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The Good Books, Martin Stewart: ‘Being a pre-screen child meant devouring words and language’

The former English teacher and lecturer on the comfort of reading non-fiction and his childhood love of Roald Dahl.   The first book I remember...
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REVIEW: Small plate dining at Skua

Rosie Morton tries the latest menu at Skua, a Stockbridge eatery that is celebrating its first birthday. The other day, I was sitting in the Stockbridge...
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Scotland Through A Lens: Karl Oparka on chasing waterfalls

From the Highlands to the Southern Uplands, Karl Oparka has photographed 70 of Scotland’s waterfalls and found little is known about these hidden wonders. His self...
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In a Nutshell, Chef Kevin Dalgleish: ‘There’s something so rewarding about making people happy through food’ 

Kevin Dalgleish, chef-patron Amuse by Kevin Dalgleish, on the most he's paid for a meal, meeting Alain Ducasse, and listening to 90s music in the...
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Skotch and Sketch at The Glasshouse, Edinburgh

Grant Dickie heads to a Skotch and Sketch workshop at The Glasshouse, in Edinburgh, to taste their latest dram and try his hand at sketching. ...
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National Galleries of Scotland celebrates acquisition of rare work by ‘Glasgow Girl’

The National Galleries of Scotland has acquired a rare work by ‘Glasgow Girl’ Bessie MacNicol. Many of MacNicol’s works were dispersed or lost following her...

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Review: Scotch Whisky Experience, Edinburgh

The Scotch Whisky Experience sits in a prominent spot on the Royal Mile, a landmark in itself inviting tourists to discover the world of whisky...
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Former walled garden with links to Robert Burns and Winston Churchill to be brought back to life as distillery

A former walled garden within an historic estate with links to Robert Burns and Winston Churchill could soon be brought back to life as a...
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Restoration of endangered Castletown Mill reaches new milestone in becoming distillery

The endangered 19th-century Castletown Mill in Caithness has marked a significant milestone in its transformation, becoming wind and watertight for the first time in decades....
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Scottish star Ewan McGregor raises £135k for charity after auctioning off 150 bottles of whisky

Scottish actor Ewan McGregor has raised £135,000 for charity after auctioning 150 bottles of whisky from his own personal cask at Lochranza Distillery. Some 543...
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Isle of Harris Distillery releases second expression of The Hearach

The Isle of Harris Distillery has released the second permanent expression within The Hearach single malt range, The Hearach Oloroso Cask. It comes a year...
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A Tale of Two Islands: The latest drams from the Isle of Raasay and Lochranza distillery

Over the past few months there have been some new whisky releases, two of which James Robertson was lucky enough to have a chance to...

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