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BBC Scotland ‘Introducing’ shortlist unveiled

BBC Scotland Introducing revealed the eight finalists tonight for this year's competition. The contest shines a spotlight on up-and-coming musical talent from throughout our nation....

The story behind the Cuttitta Cup

JEWELLER Hamilton & Inches has shared the story behind rugby's Cuttitta Cup, for which Scotland and Italy will compete tomorrow at Murrayfield in Edinburgh. The...

Loch of the Lowes ospreys return on same day

BOTH breeding ospreys at the Scottish Wildlife Trust's (SWT's) Loch of the Lowes nature reserve in Perthshire have arrived back on the same day for...

Mother’s Day: business as usual on farm

MUMS throughout Scotland might be putting their feet up on Mother’s Day - but not farmer Shona Duncan. Shona and her daughters - Rebecca, 24,...

Sci-fi music revives Dundee’s Frankenstein link

DUNDEE'S link with Frankenstein will be explored during next month's Science Fiction Experience rock concert. David Darling, the science writer who is producing the gig,...
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Glencairn Glass short story competition results revealed

THE Glencairn Glass – the world’s favourite whisky glass, produced by Scottish glassware company Glencairn Crystal - has today revealed the winner and runner-up of...

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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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