Posts by Kenny Smith
2020 Scottish Rural Awards open for nominations
Nominations for the 2020 Scottish Rural Awards are now open, with businesses across Scotland’s countryside encouraged to get involved. The ultimate benchmark of success in Scotland’s countryside, the Scottish Rural Awards are now in their sixth year and are partnered by Scottish Field and the Scottish Countryside Alliance. The categories are open for nominations, including…
Read MoreTwo Scots attractions claim major American accolade
Two of Scotland’s newest visitor attractions have been named as must-see destinations for international travellers to visit this year. American news magazine, TIME, one of the most respected and informative guides to the world’s events, and famous for its iconic front cover images, this week revealed that V&A Dundee and The Macallan Distillery have been…
Read MoreWhen the Vikings came to Strathclyde
Strathclyde and the Anglo-Saxons in the Viking Age is critical exploration of early medieval Strathclyde. It examines the neighbouring peoples that challenged its authority, taking into account the multitude of corrupted sources that distort our understanding of this period. From the Damnonii of the Clyde, to the emergence of Alba, which combined Pictish and Scottish…
Read MoreFringe: Refreshingly clean comic to make you laugh
The world is divided into two types of people, according to the likeable 26-year old comedian Ben Pope: those who are punctual, and those who are late. He falls into the latter category, as witnessed by the fact that he arrives in a newly bought Edinburgh t-Shirt and his PJ bottoms. The Punctuals are saddos…
Read MoreFringe: You’ll regret nothing if you see Edith show
Michaela Burger and Greg Wain have put on a very good production homage to Edith Piaf. It tells the tale of Piaf’s rise to global stardom from her humble beginnings of singing and begging in the streets of Paris to New York where 10,000 tried to buy a ticket to one of her performances. Eat…
Read MoreTen fantastic places to visit in… Shetland
Shetland is the northernmost point of Britain. Comprising more than a hundred islands, just 15 of them inhabited, Shetland spans the hundred miles between Fair Isle and Out Stack. Here’s 10 places we recommend that are worth seeing. SHETLAND MUSEUM AND ARCHIVE Purpose-built museum, heritage hub and photo library that tells the story of Shetland’s…
Read MorePlastic removal project is just fantastic as it grows
A project which has seen more than 15 tonnes of plastic removed from the Scottish coast is set to expand. Since August 2018, the East Grampian Coastal Partnership’s Turning the Plastic Tide project has been very successful in improving the North East coastline of Aberdeenshire with 36 beach cleans involving 1500 volunteers and removing over…
Read MoreContemporary art showcase at gallery pop up
World class contemporary art is to be offered in the heart of Edinburgh when a brand new pop-up opens next month. From September, the Waverley Mall in Edinburgh will welcome the arrival of renowned Bookmarket by the Fruitmarket Gallery. The contemporary art gallery will launch their innovative pop-up from mid September in Waverley Mall which…
Read MoreQuality recognition for their fish and chips
An award-winning Scots roadside diner and fish & chip shop features in the UK’s Quality Fish & Chip Shop Guide this year after receiving the National Fish Friers Federation Fish & Chip Quality Award in 2018 The Real Food Café in Tyndrum features in the industry’s equivalent of the Michelin Guide. The café is known…
Read MoreDistillery doubles its capacity with stillhouse extension
A Scots distillery is looking to boost its output with the completion of its stillhouse extension. New wash and spirit stills have been installed at the Kilchoman Distillery, based at Rockside Farm, on the Isle of Islay. The investment amounts to almost an entirely new distillery in itself however the team wanted to ensure that…
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