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Literary Landscapes’ on www.ambaile.org.uk is a collaborative project between Am Baile and Highland Libraries. It uncovers authors inspired by the Highlands and was launched by award-winning novelist, poet and publisher James Robertson who features in the Literary Landscapes listings.
Literary Landscapes is an interactive map leading to biographical information, images, sound files and bibliographies of writers [...]

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In the last year, 55000 ’safeguarded’ adult learning places have been lost in the UK. This is in addition to the 1.4 million lost to the change in direction away from purely ‘educational’ courses to ‘vocational’ learning. A report from NIACE gives the details….

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On Sunday the 6th of April, the town of Arbroath took a step back in time to the days of Robert the Bruce and re-enacted the signing of the Declaration of Arbroath.
To read more about this event visit the Arbroath Herald
Read the text of the Declaration of Arbroath here
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The email newsletter of the New Curiosity Shop has transformed with issue 20, out now. It has now become a proper quarterly magazine. It is available as an online electronic magazine at http://issuu.com/cloisters/docs/cloisters20. You can read it there now.

 Post your comments on the new magazine here, and let us know if you have any ideas [...]

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Ever wanted to learn in your sleep? Forget playing a tape beside your bed, just switch on your iPhone and slip it under your pillow when you go to sleep.
All you need to do is download and install a new application for the iPhone - iSleepLearn. Once installed you copy over any online course via [...]

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