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Children enjoyed a taste of Scotland at their big picnic

More than 100 young people gathered at RZSS Edinburgh Zoo to launch the 2018 One Planet Picnic celebrations. This is an initiative which is set...

A summer festival of beautiful classical music

A summer festival of beautiful international chamber music is coming to the Scottish Borders next month. Music at Paxton will take place in Paxton House...
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Memories of Mackintosh’s final work in Glasgow

A fascinating documentary revealing life in and around Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s last major commission in Glasgow has opened. Scotland Street School Remembers has been launched...
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New gin festival coming to Scotland this autumn

Scotland is set to welcome a new festival of gin this autumn. Gin lovers are in for a treat as Trinity Hall, in Holburn, Aberdeen,...

They are elevating whisky into a genuine art form

Eight leading contemporary artists from around the globe will descend on a Scots distillery this summer. They will participate in the Glenfiddich Distillery’s International Artists...
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Use your garden to boost your home’s value

Want to add value to your property? Most of us are aware that there are some tired and tested ways. You can convert your loft...

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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,...
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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...
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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...
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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,...
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Once Upon a Time in Scotland: Hollywood legend Harrison Ford becomes the new face of Glenmorangie whisky

Hollywood legend Harrison Ford has become the new face of Glenmorangie whisky as he dons on kilt in a series of short films released to...
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A dram with Gordon Motion, Highland Park: ‘Highland Park 56 started back in 1968, it’s our oldest and rarest whisky’

Since its beginnings as a 'side-hustle' of church beadle and whisky smuggler Magnus ‘Mansie’ Eunson, Highland Park has been an iconic part of the global...

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