Posts by Kenny Smith
Estates contributing to the Scottish economy
Scottish estates mean business more than pleasure, according to a speaker at Scottish Land & Estates’ AGM. And the overwhelming majority of Scotland’s 3000-plus rural estates are business ventures making a collective multi-million pound contribution to the economy. Estate businesses continue to be heavily involved in the primary rural industries of farming and forestry, as…
Read MoreFive top tips to ensure your wedding is a royal success
As Royal wedding fever sweeps across the country, Scotland’s Wedding Coordinator of the Year shares her top tips for creating a fairy tale wedding. Karen McKechnie (29) works at the luxury four-star Macdonald Crutherland House hotel, in East Kilbride, and was awarded the coveted accolade of Scotland’s Wedding Coordinator of the Year at the prestigious…
Read MoreSee Paddington, Star Wars and Casablanca for free – outdoors!
Three days of free films in the great outdoors are coming to Edinburgh next month. Edinburgh International Film Festival and Essential Edinburgh’s immensely popular free open-air cinema event, Film Fest in the City with Mackays, is set to return to St Andrew Square Garden this summer, with the Festival announcing a jam-packed line-up of free…
Read MoreA perfect Perthshire spring fishing weekend
In the right conditions, there are few better places to be in the world than Perthshire in the spring – especially if you are a fisherman. I was recently fortunate to wangle a full weekend of fishing and what a tonic it proved to be! I have previously mentioned that I am lucky enough to…
Read MoreFamily home with five ensuites and great views
A substantial family home with five ensuite bedrooms and located in an attractive country setting is now for sale. Galbraith present Tamley House, a well-presented and substantial detached modern home, which enjoys a lovely setting on the edge of the quiet hamlet of Foodieash in North-East Fife. The house was built about 10 years ago…
Read MoreLimited edition Islay whisky set for release
A Scotch whisky firm has today revealed its Big Peat Feis Ile 2018 limited edition – and they’re convinced it will be stuck on its purchasers. Douglas Laing & Co, the family firm behind the Remarkable Regional Malts range, has produced just 3000 bottles of the new award-winning Islay Malt Scotch Whisky, which is bottled…
Read MoreNothing but the best goes into making these pizzas
Pizzeria 1926 It’s no secret that Edinburgh is a haven for all things food and drink. Pizzeria 1926 is the sister restaurant of Locanda de Gusti owned and run by chef Rosario Sartore and his wife Maria. All the ingredients used at Pizzeria 1926 are fresh and simple. The very best varieties of tomatoes, burrata,…
Read MoreProms in the Park will welcome singer Sophie
Award-winning singer Sophie Ellis-Bextor is coming to BBC Proms in the Park on Glasgow Green. Sophie, who shot to fame as a vocalist on Spiller’s number one single Groovejet, then followed it up with Take Me Home and her worldwide smash hit, Murder on the Dancefloor. She will be in Glasgow for the event on…
Read MorePlots to go on sale for castle estate grounds
The first plots to go on sale at a major development in the grounds of an Ayrshire castle have been launched. A major development site is being created in the beautiful and historic grounds of Rowallan Castle Estate near Kilmarnock, and this first phase has been revealed by property consultancy Galbraith. The exclusive development site…
Read MoreGreat turnout for opening night of War Horse
The opening night of the War Horse was held recently at Edinburgh’s Festival Theatre. It was the second visit to Scotland for the acclaimed production from the National Theatre since its sell-out run at the Festival Theatre in 2014. Joining the excited audience was Scottish tennis coach Judy Murray. War Horse is at the Festival…
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