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All the arts in ten days at one Scottish festival

Culture
The city of Perth is ready to welcome both international names and the hottest emerging Scottish talent from the world of music, arts and culture...

The island with a whisky for every palate

Books | Reviews
Whisky has been distilled on the windswept Hebridean island of Islay since the 18th century. The Queen of the Hebrides currently has eight distilleries producing...

Who is Nan Shepherd, the woman on the £5 note?

Books | Scotland
Two important days occurred this month: World Book Day and International Women’s Day. As I left my desk in the office to answer the horn...
Programme Name: Rise of the Clans - TX: 03/12/2018 - Episode: The Bruce Supremacy (No. 1/3) - Picture Shows: Neil Oliver - (C) BBC Studios - Photographer: ***

TV stars among the guests at Boswell Book Festival

Books
The 9th Boswell Book Festival, the world’s only book festival dedicated to biographies and memoirs held in honour of James Boswell, will run from 10-12...

A real treasure trove of holy hideaways

Books | Reviews
Dixe Wills’ latest quirky travel guide chronicles 60 of Britain’s smallest churches. One chapel halfway down a remote Pembrokeshire cliff is so tiny that the...

Colouring book aims to get drivers behind the wheel

Books
A Scot who failed to pass his driving theory text has used his own experience to help others get through it. Award-winning Edinburgh-born entrepreneur Matthew...
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