Helen Woolf as Glinda (Photo: Matt Crockett)

Oz musical is still the most Wicked ticket in town

A hit international musical is set to fly into Edinburgh next month - and has already sold 65,000 tickets for its four week run. Wicked,...
The Duke of Marlborough signing despatches in Blenheim,Bavaria, in 1704

The British Army put in focus at new lecture series

A series of 10 lectures covering The British Army in Northern Europe, 1704-1944, are to take place in Edinburgh. Iain Gale will present the lecture...

A handy guide to enjoying the perfect whisky

It’s the age-old question debated among whisky lovers around the world: what makes the perfect dram? With such a range of flavours and styles of single...
Grayling butterflies in are severe decline in Britain

Concern as butterfly numbers drop in survey

Two declining butterflies suffered their worst year on record in 2017 after hopes of a butterfly revival were dashed by a chilly snap in spring...
Glemorangie Grand Vintage Malt 1989

Collection honours former still house’s final spirit

Spirit from the final days of Glenmorangie’s former still house is being ncelebrated in a new dram. The cask assemblage of Glenmorangie Grand Vintage Malt...

Book review: Japanese Whisky by Brian Ashcraft

What’s the story? Japanese whisky has been around for less than a century, and this book by Brian Ashcraft, with Idzuhiko Ueda and Yuji Kawasaki,...