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MV Dayspring, aka the Corpach Wreck or Old Boat of Caol, sits on the shore of Loch Linnhe. Picture: Getty AS is tradition in Scottish lore, our story begins on a storm-lashed night when something unexpected emerged from the dark waves. In this case, the residents of Corpach and neighbouring Caol, near Fort William, awoke on a wintry December morning in 2011 to discover the former fishing boat MV Dayspring sitting at a jaunty angle on the shingled shoreline of Loch Linnhe. Almost a decade ...

As chairwoman of a charity that helps people realise the life-changing benefits of getting outside, Claire takes the extra few hundred miles.

Want to read more? At the start of the pandemic in March we took the decision to make online access to our news free of charge by taking down our paywall. At a time where accurate information about Covid-19 was vital to our community, this was the right decision – even though it meant a drop in our income. In order to help safeguard the future of our journalism, the time has now come to reinstate our paywall, However,  rest assured that access to all Covid related news will still remain free...

Updated: April 18, 2021, 2:19 pm © The Outward Bound Trust via Gett The Royal Standard and Scottish and Outward Bound Trust flags are flown on top of Ben Nevis in tribute to the Duke of Edinburg Sign up for our daily newsletter featuring the top stories from The Press and Journal. Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up A charity has gone to great lengths – and heights – to pay tribute to the Duke of Edinb...

© Supplied by Major B Varvill Duke of Edinburgh. on board the boat Diligent. Sign up for our daily newsletter featuring the top stories from The Press and Journal. Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Previously unseen images of The Duke of Edinburgh during his schooldays at Gordonstoun have been released today ahead of his funeral. The images were taken by the great-uncle of a former student who contacted t...

© Supplied by Outward Bound Trust The Duke of Edinburgh visiting the Outward Bound centre in Loch Eil in 1991 Sign up for our daily newsletter featuring the top stories from The Press and Journal. Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up The Outward Bound Trust is planning a memory book about the Duke of Edinburgh to share with the Royal family later this year. Prince Philip was patron and a passionate supporter...

3. The Mekong Travelling overland around southeast Asia can be a daunting task for many tourists, not to mention a crowded, hot, sticky endeavour. The perfect way to explore the region — while still avoiding multiple flights — is by taking a Mekong River cruise. As the third-longest river in Asia, the Mekong forms a natural highway for watercraft, flowing 2,703 miles from the Tibetan Plateau, through China, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam, with the majority of Mekong River cru...

By Alan Hendry Published: 07:54, 15 January 2021 Get the Courier and Groat sent to your inbox every week and swipe through an exact replica of the days newspaper Dr Betsee Parker at Ackergill Tower, which she bought in early 2019. The American owner of Ackergill Tower has been praised for her commitment to the Caithness community after sending a £40,000 donation to Pulteneytown People’s Project (PPP). Dr Betsee Parker, an Episcopalian minister and philanthropist from Virginia, said ...