Posts by Kenny Smith
Five year celebration for Kingsbarns Distillery
Fife’s Kingsbarns Distillery is toasting its five year milestone. Kingsbarns Distillery, producer of the recently launched Dream to Dram single malt, is toasting its fifth anniversary this week and the global success of its whisky to date. Opened in 2014 after the three year renovation of a derelict farm steading in the East Neuk of…
Read MoreStAnza brings poetry to Fife for another festival
StAnza, Scotland’s International Poetry Festival, has revealed a host of prize-winning poets among next year’s line-up as it launches its core festival programme for 2020. Festival director Eleanor Livingstone said: “‘It’s always a pleasure to reveal the core programme for each StAnza festival and we’re delighted that next year’s line-up will be showcasing some of…
Read MoreTom Weir memorial statue targeted by thieves
Thieves targeted a statue to honour Scotland’s beloved man of the mountains Tom Weir – and stole charitable donations. In the run up to the fifth anniversary of the unveiling a statue in honour of Tom Weir, the site, located at Balmaha on Loch Lomondside, was targeted by thieves at the weekend. They broke into…
Read MoreJoin the leading global lovers of Scotch whisky
Christmas is coming – and the Scotch Malt Whisky Society is offering lovers of a dram the ideal present. No other club offers the variety and ever-changing range of the Society’s one-off whiskies, released each month in a new selection from across the complete spectrum of flavour profiles. Unique experiences are at the heart of…
Read MoreSkerryvore to headline gig at Portsoy Boat Festival
Organisers of the annual Scottish Traditional Boat Festival in Portsoy have announced award winning Scottish celtic rock group Skerryvore will headline next year’s event. Twice winners of Scotland’s Traditional Music ‘Live Act of the Year’ Award, in 2011 and 2016, the band will headline the Friday Night Gig at the Wally Green on 19 June…
Read MoreA home with distinction in central Scotland
A distinctive, five bedroom detached property set in the picturesque countryside is now for sale. Presented for sale by Strutt & Parker, Beechwood, in Cromlix, near Dunblane, is an impressive family home which offers flexible and spacious accommodation arranged over two floors. A generous reception hall leads to the library with front aspect windows and…
Read MoreProperty market keeps moving along at Christmas
Traditionally the property market would slow down around Christmas, with some sellers even choosing to take their property off the market and re-launch it in the spring. In recent years there has been a complete reversal and the festive period is now an ideal time to market your home according to Galbraith, a leading property…
Read MoreNew chair of trustees for Royal Botanic Garden
Dominic Fry has been appointed as chair of the board of trustees to the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE). The news comes at a time when the work of botanic gardens has never been more crucial in combating biodiversity loss and the climate emergency , and just weeks before the organisation starts its 350th anniversary…
Read MoreScots urged to don Christmas socks like Lewis Capaldi
The Children’s Hospice Associate is gearing up for its annual Festive Friday on 13 December with people across Scotland being encouraged to wear something festive to raise much-needed funds this Christmas. Last year, people from across the country donned their Christmas jumpers, socks and hats, including Scottish global superstar, Lewis Capaldi, who showed his support…
Read MoreMighty Thor arrives in Edinburgh with tipi bar
Edinburgh has a brand new festive offering this year in the shape of Thor’s Tipi Bar – a Christmas pop-up bar with a difference which is officially now open. Located on Waverley Mall’s rooftop event space, Thor’s tipi bar – playing on a Viking heritage – will be a novel experience for Christmas shoppers, weary…
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