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Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction finalists unveiled

The Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction, which celebrates outstanding historical novels published in the UK, Ireland and the Commonwealth, has announced its 2022 longlist....

New crime thriller gets ready for release

A Scots crimewriter's latest novel is set to be released next month. The Blood Tide by Neil Lancaster, who lives in the Scottish Highlands, is...

A real life adventure story that sounds like a movie

Do you fancy abseiling into an erupting volcano? Living off two sea slugs and a crab for a week? How about being locked in a...

Comedy hero Mark Thomas ready for Scottish return

Legendary comic Mark Thomas is returning to Scotland for not just one but two different performances. In his latest show 50 Things About Us, Mark Thomas combines his trademark mix of...

International musical hit SIX returns to Glasgow

International smash hit musical SIX will return to the Theatre Royal, Glasgow this summer with a brand-new cast. SIX follows the six wives of Henry...

Feel the love this Valentine’s Day with shellfish

Oysters are celebrated not only for their aphrodisiac qualities, but also their superior health benefits. Ethical Shellfish Company oysters are raised in the cold clear...

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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...
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...