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Life With The Orkney Island Games: ‘Organising a huge event on a Scottish island presents logistical challenges’

We catch up with Kirsty Talbot, director of the Orkney Island Games, to find out about her life on Orkney, how life compares to Glasgow,...
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In a nutshell, Chef Andrea Sendon Alonso: ‘The first time I tried to make Sourdough the birds didn’t even want to have a go at it’

Andrea Sendon Alonso was appointed new Restaurant Chef onboard Fingal Hotel in 2024 to lead its two AA Rosette restaurant in Edinburgh. Andrea is originally...
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Totally Tina arrives in Scotland

Award-winning Tina Turner tribute, Totally Tina, is arriving in Scotland this month. Fourteen years have passed since Totally Tina first sprang to life in Liverpool,...
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Alan Cumming reveals line up for Winter Words Festival – including Douglas Stuart and Andrew O’Hagan

Pitlochry Festival Theatre’s new Artistic Director Alan Cumming has revealed his line up for the Winter Words Festival. Booker Prize winner Douglas Stuart, crime writer...
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Edinburgh Zoo: We try out the £2,000 bespoke private tour

I have fond memories of Edinburgh Zoo. Many trips were enjoyed there as a child with my grandparents and growing up it quickly became the...
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Roberta Hall-McCarron: Smoked duck and beetroot salad

For February's food feature, Rosie Morton sat down with leading Edinburgh chef and winner of the fish dish in the 2021 series of The Great...

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New Releases: Whisky meets art

Peter Ranscombe rounds-up the latest releases from Scotland's whisky distilleries. ART is meeting whisky in the latest release from The Macallan. The Speyside distillery has...
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A Week in Whisky: Going green, raising cash, and more

Peter Ranscombe shines his irreverent spotlight on another week in whisky… DISTILLERS will gather for the World Whisky Forum at Stauning whisky distillery in Denmark...
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A Week in Whisky: Hibs, Fèis Ìle, North Uist, and more

Peter Ranscombe takes a wonder through another week in whisky. THE fitba season may have only just ended but there's already exciting news on the...
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New releases: Whisky to toast the Queen’s jubilee

Peter Ranscombe explores the new whisky releases on sale for the jubilee and beyond. ROYAL Lochnagar is toasting the Queen's jubilee by launching its Balmoral...
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What’s up with whisky: Japanese whisky records and Macallan absences

Mark Littler takes his monthly look at the world of whisky auctions. WELCOME back to the new whisky column, where this month we are discussing...
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A Week in Whisky: Taking ‘Precious Time’

Peter Ranscombe takes another light-hearted look at the world of whisky… FEW photographers or directors can compare with David Eustace. He's long been a firm...

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