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University of Aberdeen Zoology Museum reopens
THE University of Aberdeen Zoology Museum is reopening, with a special history and heritage festival organised for September. The museum has featured in many school...
Conifox breaks assault course world record
CONIFOX Adventure Park at Kirkliston near Edinburgh has broken the world record for the longest inflatable assault course. "The Tartan Titan", which opens on Saturday,...
Free Harry Potter samples used to promote literacy
THE opening chapter of the first Harry Potter children's book is being made available for free online this summer to promote literacy. The first pages...
Union Chain Bridge refit enters final stage
RESTORATION work on the famous Union Chain Bridge connecting Scotland to England is nearly complete. The 202-year-old bridge, which links Fishwick in Berwickshire to Horncliffe...
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GlenWyvis: World’s first fully community owned distillery offers whisky lovers chance to buy shares
In 2015, former Army Air Corps helicopter pilot John McKenzie decided to bring whisky back to Dingwall after a 90 year absence. His idea was...
Former Gordon & MacPhail chief Ian Urquhart dies following an illness
Scotch whisky legend Ian Urquhart has died aged 76. The Moray based businessman died peacefully on 15 March after an illness, with his family by...
Charles Maclean: Whisky writer launches new charity dram with his sons
Scotland's leading whisky writer Charles Maclean has launched a new dram - and every bottle sold will give at least one person clean water for...
Me and My Dram, Tom Kitchin: ‘You have to be in the right moment to enjoy whisky, that’s the magic of it’
Following a rocky start, celebrity chef Tom Kitchin has fostered an enduring love for whisky, finds Morag Bootland. He sits down with us for the latest...
