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Newspaper conservator Claire Hutchison.

Life With the National Library of Scotland: ‘I have conserved incredible material from Jane Austen to Charles Darwin’

Conservator Claire Hutchison on having the patience to handle delicate archive material, working on a first edition of Darwin’s The Origin of Species, and safeguarding national collections....
Jacobite steam train over the Glenfinnan Viaduct. Credit: Adobe Stock.

Jacobite train: World famous Harry Potter steam train service suspended

The world famous Harry Potter steam train service has been suspended following a row over safety regulations. The Jacobite train and the Glenfinnan Viaduct, near...
Jenni at work at VisitScotland film guide launch with actor James Cosmo.

Life With VisitScotland: ‘Scotland looks stunning on screen, we want to capitalise on that’

Jenni Steele, film and creative industries manager at VisitScotland, has worked on some of the biggest movies filmed in Scotland. From The Da Vinci Code,...
Brian Cox. Credit Colin Hutton

Brian Cox: Succession star named as new patron of Edinburgh Festival Fringe

Succession star Brian Cox has been named as the newest Patron of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. The role will see the Scottish actor act as...
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House of Bruar: Fly fishing day

Sponsored Content | The House of Bruar is hosting a special fly fishing even next month and we have all the details.. The event on...
Catriona Faint as Katherine Hamilton in James V. Pic by Mihaela Bodlovic, makeup by MV Brown

James V: Katherine: ‘I want to make invisible histories visible’

Scottish writer Rona Munro is on a mission to give Scotland back lost parts of its history. Since 2014 she has been bringing to life...

WHISKY

ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT
SCOTLAND'S NATIONAL DRINK

Since its humble beginnings nearly ten years ago, the distillery has generated £50,000 for the local community.

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...
HRH Prince Charles with Ian Urquhart Signing First Cask at Benromach.

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...
Ewan, Jamie, Charlie and Lachlan Maclean.

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...
Chef Tom Kitchin. Credit Marc Miller

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...
The first legal dram from the Outer Hebridean Isle of Harris, The Hearach offers an elegant single malt, with fruit and floral notes and a long, slightly smoky, finish.

Isle of Harris: Distillery releases four new batches of the long awaited Hearach whisky

Last year the first batches of the long awaited Isle of Harris whisky sold out in less than five hours – after more than 25,000...
Rosebank Distillery.

Rosebank Distillery: ‘King of the Lowlands’ ready to re-open with 100-year-old mill still used in whisky production

It was closed three decades ago in 1993, but now the ‘King of the Lowlands’, Rosebank Distillery is to reopen.  The historic distillery has been...