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Sam Heughan reveals winner of Write Start award

Royal Conservatoire of Scotland students will see their creative ideas brought to life thanks to financial support and mentoring from a Scots-born global star. Sam...

The deserted streets of pandemic Edinburgh

The hour of exercise granted to us at the height of the pandemic was food for the soul. It inspired many things – not least...
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Van Gogh Alive to transform Festival Square

Van Gogh Alive, a multi-sensory celebration of one of the world’s most enduring artists, is coming to the capital next month. It opens in Edinburgh’s...

Restaurant Andrew Fairlie recognised with award

Dale Dewsbury, general manager at Restaurant Andrew Fairlie, has been honoured with a special award for best service in Great Britain & Ireland in the...

Scottish Ballet planning to help mental health crisis

Scottish Ballet us to hold an event to examine how therapeutic dance can help young people look after their wellbeing in the face of a...

An exposive thriller that’s close to the bone

You just know when a book has been penned by a knowledgeable hand. Simon Conway’s own experiences as a former British Army officer (clearing landmines...

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Ardnahoe Distillery: First whisky to come from a new distillery on Islay since 2009 released

It has been six decades since Stewart Laing first learned how to make whisky on Islay. In the 1960s he travelled to the world-famous whisky...
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Kiefer Sutherland: Hollywood star brings new whisky to the UK

Hollywood star Kiefer Sutherland has unveiled his new whisky to the UK, a homage to his Canadian roots and love of the spirit. The whisky,...
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Life With Isle of Harris Distillery: ‘The Hearach is special, it has done so much for the island’

Isle of Harris distiller Thomas Macrae talks to us about his earliest memories of whisky and why The Hearach is so special to islanders. And...
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Lerwick Distillery: Shetland set for its first whisky distillery

The idea began more than a decade ago when friends Martin Watt, Caroline MacIntyre and Calum Miller came up with the idea to open the...
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...
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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...