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Sheila Girling in her studio c.1990.

Most comprehensive exhibition to date of British painter Sheila Girling to open in Scotland this summer

Sophie Farquharson looks ahead to the new Sheila Girling exhibition in Fife this summer.    She was a ground-breaking British abstract painter renowned for her...
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The first Naval V.C. of the Great War awarded to Edinburgh Captain to fetch more than £200,000 at auction

Noonans Mayfair are to sell the first Naval V.C. of the Great War. The medal was awarded to Captain Henry Peel Ritchie of the Royal...
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Review: Six By Nico Edinburgh West kicks off with The Chippie

It’s getting a little tricky to keep up with the latest progress in Chef Nico Simeone’s quest for culinary world domination. But as it’s part...
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Gillian Veal from Cambo Gardens shares her recipe for Parmesan-Crusted Aubergine

The lush Georgian Walled Garden at Fife's Cambo Estate has become something of an edible playground for Gillian Veal. For our Food Feature in the...
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Maine Highland Games: A celebration of Scottish heritage and culture

Did you know that Maine has the highest concentration of people with Scottish ancestry in the United States? Ahead of the 45th Maine Highland Games,...
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Review: Lotte Glob exhibition, Ullapool

Lotte Glob is an internationally acclaimed Danish potter and ceramicist based in North West Scotland. In this, her 80th year, An Talla Solais, in Ullapool,...

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The Glen Grant releases its rarest ever whisky – a 65 Year Old with a £39,000 price tag

When James ‘The Major’ Grant inherited Speyside distillery the Glen Grant in 1872, he brought his affinity of plants, flowers and the natural world with...
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Formula One Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc becomes new face of Scotch whisky Chivas Regal

F1 Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc has become the new face of Scotch whisky brand Chivas Regal. The partnership comes following news of the spirit company...
Speyside Tour with SMWS 2 & 3rd Nov 2017.
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Euan Campbell smells the whisky in the barrels

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A Dram With Euan Campbell, The Scotch Malt Whisky Society: ‘We’re pushing boundaries but respecting the heritage of this centuries old drink.’

Whisky drinkers all over the world have likely heard of The Scotch Malt Whisky Society. Since the whisky club was first formed in 1983, it...
Jamie Ewan and Lachlan Maclean.

Sharks and 30ft waves: The deadly risks facing three Scots on a 14,000km Pacific row

For most people, shark-infested waters, mammoth waves, and fish that can pierce a boat’s hull would be the stuff of nightmares.  But for Jamie, Ewan,...
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Plans unveiled for new distillery to resurrect Ferintosh whisky on Black Isle

Plans for a new distillery on the Black Isle which will resurrect long lost Scottish whisky Ferintosh have been unveiled.  Ferintosh was once the largest...
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Plans for a distillery on banks of Loch Lomond given the go-ahead

Plans for a new distillery on the banks of Loch Lomond have been given the go-ahead. Loch Lomond Group has been given permission by Argyll...

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