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Karla Black's installation (Photo: Karla Black and Gautier Deblonde)

Fruitmarket Gallery to host dance, poetry and performance

The newest addition to the Scotland’s cultural landscape promises to be a transformation of one of Edinburgh’s leading contemporary art galleries. The Fruitmarket Gallery has...
Lily Douglas takes a class with Scottish Ballet on stage at Theatre Royal, Glasgow (Photo: Sally Jubb)

Scottish Ballet making Five Wishes come true

A new BBC Scotland documentary Five Wishes will chart the inspiring stories behind an amazing project launched by Scottish Ballet as part of their 50th...
Protestors gather at Perth Concert Hall where Chris Packham was speaking (Photo: Graeme Hart /
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Rural communities stand up to Chris Packham

Around 150 rural workers staged a demonstration in Perth last night (Tuesday), protesting against what they say is broadcaster Chris Packham’s ‘relentless drive’ to wreck...

A gripping adventure in 19th century Scotland

The Crown Agent is an intriguing murder mystery set against the dramatic backdrop of eerie harbours, grand stately homes and a Scottish landscape which almost...
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First exhibitions of 2020 revealed by Open Eye

The Open Eye Gallery in Edinburgh has revealed the first of its exhibitions for 2020. The gallery, based in the New Town, has been running...

The Country Food Trust launches winter appeal

The winter months are a wonderful time for the countryside community, for five months many are able to indulge their passion for shooting. It is...

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Isle of Harris Distillery releases second expression of The Hearach

The Isle of Harris Distillery has released the second permanent expression within The Hearach single malt range, The Hearach Oloroso Cask. It comes a year...
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A Tale of Two Islands: The latest drams from the Isle of Raasay and Lochranza distillery

Over the past few months there have been some new whisky releases, two of which James Robertson was lucky enough to have a chance to...
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Q&A with Karuizawa’s Master Distiller, Yoshiyuki Nakazato

Founded in 1955 in Miyota, Japan, a small town with a humid continental climate located on the foothills of Mount Asama in the Nagano Prefecture,...
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Scottish star Ewan McGregor to auction 150 bottles of whisky from his personal cask at Lochranza Distillery

Scottish star Ewan McGregor is set to auction 150 bottles of whisky from his own personal cask at Lochranza Distillery for charity. The rare 26...
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The Macallan releases rare 84 Year Old dram – its oldest ever whisky

The Macallan has released a rare 84 Year Old dram - the oldest whisky to come from the distillery. The whisky, from 1940, forms part...
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Charity founded by whisky writer Charlie Maclean helps bring clean water to nearly 2,000 after first year

A fledgling Scottish charity founded by iconic whisky writer Charlie Maclean has provided clean water for life to 1,847 Madagascans after just a year.  The...

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