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Travel writing by me…..in My Weekly thanks to all the businesses I mentioned. Plus thanks to @emmgibbs.bsky.social and Kathi Kamleitner for their expert advice on tackling the NC500 responsibly.

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My latest hen column in The Scotsman all about children’s author Vivian French’s hen inspired book. It’s beautifully illustrated by Nanette Regan @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social

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Words from me in Scotsman Magazine about a #pressstay in London AMANO Covent Garden #travelwriting

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@brianjaffa.bsky.social Congratulations 🥳

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Read about head chef Tyler King, from Michelin starred Condita, in Edinburgh. ⭐️ www.edinburghinquirer.co.uk/p/the-greate...

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The cat sat on the mat

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What really goes on in rural and remote medicine beyond the shiny lifestyle-heavy job adverts? It's actually pretty special - as a new credential underlines.

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The hen column this month is all about the broody bantams and chocolate Easter eggs

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#caturday vibes

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Web-design firm, NorthColour, has launched an online tool for freelancers and small businesses www.businesslifeedinburgh.com/post/northco...

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What a tale of theft and painstaking research into one person’s borrowing records. National Records of Scotland (NRS) has completed the return of thousands of documents that were stolen from its archives and from other UK institutions by a single individual between 1949 and 1980.

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What a tale of theft and painstaking research into one person’s borrowing records. National Records of Scotland (NRS) has completed the return of thousands of documents that were stolen from its archives and from other UK institutions by a single individual between 1949 and 1980.

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World’s first case of bird flu in sheep detected in England

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Happy #caturday to those who celebrate

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My Scotsman Magazine, travel article. A short break to Barnard Castle, highlights the Bowes museum and then breathtaking climb to the top of Durham Cathedral. Thanks to Farm stay UK and whisperingwaterslodges for our stay at Kingfisher Lodge and thisisdurham #presstrip #durham #visitdurham

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The house of Soutra :Worth dropping by if you are passing and in need of a hot beverage and a slice of tea loaf

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Shhhh don’t tell everyone but…. the Times paywall is down this weekend. That means you can read about my adventures.

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Friday night #caturday vibes

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Friday night #caturday vibes

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My hen column in yesterday’s Scotsman magazine

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Earlier scenes in Lamancha in the Scottish Borders

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PRing for Jon Perkins and VisitCairngorms thanks to James Litston for this Daily Telegraph article about pine martens. www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/advic...

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PRing for Lorna Young and Stranraer Water Sports Association. Thanks to BBC for covering the story photo credit Saskia Coulson and Pete Robinson www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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PRing for Lorna Young and Stranraer Water Sports Association. Thanks to Scott Reid at The Scotsman for featuring this story www.scotsman.com/business/wor...

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Art on the wall The QEII Centre : a large-scale wooden sculpture by Eduardo Paolozzi :0)

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PRing for JonPerkins latest coverage in Homes and Interior Scotland featuring some of his travel clients homesandinteriorsscotland.com/2025/02/7-of...

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The word at IMMUK2025 is that freelance travel writing is not sustainable financially. #immuk2025

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"Importantly, she makes the point that “fine dining has a particular role to play,” and ‘cooks’ or ‘chefs’ across all sectors each have value in their own right, arguing that no one should be seen as any more important." #Food #FineDining #Scotland🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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#Caturday

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The Independent's video desk is looking for freelance writers for shifts in March. If that's you or anyone you know, please get in touch! #journojobs #journorequest @the-independent.com

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Roll up for the Scottish Festival of Real Bread this Saturday at Bowhouse, Fife @edinbakerstrust.bsky.social @realbreadcampaign.bsky.social @thecourier.co.uk #ScotlandTheBread #RealBread @somethingcorny.bsky.social

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‘The number of prisoners aged 21 and under who have died in England and Wales since 1995 is around six times that in Scotland, though its prison population is around ten times greater.’ @danigaravelli.bsky.social on the youth suicide crisis in Scotland’s prisons: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

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“William’s story was one of intergenerational trauma & of the lies Scotland tells itself about its treatment of its most vulnerable children.” My @londonreview.bsky.social longread on the Polmont suicides & our failing youth justice system is the culmination of 6 years’ work & means a lot to me.

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Crazy scenes last night

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The guilty face of a dieting cat that has duped both owners into believing she hadn’t been fed. #caturday

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Earlier this morning

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