Scotland
Pair set to receive honours for outdoor dedication
Two men have won awards for their dedication to the great outdoors. Noel Williams is the recipient of the 2019 Scottish Award for Excellence in Mountain Culture, while Rob Cochrane has taken the title for the 2019 Scottish Youth Award for Excellence in Mountain Culture. Noel, an inspirational high school teacher, author of respected mountain…
Read MoreScotland to host the world’s most unusual ski race
The world’s most unusual ski race is coming to Scotland for the first time. Red Bull Homerun is to come to the Glencoe Mountain Resort on 13 March, with 300 skiers and snowboarders. The first male and female skier and snowboarder to the bottom will be crowned Red Bull Homerun champions. Red Bull Homerun has…
Read MoreBringing the world to see beautiful Cairngorms
A new campaign is looking to showcase the Cairngorms National Park to the world. With the support of VisitScotland, Discover the Cairngorms National Park is a campaign to inspire the international travel trade to list the UK’s largest National Park as a must visit destination, whic has received a £40,000 Growth Fund award from the…
Read MoreEvent thanks public over stranded marine life
A celebration of citizen science following a year that saw more reportings of stranded marine life around Scotland’s coasts than ever before is to be held in the Highlands. Organised by the Scottish Marine Animal Stranding Scheme (SMASS) – part of Scotland’s Rural College – and Whale and Dolphin Conservation (WDC), the event will look…
Read MoreCelebrate the autumn at a new whisky festival
The first Whisky Colours Festival will be held later in Scotland this year. From 10 to 14 October, it will be a celebration of all things whisky and is centred in Dufftown, the malt whisky capital of the world. The festival will allow attendees to get up close and personal with some of the biggest…
Read MoreWhat will the experts think of our 60 Second Dram?
In Scotland, we love our whisky – and we know that our readers all over the world do too. With new expressions being released on what seems like a daily basis, we have asked two of Scotland’s most in-the-know men when it comes to whisky, Blair Bowman and James Robertson, to give us their thoughts…
Read MoreYoung Scots join the RSC cast for Romeo and Juliet
The Royal Shakespeare Company and Theatre Royal Glasgow have confirmed local casting for Romeo and Juliet which is to run at Theatre Royal, Glasgow next month as part of a UK tour. Two groups of four young people from Glasgow and the surrounding area will join the professional cast to share the role of the…
Read MoreScotland’s favourite gin is revealed
An online survey of Scotland’s gin lovers has revealed that Isle of Harris Gin is the nation’s favourite Scottish gin for the second year in a row. The consumer survey is run by The Scottish Gin Society, a not-for-profit organisation that promotes and celebrates the Scottish gin industry. In total, 6435 unique votes were cast,…
Read MoreSample new drams before they hit the shops
Family whisky makers Wemyss Malts have relaunched their website offering whisky fans the chance to join the Wemyss Malts Cask Club. Membership offers access to unique bottlings released solely to the members as well as preview purchases of the latest malt whisky releases. The initial offering to the Cask Club is Smoky Nectar a 35…
Read MoreFalkland Palace is a castle that’s fit for a queen
One of Scotland’s most famous historic characters, Mary Queen of Scots has been front of mind recently with the release of the movie of her life. Mary travelled Scotland leaving her mark on many of the country’s historic buildings but did you know it was the National Trust for Scotland’s Falkland Palace where she spent…
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