Ailean Beaton

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St Andrews 'eyesore plot' owner loses sales appealAilean BeatonPoet's NeukPoet's Neuk want to convert the site in St Andrews into a public gardenA landowner has lost an appeal against a Scottish government decision forcing it to sell a patch of overgrown land in Fife to a community group. The group, called Poets' Neuk, wants to develop what it describes as an eyesore plot in St Andrews into a public poetry garden dedicated to Mary Queen of Scots.

1 month ago | bbc.com | Ailean Beaton

'Island ferry problems meant my child could not travel'Ailean BeatonBBCKieran makes regular Glasgow hospital visits from Barra with mum Carol-AnneA mother-of-four says she was forced to travel without all of her children on an island ferry because of reduced passenger numbers. Carol-Anne Galbraith, 33, from Barra, needed to get her son Kieran, five, from the Hebridean island to a hospital appointment in Glasgow.

1 month ago | bbc.com | Ailean Beaton |Gilleasbuig Macdonald

Skye clan estate and historic castle put up for saleGetty ImagesArmadale Castle is a popular tourist destinationAilean Beaton and Gilleasbuig MacdonaldOne of the largest estates on the Isle of Skye, which includes a famous castle and the historic lands of the Clan MacDonald, is being put up for sale. The charity which owns the land said it had taken the "difficult" decision to sell Armadale Castle and the 20,000-acre estate because of financial challenges.

2 months ago | bbc.com | Ailean Beaton

The school teaching pupils to 'dream in Ukrainian'Ailean BeatonJournalist, BBC NaidheachdanBBCMikhailo has been attending St Mary's Ukrainian school in Glasgow with mum Tetiana after they fled Ukraine during the Russian invasionTetiana Prudnykova remembers running between the hospital and her home in Kyiv with her son Mikhailo when the air raid sirens began. Mikhailo, who has cerebral palsy, was suffering from a fever caused by Covid. Tetiana was not feeling well herself.

2 months ago | msn.com | Ailean Beaton |James Delaney

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