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A clootie dumpling that now has official clout

A Scots cafe is celebrating after receiving its ninth Great Taste Award, this time for its clootie dumpling – the first time this traditional Scottish...

The life of the fox – and its loss of solitude

Jim Crumley’s search for solitude and silence is as alien to us as it is a luxury. In today’s world where traffic always hums and...
As The National Wallace Monument turns 150 years old, young visitor Leonardo Dentis from Turin, Italy, helps William Wallace to unlock a new era in the attraction’s history.
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Wallace Monument set to mark its 150th birthday

The National Wallace Monument has unveiled a day of celebrations to mark the visitor attraction’s 150 year anniversary since it officially opened to the public...
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The Carriage in Ballater marking its first birthday

The team at a Ballater eaterie, which forms part of a restored Deeside landmark with a royal link, is set to celebrate its first anniversary...

Scottish Book Trust campaigns to help on its birthday

The Scottish Book Trust is marking its 21st birthday by launching a new campaign to help families living in poverty through reading and books. The...

Starry, starry nights await at the Enchanted Forest

Tickets for the Enchanted Forest, Perthshire’s multi-award-winning sound and light show, are selling fast, with many nights already sold out after the box office released...

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Scottish star Ewan McGregor gifted cask of Lagg Single Malt

Lagg Distillery on The Isle of Arran have gifted renowned Scottish actor Ewan McGregor his very own cask of Lagg Single Malt. The team at...
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Review: Scotch Whisky Experience, Edinburgh

The Scotch Whisky Experience sits in a prominent spot on the Royal Mile, a landmark in itself inviting tourists to discover the world of whisky...
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Former walled garden with links to Robert Burns and Winston Churchill to be brought back to life as distillery

A former walled garden within an historic estate with links to Robert Burns and Winston Churchill could soon be brought back to life as a...
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Restoration of endangered Castletown Mill reaches new milestone in becoming distillery

The endangered 19th-century Castletown Mill in Caithness has marked a significant milestone in its transformation, becoming wind and watertight for the first time in decades....
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Scottish star Ewan McGregor raises £135k for charity after auctioning off 150 bottles of whisky

Scottish actor Ewan McGregor has raised £135,000 for charity after auctioning 150 bottles of whisky from his own personal cask at Lochranza Distillery. Some 543...
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Isle of Harris Distillery releases second expression of The Hearach

The Isle of Harris Distillery has released the second permanent expression within The Hearach single malt range, The Hearach Oloroso Cask. It comes a year...

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