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Yanmar in Scotland’s Peatlands

May 8, 2025 |

 

Did you know that Scotland’s peatlands play a crucial role in safeguarding our planet? These natural treasures act as carbon sinks, improve water quality, and support unique biodiversity. Stag Infrastructure is leading by example, using Yanmar machines to maintain and preserve these vital ecosystems.

Protecting the Future of the Planet | COP27 | Mike Bloomberg

May 8, 2025 |

From helping to turbocharge the clean energy transition in the Global South to driving bottom-up climate action and mobilizing climate finance, COP27 is all about transforming ambitious pledges into climate action. It will take all of us, at every level, to keep making progress.

The Edinburgh Murders: Burke and Hare

The Edinburgh Murders: Burke and Hare

May 8, 2025 |

Join Maddy Pelling and Anthony Delaney on the dark streets of Edinburgh as they investigate the infamous nineteenth century case of Burke and Hare: Scotland’s most notorious serial killers.

William Burke and William Hare murdered for money, killing in cold blood at least 16 times, so that they could sell the bodies of their victims to the anatomist table.

The programme is available now at History Hit.

Top Of The Pups – Guide Dogs – People’s Postcode Lottery

Apr 23, 2025 |

ABBIE has a vision impairment and knows she might need a guide dog in the future – but, for now, she is deeply proud of her parents’ role in raising puppies like Callie to help transform the lives of others. Mum Lesley and Dad Andrew first volunteered to become Puppy Raisers for the charity Guide Dogs after their only daughter was diagnosed with a rare eye disease.

Created for Peoples Postcode Lottery

 

Geri Halliwell-Horner’s Dior Cruise 2025 Day

Apr 23, 2025 |

Accompany Geri Halliwell-Horner to The Gleneagles Hotel where she learns about the House’s long association with Scotland and the show held there in 1955, before she leaves later for the #DiorCruise 2025 unveiling at Drummond Castle, where the collection by Maria Grazia Chiuri writes the latest chapter in this ongoing story. © Melinda Triana Association Willy Maywald / ADAGP, Paris 2024 Thurston Hopkins / Getty Images

The Reforestation of the Scottish Highlands | Arte TV

Dec 22, 2023 |

For a better climate, environmentalists are reforesting the Scottish Highlands with millions of trees. In order for the forest to grow undisturbed, thousands of deer have to die because the game damages the young shoots. This is causing discussions because the region’s hunters fear that the reduced population will result in a loss of an important source of income: hunting tourism. As part of the “Net Carbon Zero” strategy, the UK wants to plant a total of 24 million trees over the next few years to offset its carbon footprint. After the First World War, only around five percent of Scotland was forested, and by 2050 this should be 25 percent again – a mammoth project with a model character for other forest-poor regions in Europe.

Broadcast 15/11/2023
RT: 33min
genre: documentaries and reports

Scotland Stands Up | BBC Scotland

Dec 22, 2023 |

 
BBC Scotland is to broadcast a stand-up special as part of its festive celebrations on Hogmany – Dec 31st 2023 at 10pm on BBC Scotland.

Scotland Stands Up will be hosted by Jim Smith, and feature sets from Susie McCabe, Jamie MacDonald, Stuart McPherson and Marjolein Robertson.

Filmed live at the Church Hill Theatre

Production Company: Dabster Films

Producer: Richard Melvin
Director: Al Lorraine
Tech Manager: Sean Kerwin
DoP: Ryan Blackwood
Camera operators: Iain Henderson, Lee Richardson, William Topping, TJ Sedisa

 

Inside Hampden Park | Pitchside

Sep 14, 2023 |

I was one of the camera on ”Pitchside” at Hampden Park this week for the 150th-anniversary heritage match. Got some cracking shots of Jude Bellingham.