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Singer Hannah’s talent is a genuine Rarity as she lifts BBC prize
Folk singer Hannah Rarity has been named the 2018 BBC Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year. The announcement was made as part of the...
New bridge is named after Scotland’s legendary voice of rugby
A new footbridge in Hawick was this week named after the town’s renowned rugby commentator, Bill McLaren. The McLaren Bridge was unveiled by his widow...
Book Review – The Red Squirrel: A Future in the Forest
The Red Squirrel: A Future in the Forest is the Big Picture’s first launch in a series of breathtakingly astonishing conservation books. Before you start...
Book review: Downhill From Here
As he approached his mid-forties, Gavin Boyter wondered what his life was all about. This is the tale of an ordinary runner undertaking an extraordinary...
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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,...
