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Mackie’s scoops a cool profit with ice cream and chocolate

Soaring chocolate sales and ice cream growth that bucked a wider market decline have combined to help a leading Scottish food brand achieve record revenues....
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BROAR swap their oars for Kiltwalk walking boots

They battled storms, seasickness and sleep deprivation to row across the Atlantic in record time. Now Scotland’s superstar charity rowers, the BROAR brothers, are swapping...

The search is on to find artists in residence

Glasgow Life is searching for 23 imaginative artists with the vision and skill to help local communities reap the life-enhancing benefits of creative activity. Choreographers,...

Annual £1500 Wigtown Poetry Prize invites entries

The annual £1500 international Wigtown Poetry Prize – which celebrates Scotland’s three indigenous languages – is now open for entries. As Scotland’s international poetry prize...

A fast-paced thriller – not for the faint of heart

Firstly, if you suffer from a delicate or nervous disposition, A Song for the Dying is certainly not the book for you. MacBride is a...
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Scotland’s biggest coffee party returns

Visitors planning to attend the Glasgow Coffee Festival have their last chance to snap up an early bird ticket. The city's biggest caffeine kick of...

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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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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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