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Alan Cumming named new artistic director of Pitlochry Festival Theatre

Scottish actor Alan Cumming has been named as the new artistic director of Pitlochry Festival Theatre. The actor, most recently famous for his hit role...
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Lidl revive Scots Halloween tradition with first ever neep picking patch

Scotland’s first ever neep picking patch will open this year, reviving the dwindling tradition of crafting ‘tumshie lanterns’. Supermarket Lidl is calling on Scots to...
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Scottish artist Beth Robertson Fiddes on her latest exhibition: ‘I’ve always been fascinated with water’

Award-winning Scottish artist Beth Robertson Fiddes is opening a new exhibition at the Strathearn Gallery in Crieff. She has built a global following through her...
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The Good Books, J.D. Oswald: ‘Realising you can stop reading something you don’t enjoy and pick up something else is liberating’

J.D. Oswald on his memories of reading as a child, how he doesn't enjoy Dickens and becoming addicted to audiobooks.    The first book I...
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Incredible pictures revealing the life of women on Tiree over the last 100 years uncovered

Incredible pictures revealing the life of the women on the island of Tiree over the last 100 years will go on show for the first...
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Shortlist announced for Bloody Scotland 2024 McIlvanney Prize

The shortlist for the 2024 McIlvanney Prize at Stirling’s crime writing festival has been revealed. The prestigious award, named in honour of the iconic late...

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Scotland’s first ‘vertical distillery’ takes shape

CONSTRUCTION has begun at Scotland's first "vertical distillery". Foundations have been laid for the £12 million Port of Leith distillery. The site sits next door...

A very special whisky – from The Wine Society

Peter Ranscombe tastes the first whisky from the society's reserve cask selection. WITH a name like "The Wine Society", it may not be the first...
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A week in whisky: Online, online and – erm – online

AS LIFE moves online once more, Scotland's distillers are making the most of virtual opportunities. A team of 200 members of staff at Whyte &...

A Week in Whisky: Home delivery continues

Peter Ranscombe rounds-up what's been going down in the whisky scene in Scotland and beyond. Holyrood Distillery in Edinburgh may be having to shut its...

Caithness distillery picks its name

SCOTLAND'S most northerly mainland whisky distillery has revealed its name - "8 Doors Distillery". Kerry and Derek Campbell, who were granted planning permission last year,...

‘Whisky Galore!’ bottle bought by maritime museum

A BOTTLE of Scotch salvaged from the ship that inspired Whisky Galore! has been bought by the Scottish Maritime Museum. The unlabeled bottle of blended...

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