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Children all over Britain will discover Scotland’s beauty with new TV series

Scotland's natural beauty is to introduced to another generation thanks to a new children's television show. CBBC fantasy adventure gameshow Raven is back, having been...
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Top crime authors line up for Aberdeen’s Granite Noir in 2018

  Aberdeen's second Granite Noir festival celebrating crime fiction is to take place in February. Some of the biggest names in crime fiction, a poisoned...

Awards for game and conservation honour industry’s leading lights

The 2017 Purdey Awards were presented last week at a ceremony held in London gun and rifle maker James Purdey & Sons’ famous Long Room....
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Council donates obsolete Trust funds to cancer charity

A Scottish council has given almost half a million pounds to a cancer charity. Perth and Kinross Council is donating nearly £450,000 to Macmillan Cancer...

Outstanding chance for writers to develop their skills with Fellowship

Writers are being encouraged to apply for the Scottish Book Trust's Robert Louis Stevenson Fellowship. Scotland-based professional writers, who would benefit from time away from...

Feeling ruff for dogs’ charity Christmas breakfast

Santa Paws is coming to town next weekend. On Sunday, 3 December, the award-winning, dog-friendly Mercat Grill is holding Santa Paws – a perfect and...

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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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