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A view of the church at Bangour Village Hospital in West Lothian. The former psychiatric hospital closed in 2004. Picture: Gordon Terris/Herald & Times

Bangour Village Hospital: what next for this abandoned psychiatric site?
THE windows and doors are boarded up, paint peeling like flaking skin and sections of the brickwork crumbling to dust. Nearby the jagged remnants of a fence resembles a row of rotting teeth. A warning has been spray-painted on many of the walls: "Danger, keep out!"

Northern Ireland at 100: Growing up in a land of dreams and terror

Northern Ireland at 100: Growing up in a land of dreams and terror

Northern Ireland at 100: Growing up in a land of dreams and terror

The Reverend Richard Coles. Photograph Paul Stuart

The Reverend Richard Coles. Photograph Paul Stuart

Love and grief: the Reverend Richard Coles on life after death

Fiona Band, general manager at Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Glasgow

Photograph by Colin Mearns

Fiona Band, general manager at Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Glasgow

Photograph by Colin Mearns

NHS heroes: Staff from across the NHS describe how they rose to the complex challenges of treating patients in a pandemic

Three men are sitting together in a bar/restaurant lounge. They are laughing and talkig while enjoying burgers and beer..

Three men are sitting together in a bar/restaurant lounge. They are laughing and talkig while enjoying burgers and beer..

What’s the difference between a male friend and a female one?

Danusia Malina-Derben, author of Noise: A Manifesto Modernising Motherhood, mother of ten and host of the School for Mothers podcast

Danusia Malina-Derben, author of Noise: A Manifesto Modernising Motherhood, mother of ten and host of the School for Mothers podcast

Mum of ten, Danusia Malina-Derben's tips for shutting out motherhood's noise

Melisa Rodriguez who lost her mum last year to Covid..STY Allan. Pic Gordon Terris/ Herald&Times.10/3/21 EDI...

Melisa Rodriguez who lost her mum last year to Covid..STY Allan. Pic Gordon Terris/ Herald&Times.10/3/21 EDI...

Waving at windows. Those missing their mums this Mother's Day

Leith mum May Rouse and baby Reuben who was born last summer. STY Allan. Pic Gordon Terris/ Herald&Times.9/3/21 EDI...

Leith mum May Rouse and baby Reuben who was born last summer. STY Allan. Pic Gordon Terris/ Herald&Times.9/3/21 EDI...

A year of Covid motherhood: “I went into labour as Boris announced first lockdown."

A blackcap (Pic Paul Chesterfield)

A blackcap (Pic Paul Chesterfield)

10 birds to spot in Scotland's gardens this weekend

Kris Sweeney, left, and Arron Lindsay in full mine rescue kit MRS Training & Rescue Centre in Fife. STY SMITH/MAG.Pic Gordon Terris/The Herald.12/11/20.

Kris Sweeney, left, and Arron Lindsay in full mine rescue kit MRS Training & Rescue Centre in Fife. STY SMITH/MAG.Pic Gordon Terris/The Herald.12/11/20.

Fires...explosions...disasters: On the frontline with Scotland’s rescue heroes

A balcony with tomatoes and other edibles

A balcony with tomatoes and other edibles

Gardens with Dave Allan: Choosing seeds for this year’s first sowings

Ally Mitchell holding an Ocean Plastic Pots pot made from marine waste, copyright NICK MAILER

Ally Mitchell holding an Ocean Plastic Pots pot made from marine waste, copyright NICK MAILER

Flame shells, nesting eagles and pots from waste. New hope stories for 2021.

Forensic pathologist Dr Marie Cassidy. Picture: Paul Stuart

Forensic pathologist Dr Marie Cassidy. Picture: Paul Stuart

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Forensic pathologist Dr Marie Cassidy on her life at the frontline of death

Faces of the menopause - Kirsty Wark (photographed by Kirsty Anderson), Val McDermid (photographed by Gordon Terris), Julie Graham (by Martin Shields) and Kaye Adams

Faces of the menopause - Kirsty Wark (photographed by Kirsty Anderson), Val McDermid (photographed by Gordon Terris), Julie Graham (by Martin Shields) and Kaye Adams

"There is still a silence around the menopause... We need to get rid of that."

