Elle Duffy
@ElleDuffy_
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On a new adventure living on the Isle of Rum | Words in @heraldscotland every weekend | Former TV journalist with @BBCScotlandNews
Isle of Rum, Scotland
Joined September 2016
“This breathing, living part of our world is always there, often hidden by a haze of light. But here on the Isle of Rum, it exists freely and uncontrolled, and waiting to be discovered.” My latest column for @heraldscotland is online now ✍️
"It’s quiet out here now, but it won’t be for long." I went star-spotting on a Scottish island - and it was out of this world @ElleDuffy_
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There are a few questions about what a Dark Sky Sanctuary is, and isn’t there already a few in Scotland? The Isle of Rum is Scotland’s first and only Dark Sky Sanctuary - it’s the highest accreditation you can get, and there are only 22 others worldwide 🌌
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“The sky that I grew up with was awash with a soft yellow glow of the streetlights that told me it was curfew. “And it was never something I felt as though I was missing until I moved to the Isle of Rum.” Read my latest column in print tomorrow and online on Saturday 🌌
This weekend our new columnist @ElleDuffy_ explains what it's like to go star spotting on the Isle of Rùm - Scotland's first Dark Sky Sanctuary. READ MORE:
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“I’m not sure what I expected when I stepped off the ferry on that windy day at the end of October, but what I didn’t anticipate was just how much this island would give me in return.” Read my first column online today 👇🏻
Our new columnist: I found a sense of community on this Scots isle I had never experienced anywhere else @ElleDuffy_ @heraldscotland
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RT @isleofrum: One of our newest residents and visitor services manager Elle has a weekly column in @heraldscotland to write about her new…
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It only took me leaving journalism to get my face on the front page! We don’t get papers over here, and so it feels super odd to know that my face - and words - are on supermarket shelves across the country. Read my first column in print today, and online tomorrow! 📰🗻
Good morning, Scotland — Here's the front page of The Herald on Saturday as we lead on Storm Éowyn leaving thousands without power as winds topped 100mph Subscribe here for exclusive access: and #BuyAPaper
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Expect much more wind, rain and everything in between - I’m so excited to get stuck in with The Herald and share my move from Glasgow to the Isle of Rum. And I’m up for answering any and all questions in these columns, too 📰
Meet our new columnist Elle Duffy, who left Glasgow for a remote island home to just 40 people. You can read her every Sunday in The Herald, in print and online, starting this weekend. FIND OUT MORE: @ElleDuffy_
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RT @heraldscotland: Catherine Salmond, editor of The Herald, said: "I'm delighted to welcome both these new columnists - who will add to th…
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And outside of print, I’m enjoying making little videos about my time here:
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Essential Friday reading 🎾
So from match points to data points, delve into the career of Scotland's favourite tennis player #AndyMurray #dataviz
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