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New gin liqueur just in time for the summer arriving

Edinburgh Gin has launched its new Orange Blossom & Mandarin Gin Liqueur to capture the spirit of the summer. Sweet and citrusy, the new liqueur...

Festival Fringe’s official whisky is unveiled

Johnnie Walker has been unveiled as the official whisky of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. The partnership brings together two of Scotland’s famous brands in a...

A fascinating story of love, affairs and royalty

This gripping tale of love, exile and conflict tells the story of sisters Isabella and Catherine de Valois. Isabella was married to Richard II, until...

New business is setting sail on the Clyde

A new marine training centre and sightseeing tour company has set up along the River Clyde – the first of its kind in Glasgow to...

Scottish poetry prize attracting worldwide entries

This year’s Wigtown Poetry Prize has garnered interest from as far afield as Canada and Ecuador. This year the competition has introduced major changes to...
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Lumley Celebrates Moat Brae Opening
Cabinet Secretary Fiona Hyslop applauds agencies, charities and community for giving a new future to the house that inspired Peter Pan
The opening of Moat Brae, the house and garden where Peter Pan began, was celebrated
with a colourful garden party hosted the trustees of the Peter Pan Moat Brae Trust (PPMBT)
along with Patron Joanna Lumley.
Among the guests at Friday afternoonÕs event, which was held to thank supporters and
funders and welcome future partners, was Scottish Government Cabinet Secretary for
Culture and Tourism Fiona Hyslop MSP.
Saved from demolition 10 years ago the beautiful Georgian property overlooking the river
Nith, in Dumfries, has been restored and transformed into ScotlandÕs new National Centre
for Storytelling and ChildrenÕs Literature.


Pic caption: Peter Pan and  Tinkerbell played by  Morvin Terrace and  Jorja Lindsay aged 14 from Dumfries Academy at the official opening

Joanna Lumley celebrates Moat Brae opening

The newly opened Moat Brae - Scotland’s new National Centre for Storytelling and Children’s Literature - has been declared as absolutely fabulous by Joanna Lumley....

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Archive image of Gordon & MacPhail shop in Elgin, founded in 1895. Credit: Gordon MacPhail

World’s oldest single malt Scotch whisky to be released this year

Whisky specialist Gordon & MacPhail is set to release the world's oldest single malt Scotch whisky this year - an 85-Years-Old from Glenlivet Distillery.  ...
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Game of Thrones actor Rory McCann invests in a new Scotch whisky Slanj

Game of Thrones actor Rory McCann has invested in a new blended Scotch whisky brand, called Slanj. Brothers Brian and Craig Halley, alongside friend Stuart...
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How the UK–India trade deal opens door in the Scotch whisky industry

Euan Duncan, a Partner at law firm Morton Fraser MacRoberts, on how the UK–India trade deal will affect Scottish whisky and the importance of geographical...
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Scottish Field Summer Challenge 2025 Results

For 25 years – a quarter of a century – the Scottish Field Whisky Challenge has been helping readers to discover some of the best...
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A Dram with Stewart Bowman, Lochranza: ‘Whisky is not just about making something to drink. It’s about the people and the place, it’s a journey’

Lochranza distillery manager Stewart Bowman chats about his career in whisky, his favourite flavour profiles and what makes Lochranza and Arran whisky so special.  ...
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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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