Miles Greenwood, curator of legacies of slavery and empire for Glasgow Museums. He is photographed at the Gallery of Modern Art in Glasgow. Picture: Colin Mearns/The Herald

Miles Greenwood, curator of legacies of slavery and empire for Glasgow Museums. He is photographed at the Gallery of Modern Art in Glasgow. Picture: Colin Mearns/The Herald

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Glasgow Museums reveals plan to tackle legacy of slavery and empire

A pot of lavender in a bedroom

A pot of lavender in a bedroom

Gardening: Is your mood spiralling downwards? These horticultural pick-me-ups could help

Glassford Family Portrait. Picture: Copyright © CSG CIC Glasgow Museums and Libraries Collections

Glassford Family Portrait. Picture: Copyright © CSG CIC Glasgow Museums and Libraries Collections

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Four objects of slavery and empire in the Glasgow Museums' collection

The Commando Monument at Spean Bridge. Picture: VisitScotland/Kenny Lam

The Commando Monument at Spean Bridge. Picture: VisitScotland/Kenny Lam

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The Commando Memorial: A poignant reminder this Remembrance Sunday

Author and academic Dr Alice Tarbuck has written A Spell In The Wild. Picture: Duncan McGlynn

Author and academic Dr Alice Tarbuck has written A Spell In The Wild. Picture: Duncan McGlynn

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Life as a modern-day witch? Author Alice Tarbuck shares her magic secrets

Witchcraft pays attention to the phases of the moon. Picture: Owen Humphreys/PA Wire

Witchcraft pays attention to the phases of the moon. Picture: Owen Humphreys/PA Wire

Witchcraft for beginners: Alice Tarbuck's tips to mark the seasons

Culloden, Fyvie Castle and Greyfriars Kirkyard. Picture: Steve Cox/Gordon Terris/Newsquest/National Trust for Scotland

Culloden, Fyvie Castle and Greyfriars Kirkyard. Picture: Steve Cox/Gordon Terris/Newsquest/National Trust for Scotland

Halloween special: 20 spooky spots to send shivers down your spine

Fiona Sinclair at the stables at Pollok country parkPhotographs by Colin Mearns

Fiona Sinclair at the stables at Pollok country parkPhotographs by Colin Mearns

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Battling for the future of monuments to Glasgow’s fading past

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Fidelma Cook: Might as well keep on living... What else is there?

Moira Brown, left, and Jennifer Blackwood at the Scottish Football Museum at Hampden, next to the display celebrating Archie Gemmill's famous goal against Holland in the 1978 World Cup. Picture: Colin Mearns/The Herald

Moira Brown, left, and Jennifer Blackwood at the Scottish Football Museum at Hampden, next to the display celebrating Archie Gemmill's famous goal against Holland in the 1978 World Cup. Picture: Colin Mearns/The Herald

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Friendship, football and the famous Tartan Army women

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Author reveals the lasting scars of homelessness in new book

Father's Day: What Dad taught us (and what we taught him)

Lads about town

Lads about town

One city, two different worlds: a day in the life of Glasgow before lockdown

Susie Solis,67, Edinburgh at Bridgend Allotments

Susie Solis,67, Edinburgh at Bridgend Allotments

Allotments in lockdown: the patch of soil that provides food for the soul as well as the plate

An aerial view as Eurocentral in Lanarkshire was being built

An aerial view as Eurocentral in Lanarkshire was being built

Lockdown Learnings: Coal, steel and a way of life swept away – delving into family history

UFO special: The seven strangest unexplained sightings in Scotland's skies

UFO special: The seven strangest unexplained sightings in Scotland's skies

UFO special: The seven strangest unexplained sightings in Scotland's skies

Author Tamsin Calidas who has written a memoir I Am An Island. Pictures: Tamsin Calidas and Striking Faces

Author Tamsin Calidas who has written a memoir I Am An Island. Pictures: Tamsin Calidas and Striking Faces

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Island odyssey: Tamsin Calidas lays bare life on a Hebridean croft – from ruin to redemption

School children getting their powdered milk rations

School children getting their powdered milk rations

Joanna Blythman: How to help with the food crisis

Pop Art couple conversation. Vintage man with red rose hugging woman on black background with hearts.; Shutterstock ID 367762214; Purchase Order: Herald Magazine ; Job: Herald Magazine ; Client/Licensee: Herald Magazine

Pop Art couple conversation. Vintage man with red rose hugging woman on black background with hearts.; Shutterstock ID 367762214; Purchase Order: Herald Magazine ; Job: Herald Magazine ; Client/Licensee: Herald Magazine

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Dating in the modern world: Brian Beacom goes in search of the perfect woman

Sandra Brydon, director of Home Group Scotland

Sandra Brydon, director of Home Group Scotland

What it feels like to...come out at 40 years old

Mountaineer Nirmal Purja

Mountaineer Nirmal Purja

What it feels like ... to be a death zone mountaineer

Andy Lowndes is a

Andy Lowndes is a

What it feels like ... to be a music detective for dementia charity Playlist for Life

Champion oyster shucker Tristan Hugh-Jones of Loch Ryan Oysters. Picture: Mick Ryan

Champion oyster shucker Tristan Hugh-Jones of Loch Ryan Oysters. Picture: Mick Ryan

What it feels like ... to be a champion oyster shucker

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What does it feel like to come out in 2020?

