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San Pedro Flowers &; Gin, by Francis Boag

Capturing a snapshot of Scotland on canvas

The first thing that strikes you about Francis Boag’s expressionist landscape paintings are their vivid colours. Bold patches of reds, blues and purples dominate his...
Denis Garden and Matt Carington at 6 Degrees North

The joy of Six in a sleepy rural Scottish village

Tucked away in the sleepy farming village of Laurencekirk in Aberdeenshire is a small warehouse and attached pre-fab building which serve as the offices for...

Absurdist play will take audience to dark places

A dark absurdist play is coming to Glasgow and Edinburgh next month. Tron Theatre Company in association with National Theatre of Scotland presents Ma, Pa...
Natalie Anderson and Elaine C Smith shape up in Fat Friends - The Musical

Belly laughs aplenty with Fat Friends musical

‘Bones aren’t sexy! Flesh is fabulous!’ declares Kelly, the lead characters in Fat Friends – The Musical, as the spin-off from the early noughties television...
Fireworks at the end of the 2017 Kirkintilloch Canal Festival

Scottish canal festival will return this summer

An annual Scottish canal festival is returning for 2018. Visitors are being urged to set course for the Kirkintilloch Canal Festival, which is being held...
Planning approval has been granted for the MacTaggart and Mickel site in East Challow

Scottish housebuilders add second English site

A leading Scottish housebuilder Mactaggart & Mickel Homes has secured planning permission for its second English housing development. Mactaggart & Mickel Homes England, part of...

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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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The Macallan unveils single malts inspired by Charles Rennie Mackintosh – including rare 46 Year Old

The Macallan has launched two single malts inspired by Scottish artist Charles Rennie Mackintosh, including a 46 Year Old whisky. Inspired by Mackintosh’s 1902 stained-glass...
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A Dram with Ben Curtis, The Single Cask: ‘Older doesn’t always mean better. It’s the cask that makes the whisky’

It has been a busy year for the team at The Single Cask as they opened up their new flagship bar in Singapore and expanded...
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Gin Bothy unveils plans for a whisky distillery on a historic smuggling route

Scottish producer Gin Bothy has unveiled plans for a whisky distillery on a historic smuggling route.  The distillery in Glen Prosen, Angus, sits on land...
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Scotch Malt Whisky Society releases two new Taiwanese whiskies

The Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS) has released two new Taiwanese whiskies. The whisky club is shining a spotlight on the five-year-old single malt Taiwanese...

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