Charity fundraising will be a top Dollar effort

Pupils at Dollar Academy are to put their best feet forward in support of a range of charities this week. On Friday, 28 September, Dollar Academy’s biennial sponsored walk takes place over a 12 mile route in the nearby Ochil Hills. The event promises to be a memorable occasion as the original organising committee join…

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New exhibition will highlight Joyce W Cairns’ work

An exhibition of an acclaimed Scots artist’s work is to open this weekend. The Kilmorack Gallery in Inverness-shire is to show the work of the acclaimed Joyce W Cairns, a painter and printmaker based in Aberdeen. Joyce is renowned for her magnificent, large-scale figurative compositions exploring human nature and collective memory. In her latest work,…

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Unique event packaging for three whiskies

Three uniquely designed bottles of whisky will play their part in the 10th anniversary of the Whisky Show. Being held at Old Billingsgate, London, the event has a theme of the Future of Whisky, which will be marked by three limited edition bottlings from the Whisky Exchange, of Ben Nevis, Ledaig and Invergordon, all using…

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More than 27,000 visit V&A Dundee in its first week

Scotland’s new museum of design welcomed more than 27,000 in its first week since opening. The V&A Dundee had 27,201 people visit between 10am on Saturday 15, and 5pm on Friday 21 September. The 3D Festival, a two-day event which took place in Slessor Gardens on the Dundee waterfront to celebrate the opening of V&A…

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Glasgow brewery will be Scotland’s champion in America

A Glasgow brewery will be flying the flag for the Scottish craft beer industry in San Diego next week. The Merchant City Brewing Company is attending the NBWA, the 81st Convention of the National Beer Wholesalers Association, which champions the independent beer distribution industry, and takes place from 23 until 26 September. Merchant City Brewing…

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Walk your dog and help an animal charity

A national charity is to hold a dog walk in Scotland next weekend. Pets As Therapy is hosting the charity event on Saturday, 22 September. Outdoor clothing and equipment suppliers Orvis Edinburgh are supporting this exciting event by providing a meeting point and guide for the walk, and hosting a reception at the store, at…

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Passion for fashion and beauty at shopping centre

A leading shopping and leisure destination, will host an all-new fashion and beauty event this weekend. Silverburn in Glasgow’s will host Style Seeker Live, an interactive fashion event is designed to revolutionise shopping to combine live fashion performances with a new shopping app helping shoppers to snap and shop the latest fashion trends. The two-day…

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Tickets available to mark maritime disaster centenary

Tickets for an event to mark the centenary of one of the worst UK maritime disasters are available from today. The Iolaire Working Group says the public will be able to reserve tickets for the Iolaire Community Remembrance Event from 9am today, Monday, 10 September. The Iolaire was carrying sailors who had fought in the…

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High spirits could be in store at paranormal night

A Scottish hotel is teaming up with paranormal sleuths to host exciting paranormal night of spiritual investigations this month. The Tinto Hotel, near Biggar, will host an event will see the Lanarkshire Paranormal team explore the century old hotel using high-tech equipment to find the veracity behind reported detections, sightings, and reports of supernatural activity.…

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Marking 120 years of BenRiach with a special cask

BenRiach Distillery is marking its 120th anniversary with a specially selected commemorative cask. Chosen from Warehouse 13, the oldest dunnage warehouse at the heart of the distillery, BenRiach Marsala Hogshead Cask No.10299 was distilled 100 years after the distillery doors opened and has been maturing for 20 years. BenRiach Distillery has developed a reputation for…

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