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The secret gardening life of Beatrix Potter

This delightfully illustrated book reveals a little known aspect of Beatrix Potter’s life. She was a gardening enthusiast and how her evident appreciation and knowledge...
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Hill House beats leading tourist spots to award

The shop at National Trust for Scotland’s Hill House in Helensburgh today (Friday) has been announced as the best in the country by the Association...

Don’t be tempted if you’re offered illegal venison

Scots are being warned to cautious if they are offered venison away from shops. The caution comes following a reported increase in ‘doorstep sales’ and...

The life and times of author Amy Liptrot

The journalist and author of The Outrun talks about addiction, hitting rock bottom and why leaving London to return home to Orkney saved her life....

A life less ordinary for a former policeman

Alex Lochrie has led a fascinating and fast paced life. After a stint in advertising, he joined the Glasgow police force, learnt to fly, attempted...
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When you discover a murderer in the family

When writer Cal Flyn discovered the dark secret in her family’s past it started a long but cathartic investigation. In the summer of 2011 I...

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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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