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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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Tullibardine and Aurora are a match made in heaven

On the rocks, neat or with a dash of water? Personally, I’ll take my dram with venison loin, haggis bonbons and a 228 Tullibardine whisky...

The Whisky Works launches with two new drams

An all-new range of experimental whiskies have been announced, with the launch of The Whisky Works. Launching with two limited edition whiskies – first, a...

Is this the ultimate gin for whisky lovers?

The team behind the world’s smallest bottle of Scotch has released its first gin, as Peter Ranscombe reports. WHISKY may be Scotland’s national drink, but...
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Glengoyne’s new legacy series begins this month

Glengoyne Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky has announced that its first new global release in almost two years. It will launch to markets worldwide on...

NOTEBOOK – JANUARY 2019 – BURNS’ NIGHT SPECIAL

With The Bard’s birthday just around the corner, Peter Ranscombe raids his notebook to recommend some very special whiskies from recent tastings. WHISPER it, but...

Good things come in small packages

Peter Ranscombe explores Cask 88’s new quarter cask series of whiskies finished in tiny barrels. WANDER around enough distillery warehouses and the different sizes of...

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