Motorists in Scotland will face hefty fines if they drive older petrol and diesel cars into city centres from next month.
Four new Low Emission Zones (LEZ) – similar to London’s ULEZ – are set to come into force starting from the end of May as part of Scotland’s efforts to cut air pollution levels in the country’s biggest cities.
Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dundee and Aberdeen will all have strict rules on which cars can enter zone limits – and drivers
Time to put your best hiking-boot-adorned foot forward.
Author and experienced mountaineer Alex Roddie has penned a book that’s guaranteed to spark your lust for wandering, with the tome documenting epic hiking trails in Ireland and Great Britain and stunning photographs showcasing landscapes that can be viewed along the way.
Wanderlust British & Irish Isles: Hiking the Trails of Great Britain and Ireland (gestalten.com) is filled with incredible pictures of dramatic peaks, craggy cliffs and breathtaking beaches – plus expert
Scotland is one of the world’s most historically fascinating countries – as is evident from this book of deserted treasures.
Abandoned Scotland, by Alastair Horne, published by Amber Books, is a beautifully illustrated compendium of ‘little-known corners’ across the country.
The book is packed with 180 photographs of abandoned relics, taking readers on an enthralling tour on which they’ll see a ghostly ski station, ruined castles, a run-down bathhouse, a former dynamite factory and more – all the while
Puffing and panting after a hard scramble we finally reached the ridge line on one of Scotland’s greatest mountains.
Exposed in the cloud and with the wind cutting across us it was time to layer up, and fast. I reached into my pack and yanked out my Berghaus Deluge Pro 2.0 jacket pulling it on
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LONDON — For Scotland’s embattled first minister, this might be as good as it gets.
Humza Yousaf has spent much his first few months as leader of the pro-independence Scottish National Party dealing with the fallout from the dramatic arrest of his predecessor Nicola Sturgeon and other senior SNP figures.
And the ongoing police probe into the SNP’s finances is not all Yousaf has on his plate when Scottish
Scotland’s first-ever private rocket launch could end in disaster as there’s a high chance of the shuttle blowing up, the boss of the spaceport involved has said.
Frank Strang, chief executive of Saxa Vord in Shetland, says that despite the poor odds of success, a private customer may still want to take the chance.
His company is waiting for a license for the UK’s first vertical launch and hopes to have the first test launch later this year.
Mr Strang
Argyll and the Isles — close to Glasgow — are marketed as Scotland’s ‘adventure coast’, and I recently saw them up close and personal with a folding bike, a bus, and a bunch of ferry tickets.
I was following cycling routes devised by a German guy who so fell in love with Scotland he moved there. Eighteen years later, he now writes books and shoots videos of his adventures showing the world why this part of Scotland is heaven for
‘That’s the middle of nowhere.’
We’re standing outside Inverness railway station. Our train has been cancelled and we’re telling the rail replacement bus driver that we need to get to Kinbrace, a minuscule village 80 miles north of Inverness.
When we arrive we quickly realise that the driver is absolutely right. But our journey doesn’t end there. My partner and I are heading to a spot that’s the middle of nowhere within the middle of nowhere – Garvault House, mainland
‘I’ll come back when it’s less busy,’ says the lady, and marches out, vibrating with rage.
I sympathise, to be honest. There she was, enjoying Inverie’s village shop, browsing at her leisure. Then my party arrives – two sets of parents and three daughters aged five, six and seven who when they see the sweets for sale become as excited as, well, kids in a sweet shop.
Fortunately, for the enraged customer, she won’t have to wait very long for
Scotland’s first new car in over 40 years has been unveiled – and it is described by the company building it as the ‘world’s most capable electric 4X4’.
Called the MK1, it has been launched by Glasgow-based Munro Vehicles and is the first volume production model to come out of the country since the closure of the Linwood Peugeot-Talbot plant near Paisley in 1981.
The start-up – which was only founded in 2019 – has already secured a deal to
