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Development firm seeks permission to build more than 100 homes on Rydal Penrhos school site

Development firm seeks permission to build more than 100 homes on Rydal Penrhos school site
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HMS Unicorn goes under the microscope for preservation project

BBC News By Graeme Ogston Published image captionThe survey team are examining every piece of timber on the ship s exterior Perched on a pontoon above the chilly water of Dundee s Victoria Dock, surveyors are inspecting every section of one of the world s oldest ships. HMS Unicorn has been a feature of the city since 1873, half a century after she was built at Chatham Dockyard in Kent. The former training ship has weathered many storms, including almost being scrapped in the 1960s. But 200 years of exposure to the elements, including the wind and rain lashing the survey team today, has left its mark.

Enjoy Courier Country s snowdrops both indoors and outdoors

© Colin Robertson. Snowdrops are usually one of the first signs of spring, but this year’s crop have been buried under a blanket of snow. However, with the snow all but gone (we hope), it’s time to appreciate these pretty little flowers. Cambo Estate near Kingsbarns in Fife has more than 350 varieties over 70 acres of woodlands. Lady Catherine Erskine, the owner of Cambo, explains: “Most of the naturalised snowdrops in the woodlands are Galanthus nivalis Flore Pleno – the ‘double’ snowdrop – but as snowdrops mutate easily we have new varieties that pop up around Cambo from time to time, surprising us!”

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