

When hugely successful TV shows and Scotland's heritage meet . HES are already looking at ways to divert people away from under pressure Arthur's Seat - while the success of One Day is set to draw more people there The Scotsman

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Absolutely rooting for my fab colleague Katharine Hay 🌱 as she starts her 6- month walk around Scotland to take her rural affairs brief into the countryside. Reporting truly on the ground. Good luck lass and look forward to seeing you on Hay’s Way! 🥾 🥾
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🟣 When 3,000 Scottish fisher women from in Highlands and Islands went on strike on the quayside, via alison campsie
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The joy of pictures on pages 🤍🖤

Mary Maclean at her front door, Isle of Grimsay, North Uist, by Donald John Campbell

From Women of the Hebrides; Stories of Strength and Courage by Dr Joni Buchanan

Published by Acair Books - Gaelic and English books on Friday for International Women's Day

This really is a beautiful book : Women of the Hebrides by Dr Joni Buchanan, illuminating and moving in parts. It paints a picture of women hardwired into their environment and culture , who worked hard without any fuss and found enjoyment in everyday life.

Scotland set to have its ‘living heritage’ protected by UNESCO but some believe it doesn’t go far enough to safeguard integrity of cultural heritage. Paul Simon’s use of highlife riff from Ghana started the debate The Scotsman

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BREAKING: An Aberdeenshire Council committee has voted to stop an Orange march that was due to take place in Stonehaven on the 16th March.

A motion backing prohibition passed unanimously.

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