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Kim’s shaping up for strongwoman event
Record-breaking Scottish strongwoman Kim Best has borrowed one of her employer’s six-tonne tractors while training for her next event. The 26-year-old, a lab scientist for...
Recipient of Next Chapter Award 2020 revealed
A poet from Orkney has been announced as the recipient of Scottish Book Trust’s Next Chapter Award 2020. Olive M Ritch now lives and works...
Prestigious honour for Aberdeen’s new event complex
The Event Complex Aberdeen has been given a prestigious accolade at a national awards event which recognises excellence in commercial and public property. The complex,...
Ferry Tales coming to three major Scots ferry routes
There's bound to be drama on the seas of Scotland, onboard a number of Scottish ferries. Ferry Tales, presented by the National Theatre of Scotland,...
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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...
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...
Charles Maclean: Whisky writer launches new charity dram with his sons
Scotland's leading whisky writer Charles Maclean has launched a new dram - and every bottle sold will give at least one person clean water for...
Me and My Dram, Tom Kitchin: ‘You have to be in the right moment to enjoy whisky, that’s the magic of it’
Following a rocky start, celebrity chef Tom Kitchin has fostered an enduring love for whisky, finds Morag Bootland. He sits down with us for the latest...