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Free oysters and beer are on offer tonight

Award-winning Le Di-Vin wine bar in Edinburgh’s West End have two treats for customers tonight (Friday, November 29). The Edinburgh Beer Factory and Oysterman Events ...

Embrace the darkness with Britain at night

Dixe Wills embraces the darkness that is brought at sun-down by exploring Britain and sharing his thoughtful, and often riveting, experiences after sunset. From seeking...

Get your tickets for the 2020 Scottish Rural Awards

Early bird tickets are now available to the Scottish Rural Awards 2020. The sixth Scottish Rural Awards & Gala Dinner will take place on Thursday...
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Big names for the inaugural Paisley Book Festival

The full programme has been announced for the first-ever Paisley Book Festival. John Byrne celebrates his 80th year with a Big Birthday Bash in his...

Graham Norton joins the Big Scottish Book Club

The last edition in the current series of the Big Scottish Book Club features TV chat show host Graham Norton. Glasgow-based LGBT+ book group Tales...

Museum tackling loneliness and isolation

National Museums Scotland has introduced two new outreach activities to its Loneliness and Isolation Project. These are being, supported by players of People’s Postcode Lottery,...

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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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