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Signed first edition Harry Potter novel is up for grabs at charity auction

A signed first edition of a Harry Potter novel is part of an online auction of literary treats which will benefit a Scottish charity. The...
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Mar Lodge Estate celebrates status as largest national nature reserve on TV show

The Mar Lodge Estate will celebrate becoming the UK’s largest nature reserve this weekend. BBC Countryfile presenter Joe Crowley helps mark the National Trust for...

Confidence returns to Aberdeenshire property market

House sales in Aberdeen continue to show signs of improvement, with good quality family homes in Royal Deeside and Donside in particular remaining ever popular,...

Scotland’s natural game larder celebrates those famous grouse

Scotland's natural game larder is being celebrated as part of Great British Game Week. Running until November 26, grouse is a popular addition to the...

Mackie’s embraces UK trend for premium ice cream

Latest figures have revealed that Mackie's of Scotland has enjoyed significant growth south of the border - as the market for higher quality produce expands....

The last post sounds as Military Tattoo is axed

This year's Highland Military Tattoo will be the last, after the organisers decided to axe it. The board of The Highland Military Tattoo have taken...

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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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