Posts by Kenny Smith
A-listed Scottish castle for sale for £3.75million+
Glenborrodale Castle is currently for sale for over £3.75 million. Located in Acharacle, Highland, this is an A listed Scots baronial mansion in grounds of about 132.99 acres including the Isle of Risga, with panoramic views over Loch Sunart and the Isles of Carna and Oronsay. Presented by Bell Ingram, Glenborrodale Castle dates from 1902…
Read MorePassengers are in safe hands at Prestwick
Passengers travelling from Prestwick Airport will know they are in safe hands this year. Glasgow Prestwick Airport, working with multi-agency partners, simulated an emergency scenario to test their response plans last week. With over 400 people taking part, the airport was able to confirm that their plans, policies and procedures all work in practice while…
Read MoreGet your hands on a limited edition bottle of whisky
Whisky enthusiasts have the chance to get their hands on a limited edition debut release. The 1770 Glasgow Single Malt Scotch Whisky has been crafted by the team of young distillers as the debut release from The Glasgow Distillery Company. Merging tradition with innovation, they wanted to create a single malt that embodied Glasgow –…
Read MoreMaeve will cast her spell with an evening of Gaelic
An evening of Gaelic music, song, dance and more is coming to Perth and Kinross. Contemporary award winning Gaelic singer Maeve Mackinnon will be in Milnathort on Saturday 24 March with her band to treat the audience to Gaelic songs from a mixture of musical genres including some from her new album Stri. Maeve said:…
Read MoreRab C Nesbitt’s Mary Doll joins the Fat Friends
A new musical production of hit TV show Fat Friends is coming to Scotland this spring. Following a successful run in England, the tour will include dates across the country in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen, premiering at the Edinburgh playhouse on 19 April. The popular drama which ran from 2000–2005, detailing the lives of a…
Read MoreScotch eggs with redcurrant and pickled walnut sauce
With a childhood spent in the kitchen helping her mother and grandmother, it’s hardly surprising that when Joanne Munro got the opportunity to change career, she chose to be a chef. And 18 years after finding her vocation, Joanne became head chef at a Glasgow institution – Café Gandolfi , in the city’s Merchant City enclave. ‘I was hugely interested in…
Read More10 museum events that are too good to miss
Are you looking for something to do? Let us help… Down to Earth, until 1 April, National Museum of Scotland A free exhibit celebrating the centenary of the Strathmore Meteorite, Down to Earth reunites the four fragments of the meteorite for the first time since it fell to Earth on 3 December 1917, alongside pieces…
Read MoreSwapping Islay distillery for Irish whiskey
Recently I had the pleasure of meeting Mark Reynier, currently the CEO of the Waterford Distillery in Ireland. Most of us recall him as the previous owner of Bruichladdich on Islay and how he and his team made that Distillery a household name within whisky circles. Mark bought the old Waterford Brewery from Diageo back…
Read MoreRuined Wardhouse is a dream home waiting to happen
A ruined grand palladian mansion is for sale in Aberdeenshire. Wardhouse, near Insch, has been left to the elements for 65 years, but the time is right for it to be revived and restored. Designed by John Adam in 1757, Wardhouse was the childhood haunt of Napoleonic Admiral Sir James Alexander Gordon, on whose life…
Read MoreRural excellence in Scotland will be honoured
Excellence in Scotland’s countryside is to be honoured next week at the Scottish Rural Awards. They are a celebration of the enterprise, innovation, dedication and community spirit of those who live in rural Scotland. Now in their fourth year, the Scottish Rural Awards are partnered by Scottish Field and the Scottish Countryside Alliance, in association…
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