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Thomas Macrae.

Life With Isle of Harris Distillery: ‘The Hearach is special, it has done so much for the island’

Cask and Still | News | Whisky
Isle of Harris distiller Thomas Macrae talks to us about his earliest memories of whisky and why The Hearach is so special to islanders. And...
Dr Max Coleman and Emma Beckinsale (RBGE), plant one of the two new wych elm saplings. This sapling was recovered from the site of the Beauly Wych Elm after the tree fell early last year and is thought to have come from the ancient tree.

The Beauly Elm: New life at the site of ‘Europe’s oldest’ wych elm

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For more than 800 years it stood in the Highland village of Beauly until last year when it succumbed to Dutch elm disease and fell...
Ewan McCuish.

Life With a skipper: ‘I’ll never tire of the stunning surroundings we are blessed with’

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Ewan McCuish, Master on MV Coruisk, talks to us about life on the water, Scotland's beauty, and how he fell in love with the sea. ...
Jane Dodd during an interview about flapper skate for Countryfile with Hamza Yassin.

Life With NatureScot: ‘The only way we are going to counter climate change is by working together’

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Operations Officers Jane Dodd on the marine life around Arygll, her work with the flapper skates and the impact of climate change on our seas....
Credit: Rachel Bolton.

Faces of Edinburgh: We find out what people love about the Scottish capital

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‘This is a city of shifting light, of changing skies, of sudden vistas. A city so beautiful it breaks the heart again and again,’ Alexander...
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Life With a horologist: ‘In watchmaking you can’t cut corners or learn things overnight, it takes time’

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Laings watchmaker Annika Leppala on following in her grandfather's footsteps as a horologist, learning the art of patience in a world full of immediacy and...

Fun at the Mini Maker Faire

Creative talents will descend on Scotland’s capital

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The Edinburgh Mini Maker Faire 2018 and calling for participants to take part in their 2018 event. This is a day-long celebration organised by the...
Cinderella is this year's panto at the King's Theatre

Theatres throw their doors open with relaxed performances for all

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The Festival City Theatres Trust once again expands its programme of relaxed performances for all. The trust runs both the Festival and King’s Theatres in...
The annual SPECTRA light show in Aberdeen (Photo: Wullie Marr)

The light fantastic gets a musical accompaniment

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SPECTRA return to Aberdeen for the fifth year with a unique music programme. The annual lights festival, SPECTRA 2018 have introduced its first live music...
People in Edinburgh are very generous with Secret Santa presents

Scots are the most festive in the whole country

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It has been revealed that Edinburgh people are the most festive in the UK. A whopping 90% of workers in the city have bought a...
Ramblers enjoying the snow

Ramblers will be enjoying the great outdoors this winter

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Ramblers Scotland’s annual Festival of Winter Walks is back from 23 December to 7 January 2018. There are 60 free walks in Scotland to inspire...
Douglas Heatlie won Scottish toilet attendant of the year at the Loo of the Year awards for his efforts maintaining the Avenue at Lauder

Flushed with success after winning national toilet award

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A Scottish toilet attendant flushed out the competition to win a national Loo of the Year award. Douglas Heatlie from Selkirk, an employee of Scottish...
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