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Elizabeth Newman, Pitlochry Festival Theatre: ‘Theatre will always be important to people’

‘Theatre will always be important to people, we will always need to tell stories to make sense of the world,’ says Elizabeth Newman. It’s a...
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The Hebridean Baker: Hogmanay Clootie Dumpling recipe

From his latest book, The Scottish Cookbook, Hebridean Baker, Coinneach Macleod shares his recipe for a Hogmanay Clootie Dumpling. 'Last year on my US tour...
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The Hebridean Baker: Pear tarte tatin

From his latest book, The Scottish Cookbook, Hebridean Baker, Coinneach Macleod shares his recipe for a Pear tarte tatin. 'Here, tarte tatin gets a festive...
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The Hebridean Baker: Christmas Mess

From his latest book, The Scottish Cookbook, Hebridean Baker, Coinneach Macleod shares his recipe for Christmas Mess. 'If you need a festive dessert in a...
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Inside The Hebridean Baker’s New Cookbook: ‘My recipes are intentionally cosy and wintery, I love that style of cooking’ 

We caught up with The Hebridean Baker, Coinneach Macleod, to talk about his new book, The Scottish Cookbook. And he shares some of his favourite...
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William Gillies: A fresh look at one of Scotland’s most important painters

William Gillies adored Scotland. One of the 20th century’s most influential artists, he often travelled around our wee nation sketching and painting, inspired by the...

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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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