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The Inverness Highland Games take place next weekend

Just over a week until Highland Games begin

There's just over a week to go until the 2018 Inverness Highland Games take place. The Games committee has announced details of a number of...

A passion for fashion is coming to Glasgow in August

Fashion designers from across the globe will arrive in Glasgow next to showcase their collections at Scotland Pakistan Fashion Week. The event, which will showcase...

Get set to celebrate The Open with a tasty cocktail

A new cocktail is being created ahead of this year's Open being held in Scotland. Loch Lomond Whiskies, the official spirit of The Open, will...
The Scotland's Finest Woods Awards with Fergus Ewing MSP, Tim Mack and Mark Crichton Maitland of Elderslie Estates, Robert and Julia Hunt-Grubbe of the Hunt-Grubbe Family Trust, and Tom McLellan of Fyne Forestry

Scottish wood aims to spearhead the future of foresting

Elderslie Estates has won a prestigious Scotland’s Finest Woods Award. And now it is wholly committed to being in the ‘vanguard of innovation’ to realise...

Enjoy the Green Grass of Wimbledon with this cocktail

As we near the finals of Wimbledon, we present another cocktail to help you enjoy events at SW19. Our second Wimbledon-inspired cocktail comes to you...

Enjoy Wimbledon with this tasty gin cocktail

Anyone for tennis? Or, perhaps, anyone for a tennis-inspired cocktail? Courtesy of our friends at Oro Gin, we present Gin and Deuce, an ideal drink...
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Review: Hotel du Vin, Newcastle

Alister Tenneb enjoyed a weekend get-a-way at the glamorous Hotel du Vin in the bustling city of Newcastle.   Less than a three hour drive...
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Top festive things to do and see near Pitlochry

Escape the hustle and bustle of the city during the festive season and head north to the lively small town of Pitlochry with our top...
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Review: Nature meets luxury on an autumn break at Cumbria’s Hidden River Cabins

Morag Bootland heads south of the border for a relaxing dog-friendly, family break at Hidden River Cabins in Cumbia. As we drive through the beautiful...
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Glasgow Marriott celebrates a new look

Over 300 guests descended on the refurbished Glasgow Marriott Hotel on Argyle Street last week to celebrate a night to remember for this award-winning property’s...
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The Enchanted Forest reveals this year’s theme

The 'Enchanted Forest' is returning this October and November with a new theme. The highly anticipated sound and light show, which takes place in Faskally...
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Review: The Alan, Manchester

Like many British cities over the last 30 years Manchester has enjoyed a remarkable renaissance thanks to huge injections from business, culture, sports and general...
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Review: Ox & Finch, Glasgow

If you are someone who is skeptical about the whole, sharing-plates-delivered-when-they-are-ready, for fear you will leave the restaurant just as hungry as when you entered,...
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Review: Eve, Edinburgh

Richard Bath tries out Eve, the capital’s newest Italian restaurant.   The commendably swanky Virgin Hotel has its main entrance onto the top of Victoria...
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In a Nutshell, Daniela Forbes at The Scottish Game Fair: ‘When my kids say I’ve nailed my Nonna’s sugo recipe, I feel like I’ve won gold’

Daniela Forbes is a chef, food stylist and educator with deep Italian roots and a passion for helping people gain confidence in the kitchen. She will...
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In a Nutshell, Tim Maddams at the Scottish Game Fair: ‘If I wasn’t a chef I’d be a gardener, I love growing stuff’

Tim Maddams, formerly Head Chef at the River Cottage Canteen, grew up in Wiltshire. He cooked in professional kitchens with Fergus Henderson, Alistair Little, Marco...
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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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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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