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Aberdeen, Scotland, Friday 20th October 2017

Official opening of the Altens East Recycling, Resource and Recovery Facility.

Pictured is (l to r): Cllr Jenny Laing, Co_Leader of the Aberdeen City Council and David Palmer-Jones, Chief Executive Officer of SUEZ recycling and recovery UK

Picture by Michal Wachucik / Abermedia

New £27million recycling facility will give Aberdeen a clean sweep

Aberdeen's new £27million recycling and resource facility has been officially opened. The event was marked by Aberdeen City Council co-leader Councillor Jenny Laing. The Altens...

The world’s eyes are on Argyll and the Isles

A tourism marketing campaign designed to raise the profile and enhance the perception of Argyll and the Isles has captured global attention following its outstanding...

A boost is tee-d up to help wildlife on the Ayrshire coast

Work to create a network of nectar-rich habitats along the Ayrshire coast has taken a step forward thanks to funding from golf's governing body the...

Volunteers honoured for their hard work at Scottish Heritage Angel Awards

Volunteers, professionals and organisations from all over Scotland have been thanked for their tireless work as the winners of the Scottish Heritage Angel Awards 2017....

Edinburgh store and hospitality firm team up to make you the Perfect Host

As the Christmas and New Year holidays are fast approaching, an Edinburgh store has this month teamed up with a leading online hospitality service to...

Storytellers descend on Edinburgh as 12 day festival gets underway

Twelve days of storytelling have got underway today, with the Scottish International Storytelling Festival in Edinburgh. This event is a celebration of live storytelling, oral...

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...