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Ten easy ways to help Scotland’s wildlife

HALF of Scots want to do more to help our native wildlife, according to new figures. NatureScot, formerly Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH), carried out its...
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First look at Johnnie Walker Princes Street

WHISKY maker Diageo has this morning raised the veil for a sneak-peak at its Johnnie Walker visitors' centre on Princes Street. The tourist attraction, which...

Artists take to waves for residency

ARTISTS are being offered a residency with a difference - on a yacht. The chosen artists will spent a week aboard a 50ft yacht exploring...

Scots ski champ lands sponsorship deal

A SCOTTISH skiing champion has signed a sponsorship deal. Owen Vinter, the 2019 British Senior National Champion, is being sponsored by Tillicoultry Quarries as he...

OnFarm podcast beats Nigella, Jamie, and Heston

THE "OnFarm" podcast is preparing to celebrate its first birthday - after beating Heston Blumenthal, Nigella Lawson, and Jamie Oliver in the streaming charts. The...

Calls to ‘care for the countryside’ this Christmas

SCOTTISH Land & Estates (SLE) - which represents farmers, land managers and rural businesses - has called on Christmas walkers to take litter home, not...

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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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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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