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Grandfather’s notes make for a fascinating history

Historical discoveries are amazing things, especially if there's a family connection. While canvassing for the Scottish independence referendum in 2014, MSP Neil Findlay made a...
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Glasgow invaded by 50 handcrafted wooden robots

Glasgow residents have been taking to social media to discover the meaning behind the robots which mysteriously appeared in the city overnight. The robots, each...
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Scotland’s animals are still Born to be Wild

A second series of Born to Be Wild, the BBC Scotland documentary set at the SSPCA Wildlife Rescue centre, returns tonight. This is the place...

A father’s search for justice after Lockerbie Bombing

One of the most shocking moments in Scottish history came in December 1988 when Pan Am Flight 103 exploded over Lockerbie. In the largest attack...
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BONNIE & WILD FOOD HALL OPENS IN EDINBURGH

Chief Sub-Editor Rosie Morton heads to the new Bonnie & Wild Marketplace to scope out the tasty offerings...  When I read the words ‘Food Hall’,...

Under the sea lie so many fascinating real stories

We've all had days when we've looked out at the sea, and wondered what lurks beneath. Sunken pirate ships, laden with gold and lost bounty?...

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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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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,...
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Once Upon a Time in Scotland: Hollywood legend Harrison Ford becomes the new face of Glenmorangie whisky

Hollywood legend Harrison Ford has become the new face of Glenmorangie whisky as he dons on kilt in a series of short films released to...
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A dram with Gordon Motion, Highland Park: ‘Highland Park 56 started back in 1968, it’s our oldest and rarest whisky’

Since its beginnings as a 'side-hustle' of church beadle and whisky smuggler Magnus ‘Mansie’ Eunson, Highland Park has been an iconic part of the global...

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