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The Festival Fringe line-up that’s Made in Scotland

Culture

The line has been revealed for this year's Made in Scotland - a curated showcase of music, theatre and dance performed during the Edinburgh Festival...

Rona Munro's Bold Girls was performed at Glasgow's CItizens Theatre earlier this year (Photo: Tim Morozzo)

Scots playwright Rona Munro has a unique honour

Culture | Film & TV

Since the early 1980s, Rona Munro has been a name to watch on the Scottish arts scene. An accomplished playwright, who has also had her...

A beautifully extended Scottish farmhouse is for sale

Homes & Gardens

A delightful extended traditional farmhouse dating from 1887 is for sale in the north of Scotland. Presented for sale by Galbraith, Honeyneuk, in Cuminestown, near...

Jessie Ray, St Boswells, Scottish Borders.

Pic - Jessie Ray.

The Stark truth about what Ian has done since retiring

EQY | Outdoors

Five-time Olympian, former European champion, three-time Badminton winner: Ian Stark is an equestrian legend. Since stepping back from the competition circuit in 2007, he has...

The Barony offers a host of delicious options

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I've always had something of a soft spot for Biggar, a town I used to drive through a couple of times most weeks en route...

The best wit in Scotland compiled in a new book

Books

Scotland is known for its unique sense of humour and wit. So this coming Father’s Day, why not treat you dad to a hilarious collection...

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Isle of Harris Distillery releases second expression of The Hearach

Cask and Still | Whisky

The Isle of Harris Distillery has released the second permanent expression within The Hearach single malt range, The Hearach Oloroso Cask. It comes a year...

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A Tale of Two Islands: The latest drams from the Isle of Raasay and Lochranza distillery

Cask and Still | Food and Drink | Whisky

Over the past few months there have been some new whisky releases, two of which James Robertson was lucky enough to have a chance to...

Q&A with Karuizawa’s Master Distiller, Yoshiyuki Nakazato

Cask and Still | Food and Drink | Spirits | Whisky

Founded in 1955 in Miyota, Japan, a small town with a humid continental climate located on the foothills of Mount Asama in the Nagano Prefecture,...

Scottish star Ewan McGregor to auction 150 bottles of whisky from his personal cask at Lochranza Distillery

Cask and Still | Whisky | Whisky News

Scottish star Ewan McGregor is set to auction 150 bottles of whisky from his own personal cask at Lochranza Distillery for charity. The rare 26...

The Macallan releases rare 84 Year Old dram – its oldest ever whisky

Cask and Still | Food and Drink | Whisky

The Macallan has released a rare 84 Year Old dram - the oldest whisky to come from the distillery. The whisky, from 1940, forms part...

Charity founded by whisky writer Charlie Maclean helps bring clean water to nearly 2,000 after first year

News | Whisky

A fledgling Scottish charity founded by iconic whisky writer Charlie Maclean has provided clean water for life to 1,847 Madagascans after just a year. The...