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Live life on the veg with these delicious foods

Having won the Scottish Food & Drink’s Inspirational Young Person Award in 2017, Ellie Sinclair’s Aberdeenshire business VegCø is going from strength to strength. Whether...

African brass and copper at heart of new display

A new display exploring how brass and copper were used as objects of exchange, status and power in Africa has opened at the National Museum...

Referee will be on top of the world – literally

Scottish rugby referee Graham Allen has officiated matches in all sorts of locations, from Edinburgh to Barbados. But next month he’ll be blowing his whistle...

Exploring and saving the backbone of Scotland

After walking the watershed in 64 days in 2005, a 745 mile route he calls ‘the backbone of Scotland’, Peter Wright believes sustainable measures are...
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10 tragic maritime disasters in Scotland’s cruel seas

This year marks the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Iolaire. But sadly, it's not the only maritime disaster to have affected Scotland over...
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Pressing Scottish questions given some answers

Scotland has many questions that are regularly asked of it. And there's plenty of questions to be asked about Scots and their inventions and successes...

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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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