New Scottish partner for beauty clinic

A global beauty brand has announced a Scottish spa and beauty partner for its flagship Glasgow clinic. The Margaret Dabbs London brand, synonymous with innovation and cutting edge pioneering treatments which combine both medical expertise for feet and hands with and beauty, is globally renowned for the quality of the foot and hand treatments provided…

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Scots firm ensuring our wood doesn’t go to waste

In the 21st century, the environment is one of the regular issues we hear being discussed on TV news, in our newspapers, and online. So often we hear of big businesses finally waking up to the demands of society, to create environmentally-friendly products for the consumers. At Selbrae House, this is an important area for…

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Exclusive whiskies coming to UK airport stores

An exclusive travel retail range for premium Highland Single Malt Scotch whisky brand Glengoyne is coming to all World Duty Free managed UK airport stores. Ian Macleod Distillers, one of the world’s top 10 whisky suppliers, is introducing its Glengoyne Spirit of Oak Collection, which includes four Highland Single Malt expressions, each carefully created to…

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Urgent help wanted in bid to save Kinloch Castle

A group has been set up to restore a beautiful Scottish castle to its former glory. Kinloch Castle on the island of Rum is a unique and wonderful time capsule. It nestles in the bay of Loch Scresort, surrounded by a shelter belt of trees, planted at the same time as the castle was built.…

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100 days to go until museum galleries open

Today marks 100 days to go until the opening of three new permanent galleries at the National Museum of Scotland: Ancient Egypt Rediscovered, Exploring East Asia and the Art of Ceramics. The opening of the galleries on Friday, 8 February 2019, sees the completion, on time and on budget, of the 15-year, £80 million transformation…

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The forgotten past of Scotland’s secret gardens

This summer’s dry weather has revealed the forgotten past of hidden and long-lost gardens across the country. The Oxford English Dictionary describes a garden as ‘an enclosed piece of ground devoted to the cultivation of flowers, fruit or vegetables’. And to all intents and purposes that is exactly what it is, but it still seems…

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Edinburgh Gin hoping business really takes off

Edinburgh Gin is looking to be a real high flyer in the coming weeks. Ian Macleod Distillers unveils its new Edinburgh Gin Do Your Gin Thing concept in global travel retail, with a six week-long activation at Glasgow International Airport, enabling travellers to sample its range of gins and gin liqueurs and secure a premium…

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Consider a donation if you’re a regular on the footpaths

The National Trust for Scotland is calling for help to help repair and protect the 440km of upland path it manages. With eight natural heritage sites under its care, including Ben Lawers, Glencoe, Goatfell, Craigower, Mar Lodge Estate, Torridon and Killiecrankie, the National Trust for Scotland plays a crucial role in protecting Scotland’s natural environment…

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Scots library wins an ‘Oscar’ at public building awards

A Scottish building has taken the top honour in the UK Civic Building of the Year Awards. Dunfermline Carnegie Library & Galleries has scooped the prestigious title at the UK ‘Oscars’ for buildings in the public sector. It was a double celebration at the SPACES ceremony when the venue won a second award for the…

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Lost in time and restored for the 21st century

A Scotch heritage brand will add a new single grain whisky to its repertoire – Grain of Truth. The Tweeddale was first blended by J&A Davidson in 1820 in Coldstream in the Scottish Borders, and later continued by Richard Day from 1895 to 1940. In 2009 Alasdair Day – great-grandson of Richard Day – decided…

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