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Celebrating the best spots for wild swimming

Swimmers of all backgrounds share their experiences and recommendations amongst the seas, burns, rivers and over 30,000 lochs in Scotland. A guide that not only...
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Conservatoire in world top 5 for performing arts education

The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland is ranked one of the world’s top five destinations to study the performing arts, in prestigious global rankings published today...
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The Curious Incident is far more than a shaggy dog story

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time is a play many of my friends have talked about, but I'd never actually seen. I'd...

Diving into the archives to find stunning prints

A new exhibition at Edinburgh Printmakers reveals treasures from the vaults as curator Tiffany Boyle selects prints from their archive. Running from 8 April to...

Still time to enter Scotland Food & Drink Excellence Awards

Buyers from some of the UK's biggest retailers have been revealed and are set to taste the very best of Scottish produce as judges for...
FREE PICTURE:  Spring Fling Art Fest 20th Year Launch, Dumfries & Galloway Scotland, Tues 05/04/2022:
Art originals – first Spring Flingers launch programme for 20th year:
Spring Fling, which takes place over the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Bank Holiday weekend (2nd to 5th June (2022)) will see 96 participants right across Dumfries and Galloway (South West Scotland) throw open their doors to welcome the public.
And sixteen of the 2003 ‘original artists’ will be taking part in 2022. See:  www.spring-fling.co.uk
  Pictured is Spring Fling original willow artist Lizzie Farey. 
Photography for Upland / Spring Fling from: Colin Hattersley Photography - www.colinhattersley.com - cphattersley@gmail.com - 07974 957 388.. 
 More information in accompanying Press Release and from: Matthew Shelley on 07786 704 299 or at Matthew@ScottishFestivalsPR.Org  
 Photography for Spring Fling /  Upland CIC from: Colin Hattersley Photography - www.colinhattersley.com - cphattersley@gmail.com - 07974 957 388.

First Spring Flingers launch programme for 20th year

Artists and makers from the first Spring Fling got together to launch the programme for the 20th annual open studios weekend. The event, set up...

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Ardbeg Smokiverse explores a new high gravity dimension

Islay-based Ardbeg Distillery has unveiled Ardbeg Smokiverse - its new limited-edition release to mark Ardbeg Day 2025, which takes place on Saturday 31st May as the...
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Glen Scotia reveals oldest ever whisky – a 50-year-old that’s the first edition in its new Elements series

Glen Scotia has unveiled a 50-year-old as the first edition in its new Elements of Campbeltown collection. The Elements of Campbeltown Collection takes inspiration from...
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The Macallan unveils single malts inspired by Charles Rennie Mackintosh – including rare 46 Year Old

The Macallan has launched two single malts inspired by Scottish artist Charles Rennie Mackintosh, including a 46 Year Old whisky. Inspired by Mackintosh’s 1902 stained-glass...
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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...
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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...
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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...

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