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A compelling account of highs and lows in India

A compelling and mesmerising account of India under a turbulent century of British rule, The Tears of the Rajas is a sweeping history of the...

Not long left to see Grayson Perry exhibition

Time's running out to see the most successful ticketed exhibition ever at Dovecot Studios, Edinburgh - Julie Cope’s Grand Tour: The Story of a Life by...
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The forgotten tunnel that crosses the River Forth

With three famous bridges now crossing the Forth of the Forth, a forgotten passage that once connected the Lothians and Fife lies dormant and flooded...

The life and times of the real Katie Morag

Creating the island of Struay and its flame-haired heroine Katie Morag has been a labour of love for Mairi Hedderwick - a nomadic, animal-loving illustrator,...

Intense decisions to be made on a Scots isle

This diary-style account follows a recently widowed artist, Lenka Majewska, and a historian, Ella Collingwood, who have just arrived in the village of Balvaig, on...

When a couple’s lives go their Separate Ways

Inverness-shire-based author Ryan Coull takes us on a long, emotional journey along with Dottie Hawthorn, a popular schoolteacher  whose marriage is on the brink of...

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Scottish folk-rock band Skerryvore appointed global band ambassador at Ardnahoe Distillery

Scottish folk-rock band Skerryvore has been appointed as the global band ambassador of Ardnahoe Distillery. The band are planning a series of special whisky sessions...
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Skotch and Sketch at The Glasshouse, Edinburgh

Grant Dickie heads to a Skotch and Sketch workshop at The Glasshouse, in Edinburgh, to taste their latest dram and try his hand at sketching. ...
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The Macallan to open new fine dining restaurant on iconic estate

In 2021, The Glenturret Lalique became the first restaurant inside a distillery to achieve Michelin recognition. Just a few years later, it followed it up...
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Benbecula Distillery: Spirit flows through island distillery after 130-year-old whisky recipe revived

The first spirit has started to flow at Benbecula Distillery after an islander brought a 130-year-old recipe back to life.  Angus MacMillan always dreamed of...
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Rosebank Distillery: Sleeping giant Falkirk distillery reawakened after 30 years

Known as the sleeping giant of Scottish distilleries, the highly anticipated Rosebank Distillery has finally reawakened. After more than 30 years of closure, Ian Macleod...
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The Dalmore Luminary: Rare whisky sells for nearly £95,000 at auction

A bottle of Dalmore whisky has sold for nearly £95,000 at auction, encased in a glass sculpture which was hand polished for 500 hours. The...

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