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Kenny Maltman (left), the head chef, and Emmett Timoney, general manager at The Raven

Revamped Raven with a face lift and fresh concept

A Glasgow-based craft beer bar and kitchen has unveiled a trendy new look and menu, serving up the best of Scottish produce with an attention-grabbing...

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...

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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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