Scotland

AN INVESTIGATION HAS been launched into a deliberate fire that spread to a historic forest in the Wicklow Mountains National Park. The fire was apparently started in some vegetation before spreading to the Coronation Plantation on Tuesday evening. Firefight…

Image caption The pavilion in Dumfries has been unused for more than 10 years A derelict sports pavilion and changing rooms could be turned into a visitor centre dedicated to Robert the Bruce. The building at Kingholm Park in Dumfries has lain unused for …

The rest of that day was spent traveling to Portree, with stops at the Corpach shipwreck, Glenfinnan and Eilean Donan Castle. I broke out the GFX for those shots, so you will have to wait for my Scotland blog post for more about these brilliant locations On t…

If you were out of a job in 19th century England and seeking new employment, there was a chance you might find a peculiar advertisement in the newspaper that read something like: WANTED! Ornamental garden hermit. The profession would essentially require you t…

Heard in every note of every ancient song belted on Burns Night, raised in loving memory on the distant coasts of Ireland, warming the chest of an isolated fisherman in Canada, rousing memories of yesteryear on a porch in Tennessee, toasting well earned retir…

Manchester: Manchester City stand on the brink of history as they chase the second leg of what would be English football's first domestic treble but, for Portugal international Bernardo Silva, it is an accomplishment he has experienced before, even if he does…

Van Gogh's Bashfully Appreciative Letter to Art Critic Displayed in Amsterdam

Image caption John Dougan said the work of generations of foresters has been lost "When I first saw the impact this disease was having, it really almost reduced me to tears." The words of Scottish Forestry's John Dougan as he describes the battle to defea…

Angie Lewin is a master printmaker. Her beautiful images of plants, landscapes and still lifes marry technical sophistication and a subtle palette with a direct simplicity of subject matter. Through a variety of disciplines wood engraving, silk screen print…

Last week elections were held for town, city, and county councils in England (London apart) and the north of Ireland. No local elections took place in Scotland and Wales. More than 8,400 seats in 248 councils, part of a 4-year election cycle, were contested …