Posts by Kenny Smith
Shorter days bring more deer to our roads
Scottish Natural Heritage is warning motorists to be aware of the increased risk of collisions between deer and vehicles due to the shorter days at this time of year. With night falling earlier, deer are more likely to venture on to grass verges near roadsides during peak commuting times as they browse and feed. In…
Read MoreMarking Burns Night and Chinese New Year
Unique Events and the Edinburgh Tourism Action Group will celebrate the city’s Burns&Beyond with Johnnie Walker and Chinese New Year Festivals in January 2020. A very special programme of events will celebrate the alignment of Burns Night and Chinese New Year, which will both fall on 25 January 2020 – a coincidence of timing that…
Read MoreArchitect designed home on the property market
A beautiful modern family home within easy distance of central Scotland is now available for sale. Cluan House is presented for sale by Savills, and is situated along with one other property beside East Lodge of the old Dunira Estate. The property was designed by local architects The James Denholm Partnership and has many of…
Read MoreFive star honour for the Ardnahoe Distillery
The Isle of Islay’s ninth and newest distillery has received a Five Star grading from VisitScotland. Ardnahoe Distillery, situated on the north-east of the island, received top marks in the national tourism organisation’s Quality Assurance (QA) Scheme in recognition of its exceptional standards. The QA Scheme is a benchmark for quality across the tourism industry…
Read MoreTunnock’s teacakes go purple for a great cause
Scotland’s favourite tea-time snack has changed colour for November’s Pancreatic Cancer Awareness month. A limited-edition batch of Tunnock’s Tea Cakes have ditched their distinctive red and silver foil to be wrapped in purple. The biscuits have been donated to Pancreatic Cancer Scotland (PCS), who picked up 1008 purple tea cakes from Tunnock’s factory in Uddingston.…
Read MoreAlasdair’s life provides him with a heady Brew
Big game hunter, Nile perch champ and sporting agent – there’s no doubt this Kintyre ghillie knows how to have fun. In this job I’m lucky enough to meet some remarkable characters. Few, however, are more memorable than Alastair Brew. Ostensibly this larger than life madman is a Kintyre-based ghillie, gamekeeper, estate owner and sporting…
Read MorePiper Daniel Laidlaw was the hero of Loos
King’s Own Scottish Borderers piper Daniel Laidlaw made history when he inspired his comrades into a successful assault on German lines, bravery that earned him the VC. In the annals of Scotland’s military history it is not hard to find our moments of glory. From Bannockburn to Quebec, from the Black Watch at Ticonderoga and…
Read MoreGetting hooked – line and sinker – for a new angler
When I went fishing, to learn about the sport and to understand more about salmon, the one thing I did not expect was a fish for my supper. But then that’s the lure of fishing – you never catch what you expect. I was lucky enough to spend a day on the Spey, a river…
Read MoreFeis Rois making waves with traditional music
Fèis Rois is helping to turn the tide for traditional music in Scotland through its innovative work with young people and vibrant Gaelic culture and arts programmes. Scotland is known internationally for its traditional music. But we might have been singing a different tune, if it wasn’t for organisations such as Fèis Rois. Not only…
Read MoreYou can’t go wrong with the definitive guide to Elgin
Jenny Main has written the definitive, fully-illustrated A-Z guide of Elgin’s history, people and places. Elgin has a wealth of history which is explored in Jenny Main’s A-Z Guide of the town. The last of the Pictish kings – Macbeth – ruled this area, with his rival, Duncan, dying of his battle wounds in the…
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