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Edinburgh Old Town hotel ban sought by heritage body

A HERITAGE body has called for a moratorium on new hotels in the historic centre of the Scottish capital. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16218432.Edinburgh_Old_Town_hotel_ban_sought_by_heritage_body/?ref=rss

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Analysis: For the sake of all able pupils Advanced Higher must be available

In Scotland, the ‘national educational myth’ (here’s tae us, wha’s like us?) tends to focus on our long history and breadth of education...

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New chapter for museum dedicated to the secrets of ancient Scottish landscape

IT is a landscape which has held special significance to the people of Scotland since prehistoric times. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16218614.New_chapter_for_museum_dedicated_to_the_secrets_of_ancient_Scottish_landscape/?ref=rss

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New Scottish Enterprise boss under fire over canals legacy

THE incoming chief executive of Scotland’s national jobs quango is facing questions about his record in his current public sector role. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16219047.New_Scottish_Enterprise_boss_under_fire_over_canals_legacy/?ref=rss

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‘Very existence of Church’ threatened by missing generations

THE Church of Scotland has unveiled a decade-long survival plan as a report to go before its annual leaders’ gathering next week showed...

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Church to open £1.3m coffee shop and community hub

IT APPOINTED the first openly gay minister in Scotland and boosted its numbers within a year, now one church in Aberdeen is celebrating...

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Bees at risk from foreign honey trap

For centuries, they have clashed with and repelled repeated foreign invaders from Vikings to the mighty Roman Empire. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16218487.Bees_at_risk_from_foreign_honey_trap/?ref=rss

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Farmers fear losing sheep if lynx are returned to UK

Plans to let lynx loose in the south of Scotland could scare away more tourists than they attract, environment chiefs have been warned....

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Boost fitness and run Daily Mile globally, study suggests

Governments around the world should consider introducing school fitness scheme The Daily Mile to improve the health of children, new research suggests. ....

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Seven years for ex-soldier who shook baby girl to death

A former soldier who shook an “innocent, defenceless" baby girl to death has been jailed for seven-and-a-half years. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16218603.Seven_years_for_ex-soldier_who_shook_baby_girl_to_death/?ref=rss