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The light is returning, the weather improving and it’s time to go outside and get active. We have the most incredible outdoor playground: hills…
The light is returning, the weather improving and it’s time to go outside and get active. We have the most incredible outdoor playground: hills…
Mollie Hughes with Stevie Boyle and Adrian Boot of Ocean Vertical at Seacliff Beach, East Lothian Picture: Mike Wilkinson By Ian McConnell Record-breaking Mollie Hughes, who last year became the youngest woman in the world to ski solo to the South Pole, has been appointed as a director of Scottish adventure company Ocean Vertical. Thirty-year-old Ms Hughes, who was born in Devon and is based in Edinburgh, will "help run and shape" the East Lothian adventure company, Ocean Vertical co-founder Adrian Boot noted. Ocean Vertical offers "sustainable" sea, coastal and mountaineering exper...
The Isle of Harris has launched a responsible tourism campaign as travel restrictions ease. Two community land trusts in Harris – the North Harris Trust and West Harris Trust – in partnership with the local tourism organisation Outer Hebrides Tourism, have been "working hard in preparation for the anticipated staycation boom". While tourism bodies and operators are very keen to welcome visitors back once again, they also recognise the importance of striking a balance between visitors enjoying the best of the islands “whilst at the same time holidaying in harmony with the local env...