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Remote off-grid home on Knoydart peninsula with its own private beach hits the market

Looking for some peace and quiet? Well this incredible off the grid home on Knoydart peninsula, complete with its own beach, might just be for...
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Review: Landy’s, the chippy bringing the seaside classics to Edinburgh’s Royal Mile

Editor Richard Bath heads out to Landy’s to try out the chippy bringing the seaside classics to Edinburgh’s Royal Mile, offering nostalgic favourites like salt...
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Gardening Column, Hamish Martin: ‘It is easy to see why gorse has always been so closely linked to the sun’s energy and light’

Gorse tends to start to flower early and can be seen even in March but it isn’t till May that it comes into full bloom...
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Producer’s Corner: Fetcha, Fiona McArthur

When Campbeltown chocolatier Fiona McArthur started to make vegan delights from her friend's kitchen in 2020 she dreamed of one day seeing them in the...
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Scotland Through A Lens: High Days & Holidays with Beth Muirhead

Hiking in the glorious Scottish mountains is the source of all inspiration and motivation for Beth Muirhead's photography. How long have you been taking pictures...
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Filming for the 10th season of Shetland gets underway – and Ashley Jensen is back

Filming for the tenth season of hit TV show Shetland is underway, with Ashley Jensen reprising her role as DI Ruth Calder. Alison O’Donnell will...

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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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