The Scots Magazine April Issue – Out Now!


 


 

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CONTENTS

 

Cover Story…
Tour Dumfries and Galloway with our 14-page special

 

 My Scotland Actor Colin McCredie takes you on a tour of his favourite Scots spots

#OutAndAboutScotland The best pics shared with us this month on social media

A Wee Blether With… Bruce Mouat, the Scottish men’s Olympic curling team skip talks medals and media

In Seventh Heaven Melrose is the spiritual home of rugby sevens

Wonder Weed The scientists hoping to make the seaweed industry a Scottish success story

Secrets And Highs Jim Crumley ponders a swan’s mysterious detour through a remote Scots mountain range

Enjoy an epic weekend of rock ‘n’ roll at Bonfest

 

The strange tale of Gregor MacGregor the Scots fraudster who invented a country

The Great Eight The Scots people and places that shaped the thrilling world of secret agent James Bond

From The Vault The monstrous skull dredged up from the deep

A-Z Of Great Scots The brave “Gretna Girls” stirring up the Devil’s Porridge in wartime

Scottish Bookshelf The journalist who swapped fact for fiction, delving into a spooky Scots ghost story

 

Read our interview with the gold medal-winning mother and daughter duo Liz Eilish McColgan

 

Sound of Scotland Scots art-pop duo are aiming for the stars with a cosmic concept album

Slainte Mhath The community spirit behind an island distillery

Scottish Kitchen Celebrate Easter with a super Scotch egg recipe

Eat, sleep, drink… The Gailes Hotel, Irvine, and Wagamama, Glasgow

Grow Wild And Free Untidy gardens can help save our vital butterflies and bees

Join a sea-kayaking expedition on the scenic West Coast

 

Finding Freedom The handcyclist planning for a more inclusive community

Back To Basics Cameron McNeish enjoys the wonders of hot tents

Sun And Summits Running the Brothers and Sisters of Kintail

Raising The Barr How some clever marketing propelled IRN-BRU to success

Photographer Of The Year It’s time for you to pick the winning Scottish image

 

 

 


 

 

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