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Two Russian operas are coming in a double bill

Scottish Opera is set to perform a double bill of short, striking Russian operas: the Scottish premiere of Sergei Rachmaninov’s The Miserly Knight and the...

Art collection showcases the beauty of the capital

This collection of Edinburgh-focused work gives us a profound sense of the different periods of time that helped shape the contemporary capital. Through the work...
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Café campaign is far from rubbish with a tonne of trash

A Scots café which launched a litter picking campaign has collected more than a tonne of litter during its six-month run. The award-winning, Real Food...
DUNKELD, UK - 2021:  Strathmore Foods, one of UK???s leading ready meal manufacturers, is launching a new brand of venison ready meals, Findowie Farmhouse.  The brand is named after the farm where the venison for these products is reared ??? Meikle Findowie, near Dunkeld in Perthshire. This farm is owned and operated by the Nisbet family who own and run Strathmore Foods. Pictured Colin Nisbet - Founder, with daughter Julie Nisbet - Managing Director and son Douglas Nisbet - Operations Director. (Photograph: MAVERICK PHOTO AGENCY)

Findowie Farmhouse launch Scots venison ready meals

One of Scotland’s biggest food producers is on a mission to put venison on the menu in 2022. Findowie Farmhouse have laid out a guide...
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The Bookshop Band’s soundtrack for Netflix and Aardman film

A Scots band went global when their music featured in an Aardman and Netflix musical special. Wigtown duo, The Bookshop Band, were delighting children and...

Secrets and scandals in a fascinating biography

Lady Jane Douglas was the sister of the Duke of Douglas, the richest man in Scotland. When she reportedly gave birth to her first children...

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Scottish star Ewan McGregor gifted cask of Lagg Single Malt

Lagg Distillery on The Isle of Arran have gifted renowned Scottish actor Ewan McGregor his very own cask of Lagg Single Malt. The team at...
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Review: Scotch Whisky Experience, Edinburgh

The Scotch Whisky Experience sits in a prominent spot on the Royal Mile, a landmark in itself inviting tourists to discover the world of whisky...
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Former walled garden with links to Robert Burns and Winston Churchill to be brought back to life as distillery

A former walled garden within an historic estate with links to Robert Burns and Winston Churchill could soon be brought back to life as a...
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Restoration of endangered Castletown Mill reaches new milestone in becoming distillery

The endangered 19th-century Castletown Mill in Caithness has marked a significant milestone in its transformation, becoming wind and watertight for the first time in decades....
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Scottish star Ewan McGregor raises £135k for charity after auctioning off 150 bottles of whisky

Scottish actor Ewan McGregor has raised £135,000 for charity after auctioning 150 bottles of whisky from his own personal cask at Lochranza Distillery. Some 543...
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Isle of Harris Distillery releases second expression of The Hearach

The Isle of Harris Distillery has released the second permanent expression within The Hearach single malt range, The Hearach Oloroso Cask. It comes a year...

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