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Best remote place HERMANESS, Unst The most northerly part of the Shetlands is reachable by car as well as on foot.

An anthology of modern verse inspired by Robert Burns heads Robert Nye's pick of new Scottish poetry collections "THE COUNTRY MURMURED OF him from sea to sea." Thus wrote a contemporary, recording the welcome given to Burns when his first volume of poems was published in 1786. "With his poems," wrote Robert Heron, "old and young, grave and

Best Burns song: Your chance to vote ALEX Salmond and the entire tourism industry are hoping that a man born 250 years ago can save Scotland from the credit crisis. Robert Burns would probably have found it all very amusing.

Welcome: David Lee LOTS of little announcements to make today – but first, two apologies. I am not quite sure why I referred to St Clement's Church in Rodel, Harris, as St Columba's last week – especially as the web address had "stclements" in it. D&#

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Rare atlas on show at library

Traditional singer honoured

Bagpipes a threat to the environment (and we're not talking noise pollution)

Views sought on best site for £15m Highlands museum

Plug is pulled on pipe dreams of Ba' players

International connections for folk festival

Flower anthem 'too militaristic'

Instruments of the past are brought to life for first time

Be sure your kilt is plaid to perfection

Fire and flood threat to our literary heritage SCOTSMAN AGENDA

Tartan register a step closer

Trust is facing a 'serious' financial battle

Call for international Celtic festival to replace 'boring, outdated Mod'

Tat's the way to do it

Drive to establish new tartan research centre in Highlands

When a song for supper sealed their fate

France tunes into Scotland

Destiny stone to stay put

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