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Former policeman uses his eye to write new novel

Peter Ritchie uses his past experience gained from a career as a senior police officer to write this crime fiction novel with astonishing authenticity and...
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New owners delighted by an early dining award

Cringletie House was awarded Hotel Dining Experience of the Year at the Hotel Awards Scotland this week. The event, organised by Creative Oceanic, is voted...

Charities benefit from £1million from the Tattoo

The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo will donate £1 million to 13 UK military charities and arts organisations this year. This will bringing its total charitable...

Silent classics coming to Scottish cinema

A flavour of cinema from a century is coming to a Scottish cinema. HippFest has launched its third Taste of Silents season at Scotland’s oldest...

Celebrating Scotland’s business diversity

From spirits to squirrels, and houses to hotels, the Helping It Happen Awards has shone a light on some of Scotland’s most innovative, diverse and...

800-page new Gaelic work to be launched at festival

The first comprehensive anthology of Gaelic literature, spanning the Middle Ages to the 21st century, has been described as filled with many masterpieces of the...

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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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