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A fascinating history of the Outer Hebrides
The Outer Hebrides lie 40 miles to the west of mainland Scotland, forming a barrier to the North Atlantic. Culturally distinct from early prehistory, the...
James McAvoy to return to the Glasgow stage
Scots movie star James McAvoy is returning to the Glasgow stage next year. The Theatre Royal, Glasgow, will play host to the Jamie Lloyd Company’s...
Vietnamese food group to open first Scottish location
Vietnamese street food restaurant Pho is set to open its doors for the first time in Scotland with the launch of its St James Quarter...
Innis & Gunn’s new brewery plans are approved
Planning permission for Innis & Gunn’s brewery at Heriot-Watt University’s Research Park has officially been granted by The City of Edinburgh Council. Spanning a two-hectare...
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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...
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,...
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...
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...