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71 years after his death, Dr Macrae (1872-1951) is a name well-known by many in the Highland communities of Creich and Kincardine. To give him his full name, Dr James Donald Macrae M.B. C.M. M.D. was – besides being a Doctor of Medicine – a dedicated spokesperson and advocate
Films
Release date (UK): 2022 | Country: USA | Running time: 139 min | Genres: Action, Comedy, Fantasy | Directors: Dan Kwan & Daniel Scheinert | Starring: Michelle Yeoh, Stephanie HsuKe, Huy Quan. | BBFC 15 By Jack Weir Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert’s (Daniels) devastatingly funny new film stars Michelle Yeoh as Evelyn Wang in
Books
Conversations with Friends, by Sally Rooney by Liz Treacher, Author Iread Sally Rooney’s Conversations with Friends (Faber, 2017) during a recent trip to see an Eighties band, so maybe that is why I found it so nostalgic. The novel is set in Dublin in the present day, but it
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One of the pleasures of spending holidays with my aunt and uncle at Altas shop and Post Office in the 1950s, was playing with local children, including some of the “Boarded Out” children, often referred to as the “Glasgow orphans”. By Lily Byron Apparently, at one point there were at
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Neil Anderson shares his memories of the places and the people he met in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s Ardgay. His family had links both to South Bonar and the Balnagown Arms Hotel. My name is William Neil Anderson and I am the last Anderson who had any connection with
Nature
So how many bat species are there in Sutherland, and which areas are best? By David Patterson Only six species of bats have been recorded thus far. Two of these are scarce/rare; Noctule and Natterers bat. The main bat fauna involves four species; common and soprano pipistrelle bat, Daubenton’
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No summer’s day in the garden would be complete without the buzz of the busy bees. Bumblebees are the most noticeable species of bees. Their genus name is Bombus, allegedly named for their deep, booming buzz. By Cherry Alexander Although there are only 19 species of bumblebees that are
Films
Release date (UK): 2021 | Country: Canada / USA | Running time: 133 min | Genres: Comedy, Drama | Director: Paul Thomas Anderson | Writer: Paul Thomas Anderson | Starring: Alana Haim, Cooper Hoffman, Sean Penn. | BBFC 15 By Jack Weir Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest masterpiece is a nostalgic love letter to seventies Hollywood, which is
Books
Major Tom’s War, by Vee Walker By Liz Treacher Do you have a box of old letters written by your grandparents and stashed away in the attic? Yes? So does Vee Walker, a local author living in the Black Isle. Unlike the rest of us, Vee has opened the
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In the industrial estate there once stood a building, informally known as the “Pink House’. The house –originally the Ardross Inn– was owned by the Anderson family who farmed Lower Gledfield and also owned a pier, a sawmill and a coal yard, and operated the salmon net fishing. By Katharine
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Signal boxes are some of the best-loved icons of Britain’s historic railways. Dave Goulder recounts how he saved the redundant Ardgay Signal Box from “death row”. By Dave Goulder Dave, Dave, do you know – they’re going to burn the Ardgay Signal Box? They’ve smashed and burned the
News
Undisturbed peatlands cover just 3% of the world’s land area but they hold nearly 30% of all the carbon stored in land By Catriona Hill COP26 brought the world to Glasgow and has raised public awareness of the impact of climate change on an unparalleled level. I had the