Posts by Kenny Smith
Bid to create the ‘whiskiest place in the world’
A new campaign has been launched to position Campbeltown as the ‘whiskiest place in the world’. Glen Scotia Distillery was visited by Michael Russell MSP, where the Argyll & Bute member was presented with a unique bottling as the distillery prepared for the annual Campbeltown Malts Festival, which gets underway tomorrow [Tuesday]. During the visit…
Read MoreAn out of this world end to classics season
Holst’s mystical masterpiece The Planets is being brought life with stunning NASA images of our solar system for a spectacular Sunday Classics season finale. Take an unforgettable journey to the furthest reaches of the cosmos on Sunday 16 June, for An HD Odyssey, with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra. With the visionary music of Holst’s…
Read MoreMusic out as birdsong comes to shopping centre
A Scottish shopping centre is axing music in favour of birdsong – to make shoppers happier. The unusual move by intu Braehead shopping centre to play the springtime sounds of birds tweeting away in the central atrium comes after new research revealed four out of five Scots say they feel happy when they hear the…
Read MoreA new beginning for cool commercial interiors
With the growing demand for cool commercial interiors, Kitchens International has created a new stand-alone division – KI Interiors. As the trend for stunning interiors in restaurants, hotels, interior shops and dining facilities grows, there is a gap in the market in Scotland for specialist designers for this sector. Helen Taylor, one of KI’s top…
Read MoreFormer school near a loch is a real class act
An attractive former school in an attractive rural setting with lochside views is now available. Presented by Galbraith, An Tigh Sgoile is a semi-detached, former schoolhouse within a pretty rural location in Aberfeldy, Perthshire. The house has a dual aspect sitting room with a wood burning stove and a dining room, also with a wood…
Read MoreFloral inspiration for Edinburgh Gin Chelsea display
Edinburgh Gin has partnered with a major retailer to create a mesmerising gin-inspired flower display using a staggering 3,000 live blooms. In a first for Chelsea in Bloom, Edinburgh Gin and John Lewis & Partners have unveiled a competitive floral art show, which sees shop fronts around the borough transformed with eye-catching, open-air installations. A…
Read MoreThousands took part in pipe band championships
Several thousand of the world’s best pipers and drummers turned Paisley into a sea of tartan at the weekend as the town hosted one of piping’s biggest and most prestigious events. The British Pipe Band Championships saw huge crowds flock to the town’s St James Playing Fields for the first of the five annual ‘majors’…
Read MoreA guide to the bad ones of 17th century Argyll
Ane Compact of Villany explores the gangs of early Jacobites, thieves, housebreakers and highwaymen who ran a protection racket in Argyll during the 1680s to the 1700s. For Argyll locals the tale of the gang will be a familiar one, with native place names peppered throughout. The story is a classic good versus evil tale,…
Read MoreBo & Birdy offers fine food and sheer luxury
Bo & Birdy at the Kimpton Blythswood Square Hotel is the newest dining experience to be had in Glasgow. Over £1m has been spent on creating the new 146-cover restaurant, which has opened under the culinary guidance of the first female 5-star hotel exec head chef in Scotland, Gillian Matthews. The new restaurant offers a…
Read MoreProperty that ‘broke the internet’ back on the market
The Fife country estate which ‘broke the internet’ is back on the market. Chesterhill House, near Newport, caused a media sensation when it was listed for sale in 2017 at offers over £200,000 … the same price as a studio flat in North London at the time. A staggering 121,399 people checked out the 19th…
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