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Fringe Review: Wiesenthal

Jeremy Welch reviews Wiesenthal at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Written by Tom Dugan and acted by Christopher Gibbs, this production is compelling. It takes place in...
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Calling Time: clock ticks on online charity auction of one-off watches

Lyon & Turnbull is set to auction off nine watches to help support cancer charity Maggie's. The EveryWatch sale of original timepieces will take place...
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Edinburgh Castle made out of nearly 3,000 shortbread pieces on display

Walker’s shortbread has created an incredible version of Edinburgh Castle - made entirely out of the biscuits.  Made with 2,933 shortbread pieces, the amazing structure...
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Fringe Review: Six Chick Flicks…

Richard Bath reviews Six Chick Flicks...Or a Legally Blonde Pretty Woman Dirty Danced on the Beaches While Writing a Notebook on the Titanic. The premise...
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Banca di Roma: a trendy spot for a special occasion

Ellie Forbes tries out the latest edition to Glasgow’s Royal Exchange Square, Banca di Roma. Royal Exchange Square is home to some of Glasgow’s most iconic...
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Entire private Scottish island on the market for less than £2million

A private Scottish island which has not been on the market for 85 years has gone on sale - for less than £2million. Torsa, one...

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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...
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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...
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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...