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Author Michael Pedersen appointed as University of Edinburgh Writer in Residence
Award-winning poet and author Michael Pedersen has been appointed as the newest Writer in Residence at the University of Edinburgh. The Edinburgh-born author joins a...
All-female rowing crew navigates world’s most dangerous stretch of water
A team of six women rowing 2,000 miles around Great Britain have successfully navigated a dangerous stretch of water between Orkney and the Scottish mainland....
Edinburgh author Sarah Byrom releases new memoir
A tribute to her childhood and celebrating the ‘bonkerness’ of daily family life, Sarah Byrom’s new memoir is a real treasure. Marmalade Raspberries & Albrecht...
King and Queen to visit Great Tapestry of Scotland
The King and Queen are to visit Galashiels to see the Great Tapestry of Scotland, one of the largest community arts projects in the world. The visit...
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Ardnahoe Distillery: First whisky to come from a new distillery on Islay since 2009 released
It has been six decades since Stewart Laing first learned how to make whisky on Islay. In the 1960s he travelled to the world-famous whisky...
Kiefer Sutherland: Hollywood star brings new whisky to the UK
Hollywood star Kiefer Sutherland has unveiled his new whisky to the UK, a homage to his Canadian roots and love of the spirit. The whisky,...
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...
Lerwick Distillery: Shetland set for its first whisky distillery
The idea began more than a decade ago when friends Martin Watt, Caroline MacIntyre and Calum Miller came up with the idea to open the...
