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‘Punk rocker’ waxwings land in Scotland
EXPERTS are predicting a bumper winter for waxwings as the "punk rocker" birds return to Scotland. The pinkish birds are about the size of a...

Great Borders River Clean makes a splash this weekend
THE Great Borders River Clean returns this weekend for its biannual litter-pick along the region's waterways. The event has grown to become the largest simultaneous...

‘Dàna: Scotland’s Wild Side’ returns to BBC Alba
ADVENTURER Coinneach Rankin returns to BBC Alba tonight for a second series of "Dàna: Scotland’s Wild Side". The rock climber and runner will climb some...

Buglife Scotland launches ‘Guardians of our Rivers’
INSECT charity Buglife Scotland has unveiled its "Guardians of our Rivers" project to monitor life in Scotland's burns. Members of the public will be trained...
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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...

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...

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...

A Dram With Graham Omand, Lagg Distillery: ‘Welcoming Ewan McGregor and gifting him his very own cask was some achievement’
From welcoming Ewan McGregor to the distillery to gift him his own cask and celebrating five years in business, it's been a busy year for...