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Celebrating the most unique lighthouse in Scotland
On the extreme north-east point of the Scottish mainland lies the promontory of Kinnaird Head, home to the only lighthouse in the world to be...
The magic of Motown casts its spell in Glasgow
For some unknown reason, soul music has never been my thing. I love my pop - I dance to disco 'cos I don't like rock...
More than 160 object to BT’s Highland phone removal plans
More than 160 objections have been made to BT proposals to remove 110 payphones across the Highland Council area. Under Ofcom guidelines, the local authorities...
Our butterfly population stays stable
Butterfly populations remain stable in Scotland but climate change is having a variable impact on different species. The latest Scottish Biodiversity Indicator published by Scottish...
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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...