Posts by Kenny Smith
A novel take on the five sisters of Robert the Bruce
Sisters of Bruce is a hefty novel, giving novel gives voice to the five sisters of Robert the Bruce, highlighting the challenges they faced as sisters of Scotland’s great hero. It is certainly refreshing to hear the female voice within history’s discourse of wars and battles that is so often dominated by men. The story…
Read MoreThe Scot taking pictures in warzones
Photojournalist David Pratt has spent almost 40 years capturing indelible images of conflict across the globe, but there is one country which has stamped its place on his life and career. His work features on BBC Scotland in Pictures from Afghanistan, being shown on Tuesday 24 March from 10-11pm. As he says in Pictures from…
Read MoreRSABI poised to support during tough times
RSABI, the charity which supports people in Scottish agriculture, is gearing up to offer additional support to farming and crofting families. These families, located throughout Scotland, are not only sharing the widespread public concern about Covid-19, they are also dealing with the long hours and stresses of lambing, calving and other spring work. RSABI is…
Read MoreGlasgow Science Centre goes online
Glasgow Science Centre will be releasing free online science content every day at 10am so that people at home don’t have to miss out. After the centre announced it would close to the public this week, the team decided the best way to keep people engaged with science was to take content online. The result…
Read MorePerthshire minis receive new Glenalmond shirts
Glenalmond College has presented Perthshire Rugby minis with brand new rugby strips featuring the logo of the Perthshire school, which is the new official partner of the mini section. Graham Smith, director of sport at Glenalmond College, presented the new shirts to Carol Ann Rose, head of the minis, joined by players and coaches at…
Read MoreInnovative young Scots farmers get invitation
Young Scottish innovators are being invited to apply for the Farming by Satellite Prize 2020. The competition will promote the use of GNSS and Earth observation in European and African agriculture. The European GNSS Agency (GSA), the agency of the European Union (EU) managing Europe’s satellite navigation systems, EGNOS and Galileo, have announced the return…
Read MoreStill time to enter the Scottish Whisky Awards
There’s still plenty of time for Scotch whisky producers to enter the second annual Scottish Whisky Awards. It’s the national awards programme which aims to recognise and reward people, teams and products operating in the business of Scotch. Following the huge success of its inaugural year, the Scottish Whisky Awards continues to fulfil its promise…
Read MoreGet booked up to see Scotland’s beauty
A celebration of Scotland’s stunning natural beauty is set to be released next month. Scotland Revealed is a stunning collection of images from photographer Shahbaz Majeed, revealing the beauty of Scotland in all its many facets. Our nation boasts a huge variety of landscapes, from spectacular mountain and moorland scenery, beautiful lochs, remote islands and…
Read MoreThe great escape in Billy Connolly’s old home
When city life got too frantic, Lynne and Marc Lino bought Billy Connolly’s former holiday house and transformed it into a family home and luxury rural retreat. Despite not being used as a full-time family home for 30 years, Candacraig, in the Cairngorms National Park, turned out to be the perfect fit for the Lino…
Read MorePyjama party at a Highland Perthshire estate
Pandora Stormonth Darling has brought a touch of luxury to an old Highland estate. From a newly converted steading on the Balvarran Estate in Perthshire, Pandora runs luxury pyjama company PJ Pan. It all started after an unsuccessful shopping trip. ‘I found that everything in the shops was either quite frumpy or a bit too…
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