Posts by Kenny Smith
Exhibition featuring 200 artworks opens
More than 150 people attended the launch of the 12th Perthshire Open Studios Showcase Exhibition on Friday evening. The event was formally opened by Perth and Kinross Provost Dennis Melloy. Artists and invited guests enjoyed the impressive range of around 200 works of art and craft. Award-winning Perthshire photographer Simon Jauncey is the Featured Artist…
Read MoreFantastic Figo’s offers perfect peri peri chicken
One of the most popular food trends to arise in recent years has been that of peri peri chicken. A major chain has become known throughout the country, and a number of smaller businesses are popping up throughout our high streets and shopping centres. One of those is Figo’s, a newly opened outlet on Glasgow’s…
Read MoreGlad Rags and Cartridge Bags are sharp shooters
Glad Rags and Cartridge Bags blasted off their autumn schedule of events with a fantastic day at the iconic Gleneagles shooting school. Glad Rags and Cartridge Bags is the country’s foremost ladies shooting club, holding events mainly around the north east of the country. Mhairi Morriss is the owner of Jomm Events and founder of…
Read MoreAmazon gets a Laphroaig whisky exclusive
Laphroaig’s 16-year-old is the first time the distillery has made a bottle available exclusively through Amazon in Europe. This unique release has been matured on Islay for 16-years in ex-bourbon barrels – the long maturation softening the famously rich peat smoke that marks Laphroaig as a global icon. The celebrated smoky flavour is beautifully married…
Read MoreTwo Scots cities in UK Instagram top 10
Edinburgh and Glasgow are two of the UK’s top 10 most photographed cities on Instagram. Approximately 57.9 million domestic holidays were taken in 2018 by people in Great Britain, and with staycations proving so popular, insurance firm Safeguard has analysed five years of weather data and social media trends to reveal the picture-perfect holiday hotspots…
Read MoreOffers over £1.25million for Ayrshire estate
The country estate of Auchincruive in Ayrshire is now on the market. Galbraith is offering a unique opportunity to buy 118 acres of prime Ayrshire countryside with significant development potential, located within three miles of Ayr. For the last 85 years the estate was used as a campus for the West of Scotland College of…
Read MoreCheese sablés win Golden Fork for Scotland
The Great Taste Golden Fork for the best food or drink from Scotland has been revealed. Following a record-breaking 12,772 entries judged over 75 days, Great Taste, the world’s most revered food and drink awards, has reached its grand finale for 2019. The Scottish award was presented to Shortbread House of Edinburgh, for its Pea…
Read MoreScots inspired to go on a cooking taste adventure
A range of simple recipes inspired by world cuisines have been launched as part of a campaign to get the nation cooking with Specially Selected Pork. As part of Quality Meat Scotland’s Go Places with Pork campaign, eight recipes that combine one of Scotland’s best-loved ingredients with flavours from countries including Spain, Brazil and Greece…
Read MoreScotland’s native oyster season has now begun
Scotland’s native oyster season opened yesterday (Sunday 1 September), with the landing of the first Loch Ryan oysters of the season. A two week race is now on to gather a tonne of native oysters, approximately 10,000, most of which will be enjoyed by the thousands of visitors travelling to Stranraer Oyster Festival, taking place…
Read MoreTen fantastic places to visit in… Falkirk and West Lothian
Head to Falkirk and West Lothian, and you’ll find a fantastic mix of things to see and do. If you’re interested in travel by rail or water, it’s the perfect area to visit. And there’s plenty of animals to see too! Here’s 10 places we recommend. THE FALKIRK WHEEL The 35m high Falkirk Wheel is one…
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