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Book festival hears that death should be celebrated
Scots should be celebrating death and those who give their bodies to medical science, according to a leading crime writer. Professor Dame Sue Black was...

You ‘can’ do your bit to support cancer charity
A famous Scottish food brand will be donating a proportion of sales to its charity partner Macmillan Cancer Support. Marking the food brand’s 150th anniversary,...

Harnessing hope for Scotland’s donkeys
Across the world, donkeys are used as beasts of burden, and many others are kept as pets. Sadly, many people have to give up the...

Modern rustic work is going down a storm
Furniture designer Hugh Parsons’ modern rustic style and attention to detail is taking the design world by storm. Making the decision to turn his woodwork...
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Sharks and 30ft waves: The deadly risks facing three Scots on a 14,000km Pacific row
For most people, shark-infested waters, mammoth waves, and fish that can pierce a boat’s hull would be the stuff of nightmares. But for Jamie, Ewan,...

Plans unveiled for new distillery to resurrect Ferintosh whisky on Black Isle
Plans for a new distillery on the Black Isle which will resurrect long lost Scottish whisky Ferintosh have been unveiled. Ferintosh was once the largest...

Plans for a distillery on banks of Loch Lomond given the go-ahead
Plans for a new distillery on the banks of Loch Lomond have been given the go-ahead. Loch Lomond Group has been given permission by Argyll...

Producer’s Corner: RyeLaw, InchDairnie Distillery
When Fife based distiller InchDairnie launched RyeLaw, the world's first malted rye whisky, a few eyebrows were raised. Inspired by the quintessentially American Rye whisky,...