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Two year waiting list to run Wigtown’s Open Book Airbnb as visitors from around the world flock to Scotland’s National Book Town

Since welcoming its first holidaymakers in August 2014, Wigtown’s charity-run Open Book Airbnb bookshop has become an international sensation. Over the years, nearly 450 guests...
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Castle belonging to one of Scotland’s oldest clans with links to Sean Connery can be hired for weddings

It belongs to one of Scotland’s oldest clans and has featured in a host of Hollywood movies - but now couples can hire out Duart...
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The Good Books, Ali Millar: ‘I’ve tried and tried to get into Jane Austen, but I just can’t’

Ali Millar on her best books of the year, why she can't get into Jane Austen and being inspired by Rachel Cusk.   The first...
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More than 100,000 people attended this year’s Edinburgh International Book Festival

More than 100,000 people attended this year’s Edinburgh International Book Festival, with ticket and book sales significantly up on previous years. Future Tense, the first...
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Fringe Review: Ananta, The Eternal

Ananta, The Eternal is a collection of lushly told tales illustrated by two very talented dancers, says Megan Amato. ★★★ The jingle of bells could...
Angus and Charlie launch the 2024 Helping it Happen awards at Active Kids Adventure Park, Perthshire - an award winner in 2023.

Farming success celebrated as shortlists announced for Helping it Happen awards

More than 30 organisations, businesses and individuals have been named as finalists for prestigious national awards which recognise the impact they have had on rural...

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Gin Bothy unveils plans for a whisky distillery on a historic smuggling route

Scottish producer Gin Bothy has unveiled plans for a whisky distillery on a historic smuggling route.  The distillery in Glen Prosen, Angus, sits on land...
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Scotch Malt Whisky Society releases two new Taiwanese whiskies

The Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS) has released two new Taiwanese whiskies. The whisky club is shining a spotlight on the five-year-old single malt Taiwanese...
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A Dram With Graham Omand, Lagg Distillery: ‘Welcoming Ewan McGregor and gifting him his very own cask was some achievement’

From welcoming Ewan McGregor to the distillery to gift him his own cask and celebrating five years in business, it's been a busy year for...
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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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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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