New distillery planned for Islay - everything we know about the island's proposed 11th whisky site

Click here for more news from the Airdrie and Coatbridge Advertiser“It’s essential to close the carriageway to ensure the safety of road workers and motorists, but to help minimise delays, we’ve planned the works to take place during night-time hours.“We thank motorists in advance for their patience while our teams carry out these improvements and encourage road users to plan their journeys in advance by checking the Traffic Scotland website for up-to-date information and allowing some extra

The cold-blooded execution of wealthy flamboyant farmer Maxwell Garvie, shot in the head as he slept, remains one of the country’s most chilling murder cases.

whiskies based on the recommendation of a colleague, but became “hooked” on collecting and went on to source bottles from more than 150 Scottish distilleries as well as bourbon and rare Scotch releases from independent bottlers in Europe, and whisky from other distilleries across the globe.It will be sold in an auction on WhiskyAuctioneer.com, founded and based in Perth, with the sale running from today until October 5.Iain McClune, founder of Whisky Auctioneer, said: “The entire collection has

link.Mr Sneddon added that the councillor will be interviewed by NHS Scotland's Test and Protect service and any close contacts will be identified and asked to self-isolate for 14 days.A close contact is someone who has been within 2m of a person for at least 15 minutes.Council leader John Ross added: "I would also like to extend my best wishes to the individual."Most councillors did not physically attend the hybrid executive committee or full council meetings yesterday and instead joined

lockdown rules. The Scottish Government has ordered pubs, restaurants and bars to close their doors early every night under the latest restrictions in a bid to curb the spread of coronavirus.

Edinburgh. Black, 59, was described as being in a “trance” while he carried out the sordid act just a day after being released from prison.The court heard the pervert has amassed similar convictions since his successful career with British Telecom was ended by redundancy three years ago.

lockdown restrictions are required to bring down the number of Scots who are testing positive for Covid-19 each day.Speaking to MSPs on Tuesday, she insisted this was not a return to the kind of full lockdown the public endured throughout the spring.It was instead a way of preventing the need for even more severe rules on daily life being brought in at a later date.Schools, shops and hospitality businesses will remain open.

Glasgow has not had a Michelin-starred restaurant.Now a Great British Menu winner who knocked back Gordon Ramsay could bring dining’s highest honour to the city once again.Lorna McNee, who won the BBC show last year, has taken over the kitchen at Cail Bruich in Great Western Road.The 31-year-old spent 12 years working at Gleneagles’ Restaurant Andrew Fairlie, which is Scotland’s only two-star venue.As well as Great British Menu, she has a string of other awards to her name.If anyone can deliver

Naman Ramachandran Human rights lawyer Amal Clooney has resigned from her position as the U.K.’s special envoy on media freedom.Clooney’s decision is in protest against the U.K.’s intention to pass the Internal Market Bill that is designed to ensure barrier-free trade between the four U.K. nations of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland after the Brexit transition period concludes Dec.

oldest distillery has relaunched its core whisky range with six new whiskies created by highly respected industry veteran Bob Dalgarno.

here) for the time being and ensured that people stick to a strict two-metre social distancing policy.  Sheenagh points out that this is clearly marked thanks to their handy cask end signage on their floor and antibacterial handwash units are placed around the tour route and at entrances and exits.

pre-determination hearing between the builder and objectors is to take place on October 28.

the Chase gets a question on a world-famous Scots whisky town hilariously wrong. Keith, in Moray, is well-known by whisky lovers across the globe and is located in the heart of Speyside malt country.

coronavirus in Scotland in the last 24 hours.Nicola Sturgeon today announced that no one has died across the country in the same period, keeping the death toll at 2,499.It comes after yesterday's figures revealed three people had died and 176 more people had become infected.The total number of positive cases now sits at 21,878 since the start of the pandemic in late March.274 people confirmed as having the virus are currently being treated in hospital with 6 in intensive care.The latest figures

Robert Kelbie after being fitted for a new floral suit. The Gypsy King and hardman Kelbie were at Forbes Tailoring in Glasgow with Fury's brother, Love Island star Tommy earlier this week.

coronavirus in the last 24 hours with no new deaths recorded. The latest figures bring the total number of cases confirmed across the country to 21,189 since the pandemic began.

shopper has hit out after her hand got covered in human faeces whilst buying chicken nuggets from Iceland.Mum-of-four Lynne McCabe said she was horrified to discover she had been smeared in poo after putting her hand inside a freezer in the Saltcoats store at 3.30pm yesterday.Lynne, from Kilwinning, realised there was human excrement on the packaging of the nuggets she was buying for her children's dinner when she accidentally touched her nose.The 35-year-old said: "The smell was awful.

Love Island’s Iain Stirling put Lorraine Kelly in her place on her ITV show after she grilled him about the future of his relationship with Laura Whitmore. Lorraine, 60, asked Iain whether he had any plans to propose to his Love Island host girlfriend anytime soon, to which he had a sassy response.

Join thousands of others who have signed up to the weekly Scotland Now newsletter for the latest Scottish heritage and culture news.Plans have been unveiled for a brand new whisky hotel that comes complete with a whisky fountain and free dram on check-in.The $35m 134-room hotel will be an ode to the famous Scottish and American spirit and is set to open in LA in 2022.Famous entrepreneur and restaurateur Adolfo Suaya announced the project, which he is calling the Whisky Hotel.The boutique hotel