Eden Mill's online customers replace lockdown affected tourism figures as virtual gin tastings prove to be a smash hit

children like her.Two-year-old Jessica Wright battled for survival when she was born with three holes in her heart, undergoing life-threatening surgery at just nine-days old and a further gruelling operation a few months later.And despite another spell in intensive care earlier this year and only starting to walk eight months ago, she crossed the finishing line yesterday after toddling the equivalent distance from her home in Stenhousemuir, near Falkirk, to the Royal Hospital for Children in

gin fans. The Old Curiosity distillery has launched its first non-alcoholic spirit, created with six natural gin botanicals to deliver a "guilt-free tipple that perfectly captures the genuine flavour of a real gin".

stores without wearing a face mask. The  Scottish Government  made it compulsory to wear face coverings when entering shops during the pandemic.

gins.The team at Linlithgow Distillery have launched their new LinGin Colours range in a bid to capture what was left of summer and "bring the colours, scents and flavours of the beach to your door".The range consists of four highly coloured bottles and four flavours including Yuzu, Lime, Raspberry and Coconut.Designed to be enjoyed on their own or mixed and matched to create 15 different flavour combinations - the Yellow (Yuzu), Green (Lime), Pink (Raspberry) and Blue (Coconut) gins all come in

café has hit back at a 'mean little review' left by a customer online. The Wonder Spot in Stockbridge, Edinburgh, was left furious after a man named 'Colin' branded them 'greedy and disgusting'.In a review left online, 'Colin' accused the cafe of serving him a "extremely poor, finger-wedged size" slice of cake for £3.95 and told owners to "have a rethink".But the Edinburgh hit back at the review and urged customers 'don't be a Colin' after they defended their pricing.

paedophile who shared footage of child abuse has been jailed for 40 months. Monster Karl King was also added to the Sex Offenders Register after the 52-year-old appeared at Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court on Thursday.

indoor clothes dryer begins. As temperatures cool and the chances of getting a washing dried on the line without it getting soaked in a flash downpour increase, many people across Scotland will be dusting off the trusty clothes horse.Heated indoor clothes dryers caused quite a storm last year with shoppers snapping them up at Aldi, Argos, Lidl and Wowcher.

Alex Neil warns voters will reject independence if it means rejoining the EU and erecting "customs barriers" at the border. The ex Scottish Government minister was the only one in Nicola Sturgeon's cabinet to support Brexit.

lock down restrictions, the country's hospitality industry is beginning to welcome back visitors. According to the Scotch Whisky Association (SWA), Scotland's whisky distilleries welcomed a record number of visitors in 2018, surpassing two million for the first time, following a year-on-year increase of 6.1%.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our personalised newsletter.PROACTIVE action by officers in Police Scotland’s Lanarkshire division saw an increase in the number of offensive weapons being seized and drugs offences rise during lockdown.Drink or drug-driving also increased compared to the same period in 2019.Management Information figures revealed that between the start of April and the end of June, officers seized 83 offensive weapons – an increase of nine from

Ayrshire more than doubled during lockdown.Crime stats show that 273 instances of fraud were recorded in the region between April 1 and June 30 this year.This huge increase means that fraud is up from 116 during the same period last year.Police Scotland say the rise reflects a national increase in fraud which is increasingly cyber-enabled as criminals take advantage of new technologies to profit from their victims. But officers say the Management Information data published today for Ayrshire

Burger King is secretly gifting customers free chicken nuggets at drive-thrus. The fast food chain has been adding the box of treats to orders over £15 across Scotland.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our personalised newsletter.A new dad is gearing up to start an astonishing 500-mile challenge over the next two years for the charity MND Scotland.Greg Lee, 33, is taking on the epic challenge - which involves running, jogging, and walking some of Scotland’s longest and best-loved trails - in memory of a dozen of his wife’s relatives who have been struck down by motor neurone disease (MND).MND is a rapidly progressing terminal

Join thousands of others who have signed up to the weekly Scotland Now newsletter for the latest Scottish heritage and culture news.One of Scotland's newest distilleries which is located on one of its smallest islands is finally coming of age with a special virtual tasting to celebrate the launch of its first ever whisky.The first legally distilled Scotch whisky from Raasay will be ready next month, with Isle of Raasay Distillery co-founder Alasdair Day set to host a special virtual tasting live

Tennent's.David Adams, from Cardonald, Glasgow, had been looking forward to going camping with his new piece of kit, which he bought off the internet for £50.But the eager shopper soon realised he had been duped when he erected the pop-up tent - and it barely reached his knees.The pint-sized tent measured up at around a foot tall, just big enough to fit a can of Tennent's in.The 47-year-old told the Record: "I bought a full-sized two-man pop-up tent online for £50 from an online camping

online parcel delivery pricing map has been launched to help householders and businesses across Scotland find the best postage deals. After entering a postcode, the website compares charges for a range of parcel sizes from six major companies.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our personalised newsletter.Locked station toilets left travellers on Scotland’s famous Harry Potter train bursting for the loo.Many were desperate to cast the famous Alohomora unlocking spell, a regular feature of the JK Rowling tales.Customers were caught short following a row between West Coast Railway (WCR) and ScotRail staff.WCR operate Highland tourist attraction the Jacobite Steam Train.The Record told last week how WCR

out of control dogs who chewed their way inside his hutch.Mum Steph Grandison has been left “traumatised” after witnessing the savage attack inside the garden of her Glenrothes home.The 24-year-old walked out the door and saw the two Spaniel-type dogs had got into her secure garden before chewing their way inside the fox-proof hutch.She frantically tried to get the attacking animals, who were not on leads, away from the one-year-old rabbit before rushing him off to the vet on Wednesday

online of local schoolgirls and encouraged their sexual abuse was snared by an undercover cop.Stuart Betts, 49, believed he was sharing messages with a fellow predator.Edinburgh Sheriff Court heard on Tuesday how Betts suggested the two girls be sexually attacked in their beds by a “gang”.But he was actually in contact with a Police Scotland online undercover operative known as “Steve D”, who was attempting to gather intelligence against adults seeking to sexually abuse children.Last June, Steve