The star says a surge in new productions is driving growing interest in musical theatre across Scotland.
Some rural distilleries have closed visitor centres while others have cutr opening hours due to less footfall and difficulties finding staff.
The decades-long forced assimilation of Scottish Gypsy Travellers is highlighted in a new report
The inaugural event in Pitlochry featured actor Sir Ian McKellen, crime writer Val McDermid and broadcaster Graham Norton.
The Scottish actor and TV presenter found his friends in the business didn't take much persuading.
The £205m contract includes building or revamping nine crossings.
The Emmy-winning star has announced his first festival line-up at Pitlochry Festival Theatre
Alan Andrew, 87, from West Yorkshire was found guilty of driving dangerously near on the A9 near Pitlochry.
Wallace Hunter died at the Pitlochry Hydro in 2019 after being trapped in a scalding bath.