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In 1889, the Caledonian Railway submitted a proposal for Edinburgh to build what would have been the world's fourth municipal underground railway system behind London (pictured), Budapest and Glasgow.

The forgotten plan to build a subway system under central Edinburgh
Retro

Edinburgh World Heritage urges councillors to end Royal High School hotel saga
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Hebridean Isle of Islay pulls the plug on its annual Festival of Malt and Music
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New Stone Age - was head binding used on children in ancient Orkney?
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Eight Aberdeen post-war high rises awarded Category A listed status
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Everything you should know about Sam Heughan's new film SAS: Red Notice
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Family retire after running East Lothian pub for almost 60 years
Business

New Stone Age: Discovery of massive island ritual site
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Applications for funding of up to £18,000 open for UK craftspeople
Heritage

National Trust for Scotland in U-turn on Culloden Battlefield house
Heritage

Striking new plans to restore art deco façade of former Portobello cinema
Retro

North Coast 500 plans for rush of post-lockdown holiday makers
Heritage

The ancient Orkney site where Picts and Vikings settled under threat
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New Stone Age: DNA breakthrough of two men buried in cave near Oban
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Hotel developers ask for three more years to revamp iconic Edinburgh landmark
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The fascinating history behind legendary Edinburgh printworks Thomas Nelson & So...
Retro

North Coast 500 plans for rush of post-lockdown holiday makers
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In pictures: Ebenezer MacRae, the man who shaped modern Edinburgh
Retro

Meet Double Diamond the sheep who sold for £367,500 at Scottish sale
Home

The New Stone Age - the immigrants from France who changed the face of Scotland ...
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Global appeal of the Bard endures with 2,500 Burns Suppers plotted on world map
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Documentary reveals how Ewan McGregor was nearly dropped from first major film
What's On

Remembering the fading glory of Scotland's high streets
Heritage

New film shows precarious existence of remote communities in the Highlands
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Edinburgh's museum of medical history to create new £1m robotics galleries
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When is the Chinese New Year 2021? This year’s Zodiac animal and its traits
Family

Celtic Connections 2021: 10,000 tickets are sold to music fans in 44 countries
What's On

Video: The former Edinburgh cinemas that been given a new lease of life
Retro

Greyfriars Bobby's 'companionship' a vital message for lockdown, says minister
Heritage

Folk icon enlisted to help promote Gaelic legacy of historic battle
Retro

Scotland in the 1980s: The pivotal political moments of the decade
Heritage

Glasgow reveals 'anchor tenant' is lined up for Kelvin Hall film and TV studio
What's On

£1.9m lifeline for Highland history attractions in the face of pandemic
Heritage

When a 'silent traveller' walked backwards up Blackford Hill
Retro

Hotel developers plead for another chance to revamp Edinburgh landmark
What's On

Call for higher tax for Highland second home owners amid 'tidal wave' of incomer...
Heritage

Close to collapse: report warns of danger from historical tower
Heritage

Islander to release album created with instrument made from plastic tubes
What's On

18th-century tavern to be revived for Edinburgh's virtual Burns festival
What's On

New film to explore how artist's work has documented impact of climate change
What's On

Scottish Government spends nearly £400,000 on 15-minute Hogmanay drone film
What's On

Major new cultural project to honour Scottish women persecuted as witches
What's On

Fears raised that views from Walter Scott's home are about to be 'lost forever'
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This is how many people globally tuned in to watch Edinburgh's Hogmanay film
What's On

New William Wallace rap musical to explore legacy of hero figure
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Top award for Edinburgh tour guides who plant trees to offset carbon footprint
Retro

Why do we celebrate Valentine's Day?
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Janey Godley records video message of support for Scots language campaigners
What's On

This is the date of Burns Night 2021
Heritage

Scottish musicians reveal mental health struggles for powerful new film
What's On

Napoleon prison key up for auction after being unearthed in Scotland
UK News

History of Glenfinnan Monument rewritten as slavery connection emerges
Heritage

Think tank calls for 'national conversation' on future of Scotland's rural land
Environment

Two attempted break-ins at famous Scottish Castle
Crime

Here's how two dry stone wallers in Scotland are fighting to save ancient craft
Heritage

Meet the paramedic who goes wild camping with her horses in the Highlands
Heritage

Historic Scottish rail bridges being filled in ‘blocks future cycle routes’
Transport

Islanders sought for study on price of island life
Heritage

One woman's work to save the endangered Fair Isle Chair from extinction
Heritage

What is the US Capitol building on Washington’s Capitol Hill used for?
Heritage

This is when Sam Heughan's new show Men in Kilts could be released
Heritage

11 photos celebrating the life and times of counter-culture icon Jim Haynes
Heritage

Pandemic thwarts traditions on tiny Scottish island celebrating Christmas today
Heritage

This is when the Christian celebration of Candlemas is and why it s celebrated
Christmas

Edinburgh pensioner who 'misled the Nazis' is to celebrate 100th birthday
Heritage

'Death brooch' of doomed Arctic explorer from Fife emerges
Heritage

New £5 coin: Royal Mint’s 2021 commemorative coins explained
Lifestyle

When Gerry Marsden sang You’ll Never Walk Alone to Celtic and Liverpool fans
UK News

Edinburgh urged to ensure festivals revival to help recovery from 'catastrophe'
What's On

Oldest surviving clipper's being restored in Adelaide after sinking in Clyde
Heritage

Ibrox disaster: I was 11 and watched horror unfold from press box
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Former film festival chief brands new £60m Edinburgh complex 'misguided'
What's On

Ibrox disaster: We were saved from tragic crush by offer of free drink
Heritage

Let us pause and remember: The Ibrox disaster of 1971
People

Watch: Edinburgh unveils 'home of Hogmanay’ film finale to herald 2021
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Burns' farmhouse must be saved for the sake of Auld Lang Syne – Scotsman comment
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