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Portrait of a wedding planner

Stuart Thompson is a former civil servant turned wedding coordinator at Anvil Hall in Gretna. He is passionate about the local history of the area around Gretna Green. Here he…

Colourful inspiration

Flora Collingwood-Norris is the director, designer and mender at Collingwood-Norris, specialising in visible creative mending and ethical Scottish knitwear. Flora is also the author and publisher of ‘Visible creative mending…

Smoke gets in your eyes

Father and son duo Ronnie and Alasdair Graham run Barony Country Foods in Lockerbie, an artisan smokehouse that produces a range of award-winning products including smoked poultry, meats, fish,…

Historic home brew

Traquair House is the oldest continuously inhabited home in Scotland, dating back more than 900 years. It has links to Bonnie Price Charlie and history galore, but it also has…

Doing it their whey

David Finlay and his wife Wilma have spent their lives running his family’s farm and earlier this year sold their successful ice cream brand to focus on their cheese making…

Moo-ving with the times 

An empty (farmhouse) nest, 900 acres of farmland and a secret desire to branch into the tourism industry has led to an incredibly successful agritourism business. The McQuistins have put…

Local delights

The Allanton Inn is an 18th-century pub with seven bedrooms, located just six miles from the English border. For the past 14 years, it has been run by Katrina and…

Feel nourished in the Scottish Borders

Farm-to-fork dining is en vogue; consumers want to know the provenance of what they are eating. Nowhere is it more applicable than at Wilson’s Farm & Kitchen in the Scottish…

A Spirited Couple

When David Thomson discovered an unknown distillery a stone’s throw from his home town was about to be lost for ever, he decided to step in. Together with his wife…

Loving living in the Borders

Author and time management specialist Suzanne Mulholland lives in the Ettrick Valley with her husband and children. Known as the Batch Lady, Suzanne has created cookbooks offering time efficient and…

Border Delights

Iain Gourlay is the head chef at Cringletie House Hotel near Peebles and has been living in the Borders for the past seven years. He joined the hotel four…

Don’t think about coming here – Just do it!

Stuart Paterson, poet and volunteer guide talks about connecting with Robert Burns and the landscape around Burns’s former home, Ellisland. Former BBC Scotland Poet in Residence Stuart Paterson lives by…

Feel the history in every step

Jane Morrison Ross discusses her love of the South and how she encourages visitors to support local. Jane Morrison Ross, CEO of the South of Scotland Enterprise (SOSE) works across…

The secret life of Kirkcudbright

Fiona Williamson, distiller from the Dark Art Distillery shares her experiences since moving to Kirkcudbright in 2019. Fiona Williamson is a distiller at Dark Art Distillery in Kirkcudbright. The…

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