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

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

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’

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’

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

‘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’

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...

16.11.2017

Picture - Rocco Forte Hotels

To celebrate the wonder of Christmas Time this year, The Balmoral - a Rocco Forte hotel in Edinburgh - has collaborated with Hamilton & Inches and Patek Philippe to transform the lobby into a spectacular hub for the city's festive celebrations.

Christmas experiences to be remembered at The Balmoral

To mark the festive season, Edinburgh’s The Balmoral hotel has teamed up with Scotland’s most iconic jewellery house and the world’s finest watchmaker to create...

Wear a jumper to see the jumpers and help a deserving cause

Race go-ers who take their Christmas jumper jumping can help raise funds for charity. Kelso Races is holding the Persimmon Homes Scottish Borders National Handicap...

Scots firm is a positive role model at The Fashion Awards

A Scottish tequila company is celebrating after a successful evening as the tequila supplier at Monday night’s star-studded The Fashion Awards. UWA Tequila from Aberdeenshire,...

Distillery looks to go green with new £3million project

One of Speyside’s oldest whisky distilleries is set to become one of Scotland’s greenest distilleries. Work has started on a £3 million biogas project at...
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Meet the finalists in the 2018 Scottish Rural Awards

The cream of Scotland’s rural industry has been shortlisted for the 2018 Scottish Rural Awards. The shortlist spans 11 categories which celebrate all aspects of...
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A family connection to the past as new Glasgow distillery opens

A family's proud history is at the heart of the new Clydeside Distillery in Glasgow. Tim Morrison, the chairman of the distillery, set up Morrison...