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Borders Forest Trust Reach Milestone in "Reviving the Wild Heart of Southern Scotland"

Nearly two million trees have been planted since the Borders Forest Trust was set up in the south of Scotland 25 years ago. It is a charity established with the aim to restore native woodland habitats to Southern Scotland. They are justifiably proud of their success which they would like to present as an example to other parts of Scotland. Their work demonstrates large scale ecological restoration in action and by doing so encourage others to embrace this alternative model for land use and conservation.

'Commotion Time' 'The Anglo-Cornish War of June - August 1549' by the late Craig Weatherhill

Craig was one of our team, loved by so many, and deeply missed, a Cornish Patriot, Bard, speaker of Cornish, historian, archaeologist, architect, and so very much more......

'Commotion Time' 'The Anglo-Cornish War of June - August 1549' by the late Craig Weatherhill

Craig passed away a year ago and his death has left a huge vacuum with Cornish people everywhere.

Looking for the lost communities of brutal Highland Clearances

Ullapool Museum is leading a two-year community project investigating the sites of two Scottish Highland townships cleared of all their residents by a landowner 200 years ago. Archaeological digs have started at the sites of the townships, Inverlael and Balblair, near Ullapool. Ullapool (Scottish Gaelic: Ulapul) is a coastal village in Ross and Cromarty in the Scottish Highlands.

Looking for the lost communities of brutal Highland Clearances

Ullapool Museum is leading the two-year community project investigating the sites of two Highlands townships cleared of all their residents by a landowner 200 years ago. Archaeological digs have started at the sites of two Highlands townships, Inverlael and Balblair, near Ullapool. Ullapool (Scottish Gaelic: Ulapul) is a coastal village in Ross and Cromarty in the Scottish Highlands.

UK Labour Party Leader Keir Starmer No Friend of the Celtic People

UK Labour Party leader Keir Starmer is no friend of the Celtic people as again demonstrated by his speech to the Labour Party Conference last week. He continues to dig himself deeper into a hole by opposing Scottish independence or a referendum by the people of Scotland on the issue. The present lackluster British Labour Party leader screamed from the rostrum: "Labour is the party of the Union" when giving his keynote speech.

Battle of Largs October 1263 Turning Point in Scottish History With Repercussions For The Manx

The 1263 Battle of Largs was the last mainland battle between the Scots and Norse. It was during the many years of conflict between Scotland and Norway that the Battle of Largs took place in the reign of King Alexander III (4 September 1241 – 19 March 1286). Largs (Scottish Gaelic: An Leargaidh Ghallda) is a town on the Firth of Clyde in North Ayrshire (Scottish Gaelic: Siorrachd Àir a Tuath) and close to where the battle took place on 2nd October 1263.  The battle itself was an indecisive one and was fought during the Norwegian expedition of 1263.

Revolting Spectacle of Manx Government Representatives Fawning Over English Governor

There has been lots of excitement about the newly elected female Members of the House of Keys (MHKs). The House of Keys being the directly elected lower house of Tynwald, the parliament of the Isle of Man. Ten women were sworn-in as MHKs after the recent Manx General Election, which is the highest number ever elected. It clearly is a good thing to get a gender balance. However, time will tell whether they, as well as all the other newly elected representatives, will make a positive contribution to politics on the Isle of Man.

Unelected Conservative Party Donor Made a Scotland Office Minister as Sleaze Accusations Mount

In a appointment that has led to accusations of "cronyism" and "contempt for democracy" a Conservative party donor, who failed to win election to Holyrood (Scottish Parliament), is to be made a Scotland Office minister. Malcolm Offord is to be made a minister in the Scotland Office by British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. This is despite him failing to win a seat in the Scottish Parliamentary elections in May of this year.

Walking Stick Owned by Irish Revolutionary Hero Michael Collins Sold in Belfast for £52,000

A century old rosewood walking stick with a silver collar and tip has been sold in Belfast, Ireland (Irish: Béal Feirste, Éire) for £52,000. The reason that the stick achieved a price five times higher than the auctioneers expected was that it once belonged to Irish republican leader Michael Collins. It was sold along with a letter of provenance. An institution in Ireland is understood to have bought the stick and it is likely to form part of a public display. Next year a number of plans are underway to commemorate the 100 years since Michael Collins' death in 1922.

Huge mural of Celtic warrior god Lú completed in Ireland

The tallest mural in Ireland, about 41 metres (135ft) in height, has been painted on the side of the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Dundalk, Ireland (Irish: Dún Dealgan, Éire).  It depicts the Celtic warrior god Lú. Lú (also known as Lug and Lugh) is one of the most prominent gods in Irish, as well as Scottish and Manx mythology  He has been described as god of arts, warriors, and sovereignty.  He is associated with the Tuatha Dé Danann who are Celtic pre-Christian gods with supernatural ability and were of great importance to Gaelic people.

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