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550 schools sign up for the virtual Discovery Portal

The Royal Highland Educational Trust is back at the Discovery Centre at this year’s Royal Highland Showcase ‘virtually’. And with more than 550 schools already...

Scottish Field’s July 2021 edition is out now

If you love dogs, then you won't be barking up the wrong tree when it comes to the July edition of Scottish Field. Olive, Mabel...

Our July issue and the Heartbeat of Trees in the latest podcast

This week it's the glorious twelfth - join us as we celebrate the release of the latest edition of Scottish Field magazine. We're joined by...
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Back to the Coalface as new visitor attraction opens

Crawick Multiverse is looking ahead to a new era following the official opening of The Coalface – its specially designed eco-friendly visitor facilities. The event...
Dougie MacLean.

Registration for online clan gathering set to open

People looking to take part in the Maclean Clan Virtual Gathering event can pre-register their interest from Tuesday, June 8. The event, usually held on...
Krysty Wilson-Cairns (Photo: Robert McFadzean / RCS)

Honorary doctorate for acclaimed Scots screenwriter

One of the film industry’s brightest stars will be awarded an honorary doctorate from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland next month. Screenwriter Krysty Wilson-Cairns –...

WHISKY

ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT
SCOTLAND'S NATIONAL DRINK

Since its humble beginnings nearly ten years ago, the distillery has generated £50,000 for the local community.

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...
HRH Prince Charles with Ian Urquhart Signing First Cask at Benromach.

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...
Ewan, Jamie, Charlie and Lachlan Maclean.

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...
Chef Tom Kitchin. Credit Marc Miller

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...
The first legal dram from the Outer Hebridean Isle of Harris, The Hearach offers an elegant single malt, with fruit and floral notes and a long, slightly smoky, finish.

Isle of Harris: Distillery releases four new batches of the long awaited Hearach whisky

Last year the first batches of the long awaited Isle of Harris whisky sold out in less than five hours – after more than 25,000...
Rosebank Distillery.

Rosebank Distillery: ‘King of the Lowlands’ ready to re-open with 100-year-old mill still used in whisky production

It was closed three decades ago in 1993, but now the ‘King of the Lowlands’, Rosebank Distillery is to reopen.  The historic distillery has been...