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Scotland gives bees a helping hand

PROJECTS throughout Scotland are helping bees and other pollinators, according to a new report. The "Pollinator Strategy 2022 Progress Report" by NatureScot, the Scottish Government...

Bronze sculpture overlooks Union Chain Bridge

A BRONZE sculpture of designer Captain Samuel Brown now overlooks the Union Chain Bridge. The sculpture was placed on the Northumbrian side of the bridge,...

National Museum of Rural Life ‘springs’ into life

THE National Museum of Rural Life in East Kilbride is preparing to host its "Spring Explorers" events. The museum is holding craft activities and storytelling...

SRUC: ‘Where there’s muck, there’s brass’

SCOTLAND'S Rural College (SRUC) has breathed fresh life into the old adage "Where there’s muck, there’s brass". The college has worked with Bristol and Edinburgh...
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Book Review: ‘One Hungry Dragon’

Megan Amato reviews One Hungry Dragon, the new children's book from Edinburgh-based author Alastair Chisholm. IT'S no secret that Edinburgh-based children’s author Alastair Chisholm loves...

Scotland Through A Lens: Vinny Keenan – April 2023

Reporter Simone Waters speaks with Vinny Keenan about his landscape photography, as featured in the April edition of Scottish Field magazine.  Tell me about yourself? My...

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The Glen Grant releases its rarest ever whisky – a 65 Year Old with a £39,000 price tag

When James ‘The Major’ Grant inherited Speyside distillery the Glen Grant in 1872, he brought his affinity of plants, flowers and the natural world with...
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Formula One Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc becomes new face of Scotch whisky Chivas Regal

F1 Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc has become the new face of Scotch whisky brand Chivas Regal. The partnership comes following news of the spirit company...
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Euan Campbell smells the whisky in the barrels

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A Dram With Euan Campbell, The Scotch Malt Whisky Society: ‘We’re pushing boundaries but respecting the heritage of this centuries old drink.’

Whisky drinkers all over the world have likely heard of The Scotch Malt Whisky Society. Since the whisky club was first formed in 1983, it...
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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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