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Alan McEwen

Best place to live in Scotland is named

Dundee has been named the best place to live in Scotland by an expert panel, who praised its arts scene and sunny weather.

The city beat North Berwick in East Lothian to the top spot.

The panel assessed a range of factors, including employment, schools, broadband speed, culture, house prices, community spirit and shopping.

They praised Dundee’s “dramatic transformation into a vibrant, creative city, bursting with arts and culture” and said the opening of the V&A museum in September had “crowned” the city’s overhaul.

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Edinburgh secured two spots in the Best Places to Live in the UK guide, which was produced by the Sunday Times.

Leith was recognised for its “cutting-edge creativity and culinary scene” with Stockbridge being praised for its “beautiful properties and village atmosphere”.

Mull, the only island on the list, was described as the “perfect Goldilocks option – not too remote, not too busy, and perfectly Scottish from its white-sand beaches to its gorse-covered slopes and Munro-sized peak, Ben More”.

The other places in the top 10 are Port Appin in Argyll, Glasgow’s trendy Finnieston district, Killearn in Stirlingshire, Kilmacolm in Renfrewshire and St Boswells in the Borders.

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