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The life of a highly-respected Scots surgeon

In this autobiography, Sir Kenneth Calman details his life as one of the most influential medics of his time. From growing up in a council...
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Step it up for Culloden charity challenge

The team at the National Trust for Scotland’s Culloden Battlefield have set a challenge to the public - and to themselves - to step up...
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Sam Heughan creates new scholarship at the RCS

A global star and a Royal Conservatoire of Scotland graduate is paving the way for aspiring artists to follow in his footsteps. Sam Heughan, the...
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East Neuk Festival concludes at Kellie Castle

Scotland’s East Neuk Festival concluded its programme of live performances on Sunday after four days of live music-making along Fife’s coastline. To mark the end...
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National Library of Scotland re-opens with two displays

Fifteen months after the National Library closed its doors for the first time due to Covid-19, the Library’s exhibition programme is set to resume on...
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Eco-friendly brewery opens in West Lothian

A new microbrewery has launched this week Linlithgow. From its base at eco-friendly market garden Narrowboat Farm, Strangers Brewing Co will take inspiration and ingredients...

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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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