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On the buses for a look back at Fife transport

Public transport is something that most of us see on a regular basis. David Devoy is a devotee of buses, and his chronicles the independent...
Vicky Briody will manage Edinburgh's new Stack & Still which opens on 22 July

Stack and Still to open Edinburgh pancake restaurant

Popular Glasgow pancake restaurant Stack & Still is flipping to the east coast, to open the former Jamie’s Italian site as a pancake house. The...

We chat gin and rugby in the Scottish Field podcast

If you like your gin and competitive sport, then this week's Scottish Field podcast is just the one for you. This week, our podcast sees...

A tremendous read in a study of humans and nature

Peter Wohlleben is a German forester who has written several fascinating insights into the trees he works with. The best-selling author, whose previous works include...
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Festival goes online to showcase to the world

For the first time in its 74-year history, the Edinburgh International Festival is offering audiences worldwide the opportunity to experience performances from the comfort of...
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Wigtown Book Festival launches major national essay prize

Wigtown Book Festival has announced the launch of a new national essay prize for Scotland in association with the BBC. The £1500 Anne Brown Essay...

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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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