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Life With a Scottish tour guide: ‘Shetland runs through my veins, we have to protect places from mass tourism’
Scottish travel writer and tour guide Laurie Goodlad on writing for Lonely Planet, being snubbed by a Hollywood celebrity, and filming with Ben Fogle who...
The Good Books, Alex Kane: ‘I often turn to audiobooks now because I can listen to them anywhere’
Writer Alex Kane on her love of Ruth Ware and enjoying audiobooks. The first book I remember reading: I read lots when I was...
North Berwick: Scottish seaside town named best place to live in UK
The Scottish seaside town of North Berwick in East Lothian has been named the best place to live in the UK. It topped a list...
Life With a composer: ‘Queen Margaret of Scotland was an extraordinary woman, I wanted to celebrate her’
Scottish composer Helen MacKinnon on leaving her job to peruse her music career and taking inspiration from Queen Margaret of Scotland for her latest work. ...
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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...
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...
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...
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. ...
