Islay's eleventh whisky distillery given green light as local council agree to plans

Scottish Government won't offer the full legal advice to the Holyrood committee looking at the handling of sexual misconduct complaints against Alex Salmond.The Scottish Conservative MSP took to Twitter last night claiming the material being released by the government to the inquiry won't "give the full picture" and will "paint them in a good light".It comes after the Tories tabled a no confidence motion, which was backed by other opposition parties at Holyrood, in the Deputy First Minster John

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Scottish Conservatives are threatening to lodge a week lodge a motion of no confidence in Nicola Sturgeon's second in command at Holyrood on Tuesday.The Tories are giving Swinney 24 hours to agree to release the legal advice or face a vote to remove him from office.The Deputy First Minister has previously ignored two cross-party motions in the Scottish Parliament attempting to force the government to comply with a parliamentary majority telling it to publish the advice.The committee

“Preacher”) to urban fantasy (Fox’s “Lucifer”) to voicing iconic characters (Dracula in the animated Netflix series “Castlevania”). On the big screen, he’s played a dwarf in Peter Jackson’s “Hobbit” movie trilogy.

Ramsay of “vilifying the poor”, as a row continues over his rude remark about the town.Trouble started yesterday when it emerged the Scots chef called Falkirk a “s***hole”.It was said as a cheeky jibe during an episode of his new BBC One quiz show Bank Balance, which is airing throughout this week.Posting on social media, the local authority stated that 1 in 5 young people were living in poverty in the area, along with 660 people aged 16-24 currently unemployed.It added: “When someone with lots

Crown Office. A Scottish Parliament spokesperson said: “Following representations from the Crown Office on Monday evening, the SPCB agreed collectively this morning that it will remove the Alex Salmond submission on the Ministerial Code from its website with immediate effect and republish it later today in a redacted form.

Perth is first city in the UK to have resident urban beaversAppeal to help children of woman found dead in PerthshireThe study – published in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs – will inform governments, public health experts, and policy makers in the UK and other countries as they consider the impact of the pandemic on hospitality and the risks of lifting restrictions.The university has since come in for scathing criticism from the hospitality industry, with the Scottish Licensed Trade

lockdown depression Raymond Nicholls, 82, who lives alone and has no family members close by, has been popping in to Cupcake Coffee Box on Kirkcaldy High Street, Fife, every day in a bid to keep his spirits up. Raymond, who moved to the town from Stockport, Greater Manchester, after his wife died in 2002, has found the loneliness difficult to combat during the pandemic.

Outlander stars Sam Heughan and Graham McTavish have posted a cookalong recipe as part of the fun in the lead up to the first episode of their new hit show Men in Kilts.The duo traveled around Scotland for the adventure travel show meeting some of the craftspeople, producers and historians who make the country what it is. In the first ep, which airs on February 14, the pair will be spending some time with Scottish chef Tony Singh.

Scots teen learning to talk again after suffering injuries in lamppost crashCouncillors approved the rent increase at a meeting of PKC’s housing and communities committee on Wednesday, February 3.Directing his comment and question at fellow Blairgowrie and Glens councillor Brawn, Cllr McEwan said: “Universal credit was designed as a punitive benefit encouraging people to go and seek work.“But obviously because of COVID people are losing their jobs and there are no jobs to replace them.

Storm Darcy blizzards.Barry Forrest and Susan Morrison decided to embrace the snowy conditions in Kirkcaldy by throwing on the thermals and embarking on the ambitious project.It's the third igloo that Barry, 36, has built since purchasing a nifty 'icebox' tool from Canada several years ago.The igloo maker costs about £250 and works by creating compressed ice blocks.Barry told the Record: "Me and my girlfriend decided we'll go play in the snow and make an igloo so we started it last night."It's a

“Outlander,” which premiered in 2014 and has aired for five seasons, with a sixth forthcoming.

Airdrie which included meals for 90 guests. Janet married husband Graham Daniels on 30 September 1972 and the couple were married until 1998 when Graham sadly passed away.The mum-of-two and grandmother-of-three has fond memories of the day, which she says was well worth the money.

gin distillery has released what it believes are the 'World's coolest labels' as well as a new augmented reality app that brings their bottles to life.The Perthshire Distillery has become the first drinks company in the UK to create a full augmented reality experience within each of their six core range bottles.The new labels have been designed to create an exciting, immersive gin experience for customers.Get all the latest Scottish history and culture news sent straight to your Inbox every week

Scott Wright - with Ross McCrorie set to move permanently to Aberdeen today. The Dons have paid the difference in the McCrorie deal to sign him now.

Perthshire is world famous for its whisky distilleries.

Derek McInnes admitted his team needed a new target man with Sam Cosgrove heading for the exit door.Aberdeen have agreed a deal with French side Stade de Reims.The former Everton youngster is currently travelling across from France to Scotland to complete the move.Hornby pushed for the move to join up with his Scotland Under-21 team-mates Lewis Ferguson, Ross McCrorie and Connor McLennan.Reims see Hornby as one for the future and believes he would benefit from this loan.He will return to France