The Big Garden Birdwatch 2020 takes place from January 25-27. Picture: RSPB

The Big Garden Birdwatch 2020 takes place from January 25-27. Picture: RSPB

How I fell in love with garden birds ... and why you should too

David Warrington, resident astronomer at the Scottish Dark Sky Observatory. Picture: EricCui/KinnieHu/MadeInLondon

David Warrington, resident astronomer at the Scottish Dark Sky Observatory. Picture: EricCui/KinnieHu/MadeInLondon

What it feels like ... to be an astronomer

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What it feels like ... to walk coast-to-coast across America

Rose McGowan in her show Planet 9 at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Picture: Gordon Terris

Rose McGowan in her show Planet 9 at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Picture: Gordon Terris

Movers and shakers and history makers: Our 20 people of the decade

Akash Sharda. Pic: Colin Mearns

Akash Sharda. Pic: Colin Mearns

"I love my office in the air - there's no workplace like it." Glasgow pilot Akash Sharda on his dream job

Porsche 911. Picture: Robert McGowan

Porsche 911. Picture: Robert McGowan

What it feels like to...drive a classic Porsche

Peter Howson photographed in his Glasgow studio with his new artwork Massacre of Srebrenica. Picture: Kirsty Anderson/The Herald

Peter Howson photographed in his Glasgow studio with his new artwork Massacre of Srebrenica. Picture: Kirsty Anderson/The Herald

Peter Howson on channelling the pain and horror of the Bosnian war into a new artwork

Collette McKay, a reporting fingerprint examiner for the Scottish Police Authority, photographed at the Scottish Crime Campus, Gartcosh. Picture: Kirsty Anderson/The Herald

Collette McKay, a reporting fingerprint examiner for the Scottish Police Authority, photographed at the Scottish Crime Campus, Gartcosh. Picture: Kirsty Anderson/The Herald

What it feels like ... to be a fingerprint expert

Professor Sarah Reece with mosquitoes in the lab at Edinburgh University. Picture: Gordon Terris/The Herald

Professor Sarah Reece with mosquitoes in the lab at Edinburgh University. Picture: Gordon Terris/The Herald

What it feels like ... to battle a deadly parasite

Fife-based marine biologist Magda Chudzinska outside her home. Picture: Gordon Terris/The Herald

Fife-based marine biologist Magda Chudzinska outside her home. Picture: Gordon Terris/The Herald

What it feels like ... to live in a tiny house

Kirsty McGregor. Picture: Jamie Simpson/Herald & Times

Kirsty McGregor. Picture: Jamie Simpson/Herald & Times

What it feels like ... to fail

Author and poet Claire Askew photographed in Greyfriars Kirkyard, Edinburgh. Picture: Gordon Terris/The Herald

Author and poet Claire Askew photographed in Greyfriars Kirkyard, Edinburgh. Picture: Gordon Terris/The Herald

What it feels like ... to have an infamous ancestor

Images of Shetland from Paul Murton's book The Viking Isles

Images of Shetland from Paul Murton's book The Viking Isles

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Viking Isles: Author and presenter Paul Murton picks his favourite Shetland gems

Lucy Monaghan at the Moulin Rouge

Lucy Monaghan at the Moulin Rouge

What it feels like ...to dance the French cancan at the Moulin Rouge

Pockets of Pretty: An Instagrammer's Edinburgh by Shawna Law. Pictures: Shawna Law/Alex Hamilton

Pockets of Pretty: An Instagrammer's Edinburgh by Shawna Law. Pictures: Shawna Law/Alex Hamilton

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Pockets of Pretty: Photographer and author Shawna Law on Edinburgh's hidden gems

Autumn colours at Dawyck Botanic Garden, the McEwan family at Arnprior Farm, artist and printmaker Emma Jones at her Borders studio. Pictures: Discover Scottish Gardens/Julie Howden/Gordon Terris

Autumn colours at Dawyck Botanic Garden, the McEwan family at Arnprior Farm, artist and printmaker Emma Jones at her Borders studio. Pictures: Discover Scottish Gardens/Julie Howden/Gordon Terris

Autumn: What makes it so special

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