Posts by Kenny Smith
You could enjoy a Home Alone-style Christmas
A Scottish city centre hotel is offering guests the Home Alone-style experience by opening up its rooms and restaurant for exclusive use over Christmas 2019. Four-star Nira Caledonia in Edinburgh offers 28 stylish rooms, suites and jacuzzi suites over two New Town townhouses, as well as an onsite bar and restaurant, all available to book…
Read MoreRockets galore at commercial space port on North Uist
North Uist is set to enter the space age as a project to create the UK’s first ever vertical launch commercial space port is unveiled today. The consortium behind the Spaceport 1 project, which includes major players in the UK and international space sector and is led by Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Western Isles Council),…
Read MoreAdd a splash of colour to your life with exhibition
Time’s running out to visit an interactive exhibition that brings Mexico City to Glasgow’s Southside. Tramway presents Bara Bara Bara, the first solo exhibition by Mexico City based artist Pia Camil in Scotland – with rave reviews, this exhibition has brightened up the darkest of dreich days. Drawing inspiration from urban forms and mechanisms of…
Read MoreTime running out for country fair savings
Country fair lovers from Dumfriesshire and beyond are being encouraged to make the most of the early bird discount for Galloway Country Fair before the end of June. A 10 per cent discount applies to tickets purchased before Sunday 30 June, whilst those who choose camping tickets can take advantage of a 15 per cent…
Read MoreWork to start on creating new city centre attraction
Work to create a new visitor attraction in Aberdeen is to start this summer. The redevelopment of the historic Provost Skene’s House (PSH) has been heralded by Aberdeen City Council leaders as part of the Granite City’s ‘renaissance’ with a series of major capital projects set to come on stream. The council’s in-house building team…
Read MoreA small estate could be yours for over £1.05million
An outstanding small residential estate with striking views and sporting capabilities is now on the property market. Presents for sale by Savills, Mains of Tilliefoure is a compact and well located residential estate with considerable amenity, sporting, farming and woodland interests, extending to some 135.53 acres. It is situated within a most attractive part of…
Read MoreDarren moves to St Andrews as senior brewer
St Andrews Brewing Company have added to their brewing team an award-winning brewer. Australian Darren Guiney has joined the team as senior brewer. He previously worked for Eden Mill as a brewer and distiller for three-and-a-half years and is the current Pale Ale champion brewer of Scotland having won Best Pale Ale at the Scottish…
Read MoreScots estate to be seen by millions in America
Achnagairn Estate in the Highlands is to be seen by millions today as it is to appear in hit US romance reality series, ABC’s The Bachelorette. The luxury Highlands estate – named one of the UK’s best wedding venues 2019 by Harper’s Bazaar – will serve as backdrop as the newest Bachelorette, Hannah Brown, continues…
Read MoreDistillers’ global travel operation given a boost
Ian Macleod Distillers has appointed Mark Robinson as business development manager, reflecting an increased strategic focus on the company’s Global Travel Retail business. Robinson, who started on 1 May ahead of TFWA Singapore, spent 19 years with Imperial Tobacco and was latterly head of key accounts and customer marketing Global Duty Free. He will be…
Read MoreArtists arrive for 2019 Glenfiddich residency
The ritual and performance of raising a toast will be explored at The Glenfiddich Distillery this summer by Canadian audio and kinetic sculpture artists, Marla Hlady and Christof Migone. This will form part of the 18th Glenfiddich International Artists in Residence programme. The pair are part of a group of eight leading and emerging contemporary…
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