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Monday, 24th May 2021, 12:11 pm
Fancy escaping to a cosy log cabin in Scotland and relaxing in the hot tub? Of course you do.
Whether they’re up in the rugged Scottish Highlands, or beside a peaceful loch, there’s no better place for a relaxing staycation.
We’ve found a selection of the best ones currently available on booking.com.
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Scotland is blessed with over 11,000 miles of coastline, from dramatic cliffs to white sandy beaches.
And with Scottish Coronavirus regulations now permitting unrestricted travel within Scotland, thousands of Scots are planning to visit other parts of the country for their summer breaks as uncertainty continues to surround travel abroad.
Luckily for all of us, we’re spoilt for choice when looking for picturesque seaside getaways.
We asked readers on our Facebook page the best seaside resort they had been to in Scotland. These are their top picks.
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Media release: New, justice and social affairs magazine for Scotland to be launched
AN innovative new magazine covering justice and social affairs in Scotland is to be launched in June.
1919 Magazine will be published monthly for free on a digital-only platform, focusing on topics such as policing, crime, politics, public policy and current affairs.
Containing in-depth interviews with high-profile Scottish figures, features and exclusive news stories, it will be aimed directly at a mass audience in Scotland. 1919 Magazine will be editorially independent and has hired Scottish Writer of the Year and experienced journalist, Gemma Fraser, as head of content.
Ms Fraser most recently wrote for Holyrood Magazine and has a highly successful 17-year career in journalism which has seen her published in The Mail on Sunday, The Times, The Sun and The Sunday Post as well as working for nine years in senior roles at the Edinburgh Evening News.
Les McKeown, frontman of the Bay City Rollers, darlings of 1970s teenyboppers whose hits included Bye, Bye, Baby and Give a Little Love – obituary
Starting out from Edinburgh in the 1960s, in the following decade they conquered the world with their Scots brand of sunny bubblegum pop
22 April 2021 • 7:36pm
Bay City Rollers in 1974, l-r, Alan Longmuir, Derek Longmuir, Les McKeown, Stuart ‘Woody’ Wood and Eric Faulkner
Credit: Michael Putland/Getty Images
Les McKeown, who has died aged 65, was the frontman in the Bay City Rollers, the Scottish boy band who took the 1970s music world by storm with “Rollermania”; his vocals were first heard in 1974 on Remember (Sha-La-La-La), which shot to No 6 in the UK charts, heralding the start of band’s most successful period.