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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’

News | Wildlife & Conservation
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

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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...

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Schools news round-up: Glenalmond, Belhaven Hill, and more

Education | News
Peter Ranscombe rounds-up the latest news from Scotland's schools. GLENALMOND College in Perthshire has unveiled a countryside management course accredited by the Business & Technology...
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Whisky round-up: Halloween special

News | Whisky
Peter Ranscombe takes a light-hearted look at how Scotland's whisky industry is preparing for Halloween and beyond. THE Scotch Malt Whisky Society is holding its...

Tobermory Book Festival sets sail on Friday

Books | News
BROADCASTER Sally Magnusson tops the bill at this year's Tobermory Book Festival, which begins on Friday on Mull. Food and travel writer Ghillie Basan -...

Royal National Mòd ends with massed choir

Culture | News
A MASSED choir brought the Royal National Mòd to an end on Saturday in Perth. The mòd's flag was handed over the Paisley, which will...

Get a sneaky peek at the new look for Edinburgh’s Tigerlily…

Food and Drink | News
EDINBURGH'S Tigerlily bar and restaurant reopens tonight after being redecorated. Innes Bolt, managing director of owner Montpeliers described the refit as “the biggest change in...

‘Forest Floor’ by Fergus McCreadie named as top album

Music | News
PIANIST Fergus McCreadie won the Scottish album of the year (SAY) title last night for "Forest Floor". McCreadie, who was also shortlisted for a Mercury...
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