The Macallan launches Concept Number 2

The Macallan Concept Number 2 has been launched in Dubai. Edrington Global Travel Retail and Dubai Duty Free have partnered to deliver a month-long global exclusive launch for The Macallan Concept Number 2. The Macallan Concept Number 2 is the second release in the Concept Series – a travel retail exclusive collection which fuses the…

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Opening and closing gala films at Glasgow Film Festival

Glasgow Film Festival (GFF) 2020 has announced its opening and closing gala films. The 16th annual festival will open on 26 February with the UK premiere of Proxima – the latest drama from award-winning Alice Winocour, director of Augustine and Disorder. Eva Green (Casino Royale, Dark Shadows) gives one of her most powerful performances in…

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New festival to celebrate a Scottish river town

A new festival celebrating the history and heritage of a Scottish town is to be held later this year. The Dumbarton Festival, which will run from 4-7 June, will be part of celebrations for Scotland’s Year of Coasts and Waters 2020. The packed programme will include a range of family friendly events celebrating the area’s…

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It’s more than a game in Only An Excuse

As 2019 rapidly approaches the final whistle, Scotland’s annual tradition of Only An Excuse returns for its annual kick of the ball. New signings join Jonathan Watson in sketches, spoofs and comic characters that target not just the highs and lows of Scottish football but Scottish life too over the past 12 months. This year’s…

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Trust makes a declaration on property’s heritage

Conservation charity the National Trust for Scotland has announced its plans to invest over £700,000 at one of its properties. The investment at the House of Dun, near Montrose, will completely re-purpose the property, which encompasses the Montrose Basin Nature Reserve, as a historical park for Angus which tells the story of the county, the…

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Pupils learning the human cost of climate change

Pupils at St Leonards School in St Andrews have been helping to humanise the cost of climate change. In recent years, the issue of climate change has become more of an issue, with the combined voice of school pupils and university students especially helping to rocket the issue to the top of the agenda. One…

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The Steamie returns in just a couple of weeks

Tony Roper’s play The Steamie, which Scotland has taken to its heart, is coming to The Hydro with a bigger cast, bigger sets and more songs and music than ever before. It will run from 27-31 December, The Steamie is a theatre classic; an ode to the hard-working women of the 1950s and to a…

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Discover the Jacobites from outside of Scotland

When contemplating the subject of the Jacobites, thoughts turn to Bonnie Prince Charlie, Culloden and more recently, the hunky but fictional Jamie Fraser from Outlander. What many people – historians included – have often failed to consider is that not all Jacobites were Scottish. In this book Desmond Seward attempts to reveal a much more…

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Pianodrome is amphitheatre made from pianos

The world’s first amphitheatre made entirely out of upcycled pianos is to be resident at Edinburgh’s historic Leith Theatre this month. It will present a ‘Resonancy’ of events which will invite audiences to experience the unique interactive sculptural installation within the cultural gem of the capital’s most creative district. Pianodrome is the vision of its…

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Foreign holidays are the best Christmas present

Scots shoppers hunting for the perfect Christmas gift are splashing the cash on holidays, city breaks and spa days, according to the Scottish Passenger Agents’ Association. Members have seen a recent surge in bookings for trips early in the new year – with men more likely than women to take advantage of current deals on…

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