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Dynamic Earth reaches for the stars at planetarium

Astronomer Dr Alastair Bruce has been appointed as planetarium manager at five star experience, Dynamic Earth. Alastair joins Dynamic Earth from the Royal Observatory Edinburgh,...
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V&A Dundee will host Awards for New Music

The Scottish Awards for New Music have announced the 2020 shortlist of nominees. They have been selected by a panel of key figures in the...
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£4.5m Perth Creative Exchange officially opens

Perth Creative Exchange, a £4.5 million creative hub which will help boost the Perthshire arts economy, was officially opened this week. The Provost of Perth...

The perfect book for Scottish lighthouse fans

If, like Sarah Kerr, you are an avid pharologist (the technical term for lighthouse enthusiasts) then this guide is the perfect purchase for you. It's...
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A digital makeover for Scots air raid shelter

An abandoned Scottish air raid shelter has been given a digital makeover. Up and down the country there are a vast array of historical buildings...

How many pairs of shoes does a man need?

Archie Hume of A Hume Country Clothing considers billionaire businessman and politician Michael Bloomberg’s claim that he only owns two pairs of shoes When 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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