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Hippfest celebrates a decade of its silent film event

Scotland's annual silent film festival, Hippfest, returns online next week. HippFest runs from Wednesday 17 – Sunday 21 March with a packed programme featuring Hollywood...

Highland games postponed until bicentenary

The organisers of the annual Inverness Highland Games confirmed today that they have decided to cancel the event in 2021 - but aim to return...

Turning back the clock to Dundee’s tram years

I love looking at old photos that are full of character, and Lost Tramways of Scotland: Dundee is full of them. Dusting down historic images...

A real celebration of Scotland’s women of note

An unwillingness to acknowledge women or their achievements is a thread woven through history in every corner of the globe. It’s with this in mind...

Georgina McMaster exhibits at the Green Gallery

The Green Gallery is hosting an online spring exhibition of work by Georgina McMaster. Taking place on Saturday, March 13, it will be available on...
Can You Dig It volunteers enjoying their work at Threave in 2019 / The views of the Threave Estate from Little Wood Hill.

Archaeologists shine a light on 10,000 years ago

Participants in a community archaeology project have made discoveries that tell a story of people living on what is now the Threave Estate near Castle...

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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...
Speyside Tour with SMWS 2 & 3rd Nov 2017.
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Euan Campbell smells the whisky in the barrels

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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...
Jamie Ewan and Lachlan Maclean.

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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