Posts by Ellie Forbes
Life With Isle of Harris Distillery: ‘The Hearach is special, it has done so much for the island’
Isle of Harris distiller Thomas Macrae talks to us about his earliest memories of whisky and why The Hearach is so special to islanders. And he takes us through the process of making the dram. My earliest memory of whisky was my dad and I walking down a few houses to visit a man…
Read MoreRebus: Release date and new pictures revealed for iconic crime drama
Detective John Rebus will be back on our screens for the first time in 20 years this month as actor Richard Rankin launches the TV reboot. The Outlander star will take over from Ken Stott who last played the police detective in 2004. Now it has been announced the first episode from the new crime…
Read MoreJames Robertson: The importance of indy beer makers
James Robertson tries out the latest indy beers at the Biscuit Factory Beverage Festival and shares his favourites. At the weekend I visited the Biscuit Factory, Edinburgh. I had been there a few months back to have a very interesting meeting with Pete at Woven Whisky so it was a place I knew. It…
Read MoreThe Beauly Elm: New life at the site of ‘Europe’s oldest’ wych elm
For more than 800 years it stood in the Highland village of Beauly until last year when it succumbed to Dutch elm disease and fell over. But now there is new life at the site of The Beauly Elm after a sapling from the tree, believed to be ‘Europe’s oldest’ wych elm, was replanted. The…
Read MoreSanda Island: Scots island with its own helipad and pub hits the market
An entire Scottish island has hit the market and it comes with some incredible extras – including its own helipad, seven houses, a tavern, and stunning and sandy beaches. Sanda Island, in Argyll and Bute off the southern tip of the Kintyre peninsula, is on sale for offers over £2.5million. The incredible island spans across…
Read MoreStrathearn Gallery: Jolomo unveils new collection of paintings on his love of the sea
Sponsored Content | One of Scotland’s greatest contemporary artists, John Lowrie Morrison OBE, affectionately known as ‘Jolomo’ is set to unveil a stunning collection of new paintings at the Strathearn Gallery in Crieff. The exhibition, Morrison & The Sea – The Rocks – The Cliffs focuses on John’s lifelong obsession and love of the sea. Although…
Read MoreLife With a skipper: ‘I’ll never tire of the stunning surroundings we are blessed with’
Ewan McCuish, Master on MV Coruisk, talks to us about life on the water, Scotland’s beauty, and how he fell in love with the sea. I have been fascinated with the sea since I was young. My Barra grandfather was a merchant seaman all his life and as we always spent our school holidays…
Read MoreLiverScan: ‘Knowing the score, lets you do more’
Sponsored Content | In Scotland, a silent epidemic looms large: liver disease. Amidst the bustling streets and scenic landscapes, this often undiagnosed condition silently affects many. However, there’s hope on the horizon with a focus shift towards proactive health measures, championing preventative healthcare through regular screenings with FibroScan examinations. Liver disease poses a significant health…
Read MoreLife With NatureScot: ‘The only way we are going to counter climate change is by working together’
Operations Officers Jane Dodd on the marine life around Arygll, her work with the flapper skates and the impact of climate change on our seas. When I was a child, my dad and my grandad would take me crabbing in rockpools during beach holidays and I’ve been fascinated by marine life ever since. My…
Read MoreHistoric silver casket that belonged to Mary, Queen of Scots to go on tour
A silver casket believed to have been owned by Mary, Queen of Scots has undergone fresh conservation work ahead of going on tour around Scotland. Made in Paris, probably between 1493 and 1510, the casket is an extremely rare work of early French silver, very little of which survives, even in France. It is thought…
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