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Knights Templar beard advice goes online
KNIGHTS Templar guidance on the "superfluity" of beards and moustaches is among the rare medieval manuscripts now available online at the National Library of Scotland....

Ian Syme rejoins Fairmont St Andrews as executive chef
IAN SYME has rejoined the Fairmont St Andrews hotel in Fife as its executive chef. Syme has spent the past three years as executive sous...

Nuart names artists for Aberdeen street art festival
ELEVEN artists from around the world have been unveiled for next month's Nuart street art festival in Aberdeen. They include Norwegian street artist Martin Whatson,...

Scottish Lion on Patrol is a military classic
With so many WWII books out there, it can be difficult to know where to begin. But this revised version of Scottish Lion on Patrol,...
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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,...