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Front Cover: Maurice Rapallini
ARRAN TIME your time
4. Happy Anniversary? Snatching victory from
jaws of defeat
8. Job for snobs Derek Bateman on
breaking class
11. Dangerous doses Addicting bees
16. A long time in politics Kevin Pringle’s year
20. Modern Mackintosh Iconic but new
25. Back on Track The Borders Railway
30. What’s On September events
33. Letter from America Will McLeod on rise of
the leſt
38. Spice of Life The truth of turmeric
41. Eastern Promise Scotland’s growing
links with China
46. Heavenly Holidays Scenes of Sutherland
50. Spread the Word Join in Scotland’s
media revolution
53. Te history factor Castle contenders Vote
56. Wee Ginger Dug Jezza jiters
58. Lust in translation Outlander body talk
62. Treasures of the Smiths Show till 4th October
63. Country life On the Black Isle
68. Sounds successful Francis Macdonald,
Scotland’s music man
72. Peer pressure House of Lords reform?
74. Baking mad Domestic dreams
76. Time to remember Recreating trench
horror
79. Celtic currency Our Celtic past
82. Killing us sweetly Dangers of sugar
85. Drumming up a storm To their own beat
89. Written wonder Scotland’s lost literary
tradition
92. Raising interest A uniquely
independent bank
94. Major Bloodnok & Mystic Mons Meg
96. Heidbyler and Soduko
98. Your Say Read our star leter
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