Posts by Kenny Smith
Dollar Academy is at the forefront of Scottish education
Dollar Academy, which celebrates its bicentenary year in 2018, remains one of Scotland’s best performing independent schools. Thanks to outstanding exam results and an inspiring ethos aimed at bringing out the best in every pupil, the school is highly regarded by parents with both boarding and day places in high demand. Dollar was named earlier…
Read MoreDeveloper is all set to launch a trio of new showhomes
Two idyllic developments offering the ‘best of both worlds’ are set to launch their new showhomes in East Lothian later this month. CALA Homes (East) will be presenting two new showhomes at Letham Views in Haddington next Saturday, 25 August. The Gullane development, Fentoun Green, will also welcome its new showhome on the same day.…
Read MoreEdinburgh Gin have been getting into the festival spirit
With the world’s largest arts festival in town, Edinburgh Gin has been welcoming international visitors and locals alike to enjoy the festivities in style. Taking over the city with a range of bespoke pop up bars and activities, Edinburgh Gin has presence throughout the Festival with sites at some of the festival’s main venues. Appearing…
Read MoreA taste of Argyll in the heart of Glasgow
Argyll comes to Scotland’s largest city this Sunday with its finest food and drink. The Wild About Argyll Food and Drink Festival follows in the wake of its famous pipe bands, who aim to lift several trophies on Glasgow Green at the World Pipe Band Championships on Saturday. However, Sunday at the Briggait, located beside…
Read MoreGolden age of steam celebrated this weekend
The age of steam will be brought back to life this weekend in Aberdeenshire. The Royal Deeside Railway is a standard gauge steam and diesel hauled heritage railway, in a beautiful setting running alongside the River Dee. This weekend, it will be holding a steam and vintage rally weekend, on Saturday 18 and Sunday 19…
Read MoreA special menu will mark the end of the Festivals
The end of this year’s Edinburgh International and Fringe Festivals is being marked by an extra special menu at a leading Edinburgh Hotel. The Pompadour by Galvin, head chef, Daniel Ashmore has designed a very special menu to ensure the perfect finale of this year’s event On Monday, 27 August, ahead of the firework display…
Read MoreA very attractive home on the Isle of Arran
A beautiful home which is nearly a century old is now available for purchase on the Isle of Arran. Presented for sale by Aberdein Considine, Kilbranan House is a traditional stone villa built around 1920 in the heart of this lovely west coast village which at one time produced the hardwood pirns for the cotton…
Read MoreYoung Fife inventors wanted for bike festival
Are you a young person who has made, designed, or invented something? Do you have an idea or a special way to make a product? Want to try and sell it? Muckmedden Events are looking to recruit budding engineers, musicians, singers and entrepreneurs at The Eliminator Mountain Bike Festival, from Friday 31 August to Sunday…
Read MoreDoctor Who star enjoys A Joke at the Fringe
Humour is a very subjective thing in the 21st century, with so many people taking offence when something is meant to be fun. As newspapers, websites, tweets, blogs and vlogs discuss whether something is offensive or not, that’s at the very core of A Joke, currently being performed at the Assembly Rooms, as part of…
Read MoreRHASS headline sponsor 2019 Rural Awards
The Scottish Rural Awards is delighted to confirm the Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland (RHASS) as headline sponsor for 2019. RHASS, which has been a patron of the Scottish Rural Awards since early 2016, will work with the awards’ founding partners – Scottish Field and the Scottish Countryside Alliance – to deliver the…
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