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Children will learn to be safer swimmers

Tens of thousands of young swimmers are to get a lesson covering self-rescue and life-saving skills in the largest coordinated water safety lesson ever seen...

Iconic city hotel’s new menu is ideal for Gatherings

The Grand Central Hotel has launched a brand new Gatherings menu aimed at events between 10 – 380 people. Based at one of Glasgow’s most...

Your chance to add some colour to Scottish icons

Exploding onto the hobby and leisure scene recently, the popularity of adult colouring shows no sign of abating.  Here, illustrator Laura Henderson, a graduate of...
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The emotive force of the Scottish landscape

This summer the Royal Scottish Academy will present an exhibition entitled Our Infinite Land. Taking Hugh MacDiarmid’s decrial ‘Scotland small? Our multiform, our infinite Scotland...
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Head back to the 80’s with Club Tropicana the musical

Despite being born in 1990, the music of the 80's has always spoken to me.  The poppy dance numbers that force you to get up...

Toulmin Prize fourth commended story revealed

The Toulmin Prize is open to amateur writers over the age of 16. The stories entered should have a north east focus, and may be...

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Ardbeg Smokiverse explores a new high gravity dimension

Islay-based Ardbeg Distillery has unveiled Ardbeg Smokiverse - its new limited-edition release to mark Ardbeg Day 2025, which takes place on Saturday 31st May as the...
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Glen Scotia reveals oldest ever whisky – a 50-year-old that’s the first edition in its new Elements series

Glen Scotia has unveiled a 50-year-old as the first edition in its new Elements of Campbeltown collection. The Elements of Campbeltown Collection takes inspiration from...
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The Macallan unveils single malts inspired by Charles Rennie Mackintosh – including rare 46 Year Old

The Macallan has launched two single malts inspired by Scottish artist Charles Rennie Mackintosh, including a 46 Year Old whisky. Inspired by Mackintosh’s 1902 stained-glass...
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A Dram with Ben Curtis, The Single Cask: ‘Older doesn’t always mean better. It’s the cask that makes the whisky’

It has been a busy year for the team at The Single Cask as they opened up their new flagship bar in Singapore and expanded...
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Gin Bothy unveils plans for a whisky distillery on a historic smuggling route

Scottish producer Gin Bothy has unveiled plans for a whisky distillery on a historic smuggling route.  The distillery in Glen Prosen, Angus, sits on land...
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Scotch Malt Whisky Society releases two new Taiwanese whiskies

The Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS) has released two new Taiwanese whiskies. The whisky club is shining a spotlight on the five-year-old single malt Taiwanese...

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