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Marking Prince Charles’ 70th birthday at tearoom

A tearoom in Ballater with a royal link is set to celebrate HRH The Prince Charles, Duke of Rothesay’s 70th birthday. Staff from The Carriage...
The Scottish Rural Parliament was held in Brechin in 2016 (Photo: Paul Reid)

Brexit, policy, pay gap and more at Rural Parliament

Around 400 people from across Scotland will arrive in Stranraer this week to take part in the Scottish Rural Parliament. Thought to be Scotland’s largest...
Patrick Dupuy, 24, has composed Peter Pan Moat Brae

Pre-opening event for Scotland’s storytelling base

A girl whose dream job is to be the first tour guide at the Moat Brae National Centre for Children’s Literature and Storytelling will soon...
Tim Morton (left) and Martin Hughes, manager of the Scottish Boat Building School at the Scottish Maritime Museum, with the Powerful

100 year old Scottish yacht goes on public display

A stunning century-old William Fife III sailing yacht has gone on display at the Scottish Maritime Museum on the Harbourside in Irvine. Believed to be...
The memorial plaque to Robert Louis Stevenson in Edinburgh

Robert Louis Stevenson award seeks writers

To marking Robert Louis Stevenson Day, the Scottish Book Trust has announced that the Robert Louis Stevenson Fellowship for professional writers is now open for...

Delicious recipes in Feathers: The Game Larder

The makers of Venison: the Game Larder have come back fully equipped with more game bird cooking recipes from master game chef José Souto. He...

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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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