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One young man’s musical hopes and dreams
The Lighthouse Keepers is a moving story of a young man, Max Bruford, who, against his parents' wishes, wants to have a career as a...
Looking to fight back against global warming
With a title that relates to the classic song Riders on the Storm by the Doors, this book immediately had my attention. However it is...
10 great places to walk in West Lothian
The long-awaited arrival of the Scottish summer is finally here. But how long the sun will last is debatable, for, as all Scots know, good...
Scots Hollywood and jazz star bequeaths collection
A lifetime of movie and musical memories from a world-renowned jazz icon and Hollywood star have found a new home at the Royal Conservatoire of...
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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...