Sandra Dick
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Past articles by Sandra:
Time is running out for Scotland’s remaining west coast orcas
Under grey, bleak skies, the SV Silurian sliced through the waters off Skye’s Neist Point Lighthouse on what everyone on board suspected would be… → Read More
Scottish golf could have F1-style turbo boost with Netflix series
Beautifully shot action scenes, gentle explanations of the rules and a gripping storyline with cut-throat competition and clubhouse squabbles -… → Read More
Resting place of Glasgow woman found 90 years on from botched abortion
Crippled by poverty, squeezed into a tiny Gorbals slum home with seven young hungry mouths to feed, another pregnancy would surely test even the… → Read More
Scotland travel: The 'must see' Scottish Lochs through Victorian eyes
For Victorians with a thirst for adventure, Scotland’s picturesque lochs offered dramatic scenery, sporting opportunities, a hint of romance and,… → Read More
St Kilda: Soay sheep fighting for survival in real-life ‘hunger games’
Two vets who live and work 40 miles across the water in the Outer Hebrides have flagged up concerns that the Soay sheep of St Kilda are the… → Read More
Wheels are in motion for a Scotland-wide cycling tourism boom
Covering 250 miles, it meanders from the shores of Loch Ryan in the west, sweeps upwards towards the historic town of Dumfries and on to the pretty… → Read More
Shortage of stonemasons could affect Scotland's crumbling heritage
Their skills built the nation, and for generations barely a town or village would have been without the essential talents of a stonemason. → Read More
Teacher's: First look inside historic Glasgow whisky HQ
Landlords of the historic building are to create a prime city centre bar and restaurant on its ground and lower floors. → Read More
The real Scotland: Communities lead the way to offer true experience
Through her office window, Patricia Kent has a perfect view of the snow-covered slopes of Ben Ledi, dominating one of Scotland’s best loved… → Read More
Edinburgh pandas head home, but zoo still has a lot of work to do
When he was 12 years old, David Field was given a season ticket to his local zoo and the chance to go behind the scenes. → Read More
Giving it stick: Scotland's most intense sporting rivalry
The air is many shades of blue, the manager apoplectic and if there had been a hairdryer handy, it would be heading straight for the star… → Read More
Locals wanted to search and destroy alien pink salmon
Their prize is the king of fish, but anglers intent on catching wild Atlantic salmon are now being urged to form a land army to help save it. → Read More
How Sir Walter Scott's Abbotsford home had a major influence on design
His elaborate stories took readers on a meandering journey back in time, to Jacobite uprisings and days of feuding clans, crusades, and marauding… → Read More
The mudlarks helping to preserve Scotland's history
Thrown away as old rubbish, they are simple relics of days gone by that tell a social story of life as it was. → Read More
New book charts colourful and daring life of a Scottish mountain hero
For 15 million television viewers, the grainy black and white series that spanned two nights of viewing was a real-life cliff-hanger. → Read More
Flying Scotsman: How 100-year-old locomotive won the nation’s hearts
Bernard Morris held his cut-throat razor tightly in his hands, steadied himself as best he could and prepared to draw the blade sharply across bare… → Read More
How Celtic Connections changed the face of Scottish traditional music
On a cold January night, one of the world’s music legends stood on the Fruitmarket stage and gave the audience a twirl in his kilt. → Read More
Humble bothies help locals to make life-changing decisions
Simple structures with little in the way of mod cons, bothies have traditionally provided a welcome refuge for many a weather-beaten outdoors type… → Read More
Volunteers have Maid a success of nursing steamship back to life
What do you do with a broken old paddle steamer, a film to make and need a little puff of smoke from the funnel to give the impression that it’s… → Read More
Communities becoming accidental custodians of the nation’s heritage
With its asbestos roof, bland exterior, dirt floor and wooden pens, the old auction mart in the Sutherland village of Rogart seemed to have little… → Read More