What makes a perfect stately home? Our expert considers the necessary ingredients, with a little help from the 12th Duke of ...

One of the more famous comes from Selkirk, a town in the Scottish borders. The Selkirk bannock ... a cup of tea while visiting the author Sir Walter Scott, although debate remains whether this ...

Sir Walter Scott. Scott’s historical novels were hugely popular – above all Waverley, his dramatic yarn about Bonnie Prince Charlie’s rebellion – and when he was hired to stage-manage George IV’s ...

Scottish Borders, Abbotsford House and Gardens - Sir Walter Scott's home - a truly splendid place set in grounds which border down to the River Tweed famous for its trout fishing. Amazing House open.

But several UK growers intent on keeping their drainage work in-house have opted for a relatively ... loam arable land near Jedburgh in the Scottish Borders. “We have a hotchpotch of old clay ...

Scotland's Deputy First Minister has announced a £10 million cash injection to boost visitors and the economy in the Borders. In a visit to Melrose, Kate Forbes said the money would support the ...

A new trail linking Moffat with Berwick-upon-Tweed could spark a tourism boom in the Scottish Borders, according to Scottish ministers. The 113-mile path for walkers and cyclists has secured £25m ...

The site chosen for the village is in the Scottish Borders, around three miles north of Hawick and 55 miles south of Edinburgh. Center Parcs, which is owned by Brookfield Asset Management ...

They have four children. “Over the course of their marriage they lived in Hawick, Scottish Borders, Glasgow and Exeter, before moving back to the Borders where they split in 2023. “They were ...

California Democratic Rep. Jim Costa will challenge House Agriculture ranking member David Scott of Georgia — who has been absent recently because of health problems — to be top Democrat on ...

The Scottish Greens want to ban peers from the House of Lords from serving as MSPs in the Scottish Parliament. The party says the House of Lords is an “antidemocratic, archaic institution ...