Posts by Kenny Smith
Scotland’s Home of the Year back for a third run
The search for Scotland’s Home of the Year is on again. The eagerly anticipated third series returns with the judges – interior designer Anna Campbell Jones, architect Michael Angus and blogger Kate Spiers – searching for outstanding homes across Scotland. In their quest to find Scotland’s Home of the Year 2021, Anna, Michael and Kate…
Read MoreOld Pulteney app aims to create new experiences
A Scotch whisky has launched a free augmented reality app to deliver the full digital whisky experience. The Old Pulteney app uses AR to bring the malt’s tasting notes to life. As the pandemic drives digital usage and demand for virtual brand experiences from home, Old Pulteney’s new app aims to support brand discovery and…
Read MoreHistoric window to be installed in Inverness Castle
The transformation of Inverness Castle will see the historic ‘rose window’, saved from a former Methodist church in the city, being incorporated into interior design for the building. The ‘rose window’ has been held in storage by the Highland Council and its predecessor local authorities, supported by the Inverness Common Good Fund, since it was…
Read MoreGlenturret teams up with Jaguar for E-Type release
A new whisky is being released to celebrate 60 years since the first Jaguar E-Type made an extraordinary 11 hour overnight journey from Coventry to the Geneva Motor Show. Legendary test driver Norman Dewis arrived just in time, and a motoring icon was born. In celebration of this automotive icon delivering 265bhp (brake horsepower), Glenturret…
Read MoreFive reasons why Sir Walter Scott still matters today
This year marks 250 years since the birth of Sir Walter Scott. Born in Edinburgh in 1771, Sir Walter Scott is regarded as one of the most influential Scots in history. As a child he was sent to the countryside to help him recover from a bout of polio, and it was during his time…
Read MoreCharity single to boost My Name’5 Doddie Foundation
A star-studded line-up of some of the most revered musicians on the international folk scene, alongside classical violinist Nicola Benedetti, have teamed up to release a charity video and single in aid of the My Name’5 Doddie Foundation. Set for release today (Friday, 12 March) and featuring a host of famous faces, the track entitled…
Read MoreTourism turmoil toll in Scotland’s first national park
Scotland’s first national park says there has been a half billion pound slump in Loch Lomond visitor spend on the horizon. A former tourist chief and current chair of a leading national park charity claims income generated from visitors in the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park is hurtling towards a massive drop of…
Read MoreA gripping thriller in the Scottish Highlands
Fantastically eerie and atmospheric, this Gothic thriller set in the Highlands had me hooked from chapter one. Following the life of ten-year-old Lauren, who lives with her father in the Highlands, she struggles to cope with the disappearance of her mother; a woman she greatly admires but has little memory of. On Halloween, a gaunt,…
Read MoreEscape to the wilderness with 28 fantastic bothies
When out in the wilderness, there is no sight more welcome than a bothy on the horizon – a place to dry out your kit and toast a few marshmallows round the fire. With this in mind, Allan follows on from his award-winning Scottish Bothy Bible, this time guiding his readers through a mix of…
Read MoreOffers over £1.95 million for stunning home from 1827
A grade A listed Georgian House with four principal reception rooms and seven bedroom suites is now on the property market. Presented by Knight Frank, Boath House near Nairn also offers ancillary accommodation, as well as two luxury one bedroom cottages and an award winning Kale Yard Cafe. Boath House is an elegant boutique guest…
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