Posts by Kenny Smith
Businesses who do their bit for education and conservation
Scottish businesses who do their bit for conservation and the environment, as well as education, have been honoured at the Scottish Rural Awards. The awards are the ultimate benchmark of success in Scotland’s countryside, highlighting the enterprise, skill and innovation of those who live and work in rural areas. Last night’s event, held at Dynamic…
Read MoreScotland’s finest food and drink producers are honoured
A host of Scottish food and drink businesses are celebrating wins at The 2018 Scottish Rural Awards last night (Thursday 22 March). The Artisan Food and Artisan Drink categories were highly competitive with finalists from across the country competing for a place on the podium. Taking top spot in the Artisan Food category was Perthshire…
Read MoreA fantastic return with Calum Stewart’s new album
Calum Stewart inspires with Tales from the North, a superb new solo album that challenges the conception that Uilleann pipes are the preserve of Irish music. Despite the initial Irish sound in the opening Am Monadh Ruadh (Gaelic for the Cairngorm mountain range) make no mistake that Calum’s music is very much music steeped in…
Read MoreTickets are now on sale for two outstanding musicals
Two new spectacular star-studded shows to hit His Majesty’s Theatre in Aberdeen for first time. Aberdeen Performing Arts (APA) will welcome both the fashionable, Olivier Award-winning Kinky Boots and Cilla – The Musical to His Majesty’s Theatre for their inaugural runs on the stage, further adding to APA’s strong events calendar for the next two…
Read MoreScottish venues trying to be rugby pub of the year
Two Scottish pubs hope to be Britain’s top rugby pub. The Athletic Arms in Edinburgh and the Buccleuch Arms Hotel, Moffat, have beaten off competition from dozens of other clubs and bars across the UK to be shortlisted as one of Britain’s best rugby pubs. The venues are two of five from all over the…
Read MoreA new look at Scotland – through the lens of a dram
Plans are underway hand to create a new documentary on the untold story of Scotland – through Scotch whisky. Scottish spirits writer Dave Broom is now crowdfunding for the programme, examining the untold story of Scottish culture and history through the lens of a dram. Broom is aiming to raise £40,000 – a significant part…
Read MoreScottish gin brand will be heading all over the UK
A Scottish gin is to benefit from a new distribution deal that will see it expand all over the UK. Glasgow Gin, part of Gleann Mor Spirits’ geographical range of gins, has this week joined the extensive portfolio of Inverarity Morton. As Scotland’s leading privately-owned drinks distributor, Inverarity Morton will distribute Glasgow Gin throughout Britain.…
Read MoreProny Farmhouse offers quiet living by a river
Prony Farmhouse is a charming extended and modernised home in an idyllic location beside the River Gairn. Set in a beautiful position within the Cairngorm National Park in Glen Gairn, Strutt and Parker offer for sale a pretty renovated and extended farmhouse. Prony Farmhouse is a superb country residence offering spacious and modern accommodation. Since…
Read MoreDundee gets set to welcome a festival of whisky
A popular whisky event is on the move – because it has been such a success. After two sell out years in Falkirk, the Whisky Social will expand as it moves to Dundee. The Bonar Hall will be the venue for the first whisky festival to come to the City of Discovery on Saturday. Offering…
Read MoreA study in tartan as Sherlock Holmes is in fashion
Sherlock Holmes has become the first literary character to have his own tartan approved by the Scottish Register of Tartans. The Great Detective was created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, who was born in Edinburgh and gained his medical degree from Edinburgh University. And it is a Conan Doyle descendant who has highlighted these Scottish…
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