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Edinburgh celebrates links with Norway

A SIXTY foot Sitka spruce will be erected on The Mound in Edinburgh on Saturday to celebrate the city's links with Hordaland in Norway. Hordaland...
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The voting is now open for the Scots Trad Music Awards

Public voting has opened today for nominees in the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards. Na Trads 2020 will be broadcast on BBC ALBA on...

A crime thriller on a Scottish island

We didn't have to wait long for the next instalment of Inspector Angus Blue's whodunnits, and it doesn't disappoint. Called to Jura after an attempted...
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Botanics invites heroes to lights show

HEROES from the emergency services are being invited to the opening of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh's Christmas lights display. Some 200 "Blue Light" card...
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Amelia Windsor launches Brora’s ocean range

FASHION brand Brora has teamed up with model and environmentalist Lady Amelia Windsor for its latest collection, which will be launched on Monday. Lady Amelia...
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A pair of Scottish bird award winners

A TEENAGER from Glasgow and Scotland's birdwatching club have each won prizes from the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO). Michael Sinclair, 16, was given the...

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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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