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Scottish Pipe Band Championships head to Dumbarton
LOCAL pipers Rowan Murdoch and Beth Turner will be hoping for strong home support when the Scottish Pipe Band Championships begin in Dumbarton on Saturday....

Blas Festival line-up unveiled
THE line-up for this year's Blas Festival has been revealed, featuring 40 concerts and ceilidhs across the Highlands and islands. Julie Fowlis, Mary Ann Kennedy,...

Dressed to Kilt: Don’t miss these fashion photos
THE celebrity Dressed to Kilt fashion show returned to New York on Saturday, with Scottish designers leading the way. The theme for this year's show...

Whisky Round-up: National Festival, Inverness, and more
Peter Ranscombe takes another light-hearted look at what's happening in the world of whisky. THE National Whisky Festival returns to Summerhall in Edinburgh in December,...
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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,...