IT WAS hailed as a victory for animal lovers, but the EU ban on the sale of seal skin means pony hide and rabbit skin are now filling a gap created in the sporran market. • The traditional seal ...

THE world may not yet have fallen out of love with the sporran, but its artisan makers are on the critically endangered list. What does that mean for the future of the original Scottish lunch box? Can ...

A wedding has gone ahead in Australia three months after the bridegroom's ceremonial Welsh sporran was quarantined over foot-and-mouth fears. Gareth Moore, 46, whose family is originally from Barry, ...

Counterfeit versions of sporrans sold by Scottish kilt specialists for hundreds of pounds have appeared on Chinese retail sites for a fraction of the price. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to ...

The Inuit said the trade ban on seal skin would threaten their way of life Scottish kilt makers who have been prevented from making sealskin sporrans due to an EU trade ban have been handed a lifeline ...

A traditional sporran maker says the "critically endangered" craft is under threat by cheap foreign imports. Edinburgh-based business William E. Scott and Son create traditional, hand-crafted sporrans ...

Eskimos could save the traditional sporran industry thanks to a legal loophole that allows them to export sealskin, it has emerged. The original sporran was used to carry ammunition or rations, but is ...

A sporran maker to the stars has admitted subjecting a woman to a four-month stalking hell. Marcus Eagleton, 45, was fined £500 for sending letters, emails and a gift to Stacey Wellman against her ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...