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Moving Storm by Lesley Birch, capturing dramatic skies and sweeping waters

Lesley’s making a hue and cry in the world of art

It’s been nearly two decades since award-winning painter Lesley Birch swapped her keyboards for a canvas. Born in Glasgow and based in Scotland until her...
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Granite Noir Festival to welcome First Minister

Granite Noir – Aberdeen’s crime writing festival – has revealed Scotland’s First Minster as chair for one of the festival’s opening events. A voracious reader...
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Scotland gets ready for its biggest ever Chinese New Year

Scotland’s largest Chinese New Year celebration will see Edinburgh painted red for the Year of the Pig. A diverse programme of events will see cross...

Plans for defending the nation are mapped out

Two map experts explore the extraordinarily rich legacy of Scottish military mapping over the course of the last five centuries in Scotland: Defending the Nation....
A riot against an Anglican prayer book in 1637

Scots started and ended the English Civil War

The 17th-century civil war may seem a very English affair, but that is misleading - it was started and ended by Scots. At school, you...

Ancient manuscript hails from Scotland

Until 2015, the Boethius manuscript, which dates back to 1130 AD, was thought to have been created in Durham. However, on closer study, Dr Kylie...

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Game of Thrones actor Rory McCann invests in a new Scotch whisky Slanj

Game of Thrones actor Rory McCann has invested in a new blended Scotch whisky brand, called Slanj. Brothers Brian and Craig Halley, alongside friend Stuart...
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How the UK–India trade deal opens door in the Scotch whisky industry

Euan Duncan, a Partner at law firm Morton Fraser MacRoberts, on how the UK–India trade deal will affect Scottish whisky and the importance of geographical...
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Scottish Field Summer Challenge 2025 Results

For 25 years – a quarter of a century – the Scottish Field Whisky Challenge has been helping readers to discover some of the best...
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A Dram with Stewart Bowman, Lochranza: ‘Whisky is not just about making something to drink. It’s about the people and the place, it’s a journey’

Lochranza distillery manager Stewart Bowman chats about his career in whisky, his favourite flavour profiles and what makes Lochranza and Arran whisky so special.  ...
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Ardbeg Smokiverse explores a new high gravity dimension

Islay-based Ardbeg Distillery has unveiled Ardbeg Smokiverse - its new limited-edition release to mark Ardbeg Day 2025, which takes place on Saturday 31st May as the...
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Glen Scotia reveals oldest ever whisky – a 50-year-old that’s the first edition in its new Elements series

Glen Scotia has unveiled a 50-year-old as the first edition in its new Elements of Campbeltown collection. The Elements of Campbeltown Collection takes inspiration from...

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