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Speyside distilleries set to get £88 million upgrade

Some £88 million is to be poured into to whisky distilleries in Speyside as their owners bet on the future of Scotch. Chivas Brothers will spend the money on its Aberlour and Miltonduff distilleries, two of its strategic single malt facilities, with ...

29 Apr 2022 at 09:25

Scotland

Speyside distilleries set for £88m upgrade

Some £88 million is to be poured into whisky distilleries in Speyside as their owners bet on the future of Scotch. Chivas Brothers will spend the money on its Aberlour and Miltonduff distilleries, two of its strategic single malt facilities, with ...

29 Apr 2022 at 11:55

Ardbeg Islay donates £1m to local community after world record cask sale

A distillery has donated £1 million to the local community for their “patience” after the world record sale of a “vanishingly rare” single malt cask to a mystery collector. Generations of distillery workers at Ardbeg Islay were recognised for ...

11 Jul 2022 at 20:27

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Crumbs! Judges sample 500 entrants at Scotch pie championship

Judges have delivered their verdict on nearly 500 entrants at the world Scotch pie championship. The pies were judged by 60 professionals at the Carnegie Conference Centre in Dunfermline, Fife, who selected category winners as well as the ...

16 Nov 2022 at 15:38

Hunt defends alcohol duty hike after criticism from Scotch whisky sector

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has defended plans to increase duty on Scotch whisky, despite the industry saying the rise announced in the Budget breaks a previous commitment made by the UK Government. Mark Kent, chief executive of the Scotch ...

16 Mar 2023 at 13:29

Sunak urged to ‘stand firm’ on whisky duty increase

Rishi Sunak must “stand firm” against calls from Scotland’s First Minister to scrap the increased tax hike on whisky, a health expert has warned. A blanket freeze on alcohol duty comes to an end in August, increasing by 10.1%. All ...

11 May 2023 at 00:01

Humza Yousaf to tell PM to ‘bring fairness back to the way whisky is treated’

Scottish First Minister Humza Yousaf is to tell the Prime Minister he must “bring fairness back to the way whisky is treated” ahead of a tax hike later this year. An alcohol duty freeze is set to end on August 1, Chancellor ...

24 Apr 2023 at 00:01

Humza Yousaf welcomes PM’s pledge to fairness in how whisky industry treated

Scotland’s First Minister Humza Yousaf has said the Prime Minister “now needs to deliver” on his commitment to fairness in how the Scotch whisky industry is treated by the UK Government. Mr Yousaf and Rishi Sunak discussed ...

24 Apr 2023 at 20:33

Letterkenny/Milford

Plans lodged for 188 housing units in Letterkenny

Planning permission has been formally sought for a major housing development of 160 houses and 28 apartments in Letterkenny. Developer PJ McDermott has applied for permission for the proposed development at Glencar Irish ...

24 May 2023 at 16:33

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Mannan Castle Golf Notes: Runaway winners secure Daisy Ferguson Scotch Foursomes

Division one was competitive recently, and it was Fergal O’Rourke who came out on top with a score of 37pts. He finished his round strongly, birdieing three of the final five holes. John Hughes finished one shot back on ...

27 May 2023 at 11:33

Letterkenny/Milford

Residents say plans for new Letterkenny estate are ‘totally unacceptable’

Residents in housing estates close to the site of a planned major new housing development in Letterkenny have described the plans as “totally unacceptable”. Plans to build 90 homes in Glencar Irish and Glencar Scotch ...

28 Jan 2023 at 16:33

Brewers and distillers face ‘huge blow’ as alcohol duty freeze scrapped

Distillers, brewers and pubs have said the Government’s decision to scrap plans to freeze alcohol duty is a “huge blow” amid pressure from soaring costs and softer consumer sentiment. New Chancellor Jeremy Hunt ...

17 Oct 2022 at 20:05

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