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A seasonal menu with some foraged goodies

A pop up spring feast is to take place next month. Ardkinglas House, in Cairndow, Argyll, will be the venue on Saturday, 6 April. It's...
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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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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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