Scotland’s the best place to pass your driving test

Pass rate data has reveals the easiest and hardest places to pass a driving test in the UK – and six Scottish test centres place in the top ten easiest. Marmalade  has analysed 10 years of pass rate data from every driving test centre in the UK to reveal the ten spots with the highest…

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A B listed Georgian Gothic style house from 1800

A B listed Georgian Gothic-style property, set in mature grounds, is now available for purchase. Kinlochlaich House, in Appin, Argyll and Bute, is presented for sale by Bell Ingram. Kinlochlaich House is a B listed Georgian Gothic style house dating from about 1800, but with some parts of the house having much earlier origins. The…

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Port Ellen Distillery plans are formally submitted

Plans to bring the iconic Port Ellen Distillery on Islay back to life after 36 years, in a unique celebration of distilling heritage and innovation, have been formally submitted to local authorities.  The detailed Planning Application setting out proposals that will see the famous ‘silent distillery’ reopened more than 35 years after it was closed…

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Caol Ila visitor experience given the go ahead

A key milestone has been reached in the journey to transform the Caol Ila Distillery visitor experience after Argyll and Bute Council formally granted planning permission for the development. With the green light given from planners, work is now expected to begin on the expansion of the distillery visitor experience over the next few weeks.…

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All aboard and full steam ahead for the west coast

Exciting times lie ahead for the west coast of Scotland with an innovative collaboration geared to make the most of 2020 Scotland’s Year of Coasts and Waters – with a lasting legacy. Eighteen DMOs and marketing organisations from across the West Coast have each volunteered funding support from £500 to £2500 for an ambitious marketing…

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Ten Prime Ministers who were made in Scotland

Politics and our politicians are a hot topic right now, as Brexit lurches from one crisis to the next. Whatever your political stance, Scottish soil is a notable cross-party breeding ground for some of Britain’s best – and worst – Prime Ministers. Here we highlight 10 of note. 1. John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute…

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Listed home dating from 1800 is set in mature grounds

A B listed Georgian Gothic-style property, set in mature grounds, is now available for purchase. Kinlochlaich House, in Appin, Argyll and Bute, is presented for sale by Bell Ingram. Kinlochlaich House is a B listed Georgian Gothic style house dating from about 1800, but with some parts of the house having much earlier origins. The…

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The Firth of Clyde presents Scotland in miniature

An air of mystery seems to shroud the firth of Clyde, now for the most part laying eerily still, this stretch of water has seen battles rage, mysteries conjured, and myths born. Towering over this stretch of black water stands the Isle of Arran, or should we say Emhain Abhlac: sea fortress of the ancient…

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Delight as Mull spirits company takes bronze award

An Isle of Mull based spirits company has won an international taste award for its gin. Whitetail Gin, based at Tiroran, has been awarded bronze in the World Gin Awards. Distilled in collaboration with Charles Maxwell of Thames Distillers, Whitetail Gin is a bronze winner in the UK London Dry Gin category. With over 4000…

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A beautiful fusion of the 18th and 21st centuries

Kilmun Farmhouse is a charming four-bedroom detached house with far-reaching views over Loch Awe. Presented by Bell Ingram, Kilmun Farmhouse is located in Dalavich, Taynuilt, Argyll and Bute. Situated in an elevated position with far reaching views over Loch Awe, Kilmun is a charming four-bedroom detached house which blends 18th century heritage with a twist…

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