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Boswell Book Festival: Rose Reilly, Jackie Kay, John Niven and Aasmah Mir all set to feature

Boswell Book Festival is back this year and features stories from two living legends of WW2, a Tik Tok sensation from the Hebrides and Ayrshire’s...
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The Good Books, Les Wilson: ‘I grew up reading Winnie-the-Pooh, I do a good Eeyore voice’

The former political journalist on being inspired by historian Jan Morris and shrinking time on CalMac ferries to Islay by reading.   The first book...
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Jacobite train: World famous Harry Potter steam train service suspended

The world famous Harry Potter steam train service has been suspended following a row over safety regulations. The Jacobite train and the Glenfinnan Viaduct, near...
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Life With VisitScotland: ‘Scotland looks stunning on screen, we want to capitalise on that’

Jenni Steele, film and creative industries manager at VisitScotland, has worked on some of the biggest movies filmed in Scotland. From The Da Vinci Code,...
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Brian Cox: Succession star named as new patron of Edinburgh Festival Fringe

Succession star Brian Cox has been named as the newest Patron of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. The role will see the Scottish actor act as...
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House of Bruar: Fly fishing day

Sponsored Content | The House of Bruar is hosting a special fly fishing even next month and we have all the details.. The event on...

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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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