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Son of tragic 'Nessie Hunter' vows to continue his legacy sailing Loch Ness Skipper of the Nessie Hunter Dave Bell died earlier this year, but his son Mike has revealed that he will be the new skipper of the world famous leisure boat The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now The Daily Star's FREE newsletter is spectacular! Sign up today for the best stories straight to your inboxInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up today! When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ...

Or - as I have described them before - a slice of heaven.  The islands are nothing short of paradise and once you're there it's easy to forget that you're actually in Scotland.  Each one boasts beautiful beaches with white sands and breathtaking scenery.  With lockdown measures slowly beginning to ease and coronavirus continuing to be pressed, Scots have been advised to book holidays at home this year instead of going abroad.  And, that certainly isn't a bad thing given what's on our doorstep.  If you do decide to visit one of the Scottish Hebrides this year, it is import...

The Isle of Harris Distillery Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you won’t have escaped the seemingly unstoppable rise of Scottish gin. One brand that seems to encapsulate the ethos of championing not just local produce but a sense of community is the Isle of Harris Gin, in that very distinctive blue bottle, used, when empty, for a variety of different purposes, including many restaurants for serving table water as evidenced by our own editor on more than one occasion. The Isle of Harris Distillery, or the Social Distillery as it is often referred to, was opened in October 2015, in t...

ANOTHER wildfire has broken out in Wester Ross on a busy day for firefighters in the Highlands and Islands.

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