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Once rulers of Scotland’s western seaboard, the Lords of the Isles commanded a kingdom that rivalled the Scottish crown. Now, new archaeological research has revealed their seat of power at Loch Finlaggan on Islay was far more impressive than previously believed. A new book, The Archaeology of

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A disused 20th century phone box has been transformed into a life-saving medical station, thanks to a community project led by Robertson Facilities Management (RFM). The phone box on Moorhouse Grove in Stanley had stood idle and neglected in a state of disrepair for nearly a decade before RFM, with

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A new Scottish start-up is harnessing cork, one of nature’s most sustainable materials, to help reduce carbon emissions across the construction and textile sectors.

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Regional apprenticeship manager Ian MacPherson is putting his faith where it counts — in his own apprentices. Ian has ordered a new home at Persimmon Homes’ Snowdon Gait development in West Kilbride, and the skilled apprentices he manages will be helping to build it.

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Donald Trump’s Aberdeenshire golf course has breached sewage contamination limits 14 times since 2019, according to documents released by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa). The 36-hole resort, one of two owned by the former US president in Scotland, relies on a private sewage s

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A man has built a cockpit in his spare room to create the ultimate flight simulator experience. 

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An inaccessible two-bedroom end-terrace house in Plains, Airdrie, drew a flurry of competitive bids at auction, despite no one having seen inside.

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A nightmare neighbour has been arrested and charged after allegedly tunnelling into an adjacent home following a dispute. Police in the Canadian city of Calgary said the bizarre incidents followed weeks of intensifying conflict between neighbours on two floors of an apartment building.

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A Warrington couple were left baffled when scaffolding was mistakenly erected outside their home – nine miles from where it was supposed to be.

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The controversial Carbuncle Awards have returned after a decade-long hiatus to hand this year's unwanted title of “most dismal town” – complete with the notorious Plook on the Plinth trophy – to Port Glasgow. Event organisers claimed that despite its “great bones,&rdquo

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