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Transport museum goes green with new display

Glasgow's Riverside Museum has unveiled a new display inspired by the achievements of one of Scotland’s most influential inventors, James Watt. Going Green – The...

School of Furniture appoints a new principal

One of the UK’s leading furniture design schools, The Chippendale International School of Furniture, has announced the appointment of Tom Fraser as its new principal....
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A new exhibition remembers those lost on the Iolaire

An exhibition of remembrance to mark Britain's worst peacetime disaster at sea has been opened. Running until February 1 2020 at Museum nan Eilean in...

A one of a kind piece in 22-carat Scottish Gold

Christie’s will hold an auction of Important Jewels next week, at which bidders will have a unique opportunity to obtain a one-of-a-kind piece created in...
A major new exhibition celebrating Scottish Colourist J D Fergusson is taking place in Perth

Major celebration of Scots Colourist J D Fergusson

Derain, Peploe and Matisse to be displayed alongside J D Fergusson in a major new exhibition celebrating the Scottish Colourist. The works of one of...

Forget the catwalk – these canines did the ‘dogwalk’

More than 100 insta-famous dog influencers (and their humans) and well as social media influencers, media and radio DJs, recently attended a party in Glasgow...

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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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