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Scottish crafts bidding to take over in London

Scottish contemporary crafts are being highlighted as part of London Craft Week. From studios to the high street, Scottish-based makers are set to take over...
The TEDxYouth event is coming to Glasgow

More events set for this year’s Year of Young People

This month will see celebrations for the Year of Young People 2018 stepping up a gear. From food fights in the name of science to...
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Famous Edinburgh landmarks unite as conference venue

Two of Edinburgh’s most iconic Old Town institutions are joining forces in a move that is set to deliver a multi-million-pound boost into the heart...

New head of policy is ready for land challenges

Scottish Land & Estates has appointed a new head of policy. Katy Dickson takes on the role as the land business sector faces a wide...

Book review – The Ghost of Helen Addison

What’s the story? Leo Moran isn’t your average private detective. His most pressing day-to-day activities usually involve deciding what vintage of wine to pair with...

New dance show captures 1980s New York

Scottish Dance Theatre present Robert Mapplethorpe and Patti Smith-inspired Velvet Petal, the newest work choreographed by artistic director Fleur Darkin. The latest dance production from Scottish...

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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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