Posts by Kenny Smith
Nevis Range is making it snow all season long
The Nevis Range Mountain Experience have invested at least £1 million in the infrastructure for their ski and snowboard offering to snowsport enthusiasts ahead of the 2019/20 winter season. The investment at Scotland’s highest snowsports destination and year-round mountain resort, which includes a bespoke snow making plant, an expanded beginners’ ski area serviced by a…
Read MoreSuccess for deli at the Scottish Italian Awards
A deli in Fife is celebrating success in the recent Scottish Italian Awards. Rocca Deli in Bell Street, St Andrews, run by business couple Brett Lawrence and Gillian McLaren, who are soon to be married, has won the Top Award in the Best Deli/Café category. Just a few months ago, Rocca Deli also won Deli…
Read MoreEdinburgh site triumphs over London at awards
An Edinburgh property development has triumphed on the UK stage, winning Best Luxury Development and Best Apartment Scheme at the property industry’s biggest and most esteemed awards ceremony. The Crescent at Donaldson’s took golds from luxury London developments at the glittering WhatHouse Awards 2019, held at the Marriott Grosvener House in London’s Park Lane and…
Read MoreThe spirit of George this Christmas
Coinciding with the launch and multimillion pound refurbishment of InterContinental Edinburgh – The George, a new signature gin brand – Number Nineteen – has been created in collaboration with the independent Scottish distillery, The OroGin Distilling. The new Number Nineteen gin, available from the bar at the Printing Press Bar & Kitchen, in the mini bar…
Read MoreNick Nairn and Tom Kitchin champion eating game
Demand for Scottish grouse is continuing to rise in the UK, Scandinavia and mainland Europe, as leading chefs champion its use in top restaurants and at home. As Great British Game Week gets underway (25 Nov – 1 Dec), top chefs including Tom Kitchin and Nick Nairn have backed grouse as one of Scotland’s food…
Read MoreThree charity wishing trees installed at The Balmoral
Edinburgh hotel The Balmoral is celebrating the festive season as a time for giving. The hotel, part of the Rocco Forte group has installed three beautifully designed wishing trees in the hotel’s afternoon tea lounge, Palm Court. The Balmoral has partnered with Hamilton & Inches and Hawico Cashmere to celebrate the season, with the three…
Read MoreThe Steamie is back at the SSE Hydro next month
The Steamie has become one of Scotland’s favourite theatre shows – and it’s returning for New Year. Tony Roper’s play which the nation has taken to its heart is coming to the SSE Hydro, Glasgow, from 27-31 December with a bigger cast, bigger sets and more songs and music than ever before. The Steamie is…
Read MoreScottish butchery talent celebrated at national awards
Six butchers from across Scotland have been recognised for their skills and progression in the Scottish Craft Butcher Training Awards. The awards, sponsored by Quality Meat Scotland’s Scotch Butchers Club and the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA), are in their fourth year. They play a valuable role in recognising the efforts of young people to develop…
Read MoreProperties over £400,000 enjoying a strong 2019
A strong prime property market in Aberdeen for 2019 is set to continue next year. That’s the view of new residential research by estate agency Savills. The report, Spotlight on the Residential Property Markets of Aberdeen and the North East, reveals the house market recovery has been led by prime properties, above £400,000, and commuter…
Read MoreCelebrating the Gaelic experience
A forgotten and marginalised culture, the Gaelic experience is exposed as it was, is and all it might be. Written in both English and Gaelic, Shore to Shore, is an anthology of Gaelic raps, secular poems and aphorisms artistically and vividly bringing the Gaelic world to life. Descendants of Gaels now reside in every corner…
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