Films
Release date (UK): 2024 | Country: USA | Running time: 107 min | Genre: Drama | Director: Greg Kwedar | Starring: Colman Domingo, Clarence Maclin, Sean San Jose | BBFC 15 By Jack Weir Colman Domingo shines in Sing Sing as Divine G, a man imprisoned at Sing Sing for a crime he didn’t commit,
Books
Absolutely & Forever by Rose Tremain by Liz Treacher, Author Athough it was only published in paperback this year, Absolutely and Forever (Vintage, 2024) by Rose Tremain feels very retro. Set in 1960s London, the novel describes the struggles of Marianne to forget her first love, Simon, who she met
News
The Flow Country, located in Caithness and Sutherland, is a vast, ecologically significant landscape spanning 4,000 Km2. By Elizabeth Lunardini It features Europe’s largest blanket bog, a type of wetland ecosystem that plays a crucial role in global climate regulation by storing around 400 million tonnes of carbon
Nature
As summer starts to retreat into autumn, the hills and woods of the Highlands put on a spectacular show of mauves and purple. The heather is in flower. By Cherry Alexander The ling heather on our surrounding hillsides is Calluna vulgaris, a member of the heath family of plants which
Heritage
A seer and a person with second sight have different skills. A seer is able to control the visions, while for a person with second sight, these can come to them unexpectedly and unbidden. By Silvia Muras & Elizabeth Lunardini There was a wright from Kinloch Rannoch who kept hearing
Heritage
High street businesses thrived during the 1970s and 1980s, with many people commuting through the villages, and others choosing the Kyle of Sutherland as a holiday destination. By Silvia Muras At the time, the A9 main road passed over the bridge at Bonar, and business flourished in the Kyle of
Tourism
CULRAIN & INVERCHARRON AREA 0.69 km * Constructed path. Suitable for walking and cycling. * If cycling, please note that the viaduct is narrow with two flights of steep steps. There is a bike rail, however it might be challenging if you are carrying a fully loaded bike with panniers. * If
Tourism
There are more than 40 core paths around our area. Core paths are designated to facilitate and promote the exercise of access rights under the Scottish Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003. In this and next editions we will be exploring each one of our core paths. By Silvia Muras As
Place-names
Gaelic, Norse, Brittonic? A look into the history and origins of place names in and around our area By Silvia Muras Between Lubcroy and Allt Loch Craggie, in the river Oykel, we find Eilean Thomais, named after someone called Thomas. Downstream, Eilean Thùrnaig, ‘island of Turnaig’, perhaps from tuairneag, ‘a
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Films
Release date (UK): 2024 | Country: Japan | Running time: 127 min | Genres: Drama, Thriller | Director: Kore-eda Hirokazu | Starring: Sakura Andô, Eita Nagayama, Soya Kurokawa. | BBFC 12 By Jack Weir Hirokazu Kore-eda’s latest film is a tender portrait of the connection between two young boys told from a number of interwoven
Books
Blàs, Across the Machair by C C Hutton By Liz Treacher, Author C C Hutton / Ceitidh Hutton is an award-winning writer of Gaelic children’s picture books and writer of English women’s contemporary fiction with a dash of Gaelic, a large sprinkling of humour, and a wee drop of