Posts by Kenny Smith
Fewer Scots kids play games like hide and seek
While adults enjoyed games such as hide and seek growing up, more than 50% of kids today would prefer to play on their electrical devices. That’s according to a survey commissioned by Scottish hotel chain Macdonald Resorts. Cries of ‘ready or not, here I come’ have been a constant for generations, but interest in the…
Read MoreThumbs up for Johnnie Walker’s flagship store
Plans to create a global flagship visitor experience for Johnnie Walker have taken a major stride forward with official approval from local authorities in Edinburgh. The City of Edinburgh Council Planning Committee formally granted permission for the project, which will transform one of the city’s most important landmark buildings into a major new tourist destination.…
Read MoreThe mystery of a missing child in Portugal
Focused on the mystery of a missing child who was presumed dead after a family holiday in Portugal, Fallen Angel is set in two dimensions, thereby taking the reader on a journey which flashes back and forth from present day to 2002. This is cleverly done by Brookmyre, revealing the answer readers are dying for…
Read MoreThey’re on target with competition run since 1660
The Queen’s Body Guard for Scotland, the Royal Company of Archers, will compete for the Selkirk Silver Arrow later this month. The shoot will take place on a field adjacent to The Haining, Selkirk, on Saturday 25 May, at 3pm, with competitors demonstrating their skills with the longbow over a distance of 180 yards –…
Read MoreNew opening under Scotland’s Garden Scheme
A new garden is to open for the first time under Scotland’s Garden Scheme this weekend. Johnnie and Mandy Readman’s one-acre garden built on a demolished farm steading near Dunblane will be shown this weekend. Hutcheson Farm will be open on Sunday, May 12, from 2-5pm. This young garden is slowly evolving. The initial plantings…
Read MoreColourful event to mark the change of seasons
Hundreds of people from across Scotland will take part in Holi, the Indian Festival of Colours, at a farm next weekend. On Saturday 18 May, at the Krishna Eco Farm, a project of ISKCON Scotland in South Lanarkshire will celebrate the change of seasons by the throwing of coloured paints. Holi is an ancient tradition…
Read MoreA tasty sweet treat from France to make at home
A taste of France can come to your own kitchen thanks to today’s delicious recipe. Grant Gordon – executive head chef of both La P’tite Folie restaurant and award-winning Le Di-Vin wine bar on Randolph Place in Edinburgh, is sharing recipes with us this week. Grant has worked at both the restaurant and the wine…
Read MoreThis guest house could become a family home
A stunning eight bedroom house which is presented in immaculate condition is on the property market. Presented to the market by Knight Frank, this property in Abbotsford Road, Galashiels is a very stylish family home in the Scottish Borders is currently run as a boutique guest house. Maplehurst is surrounded by a beautiful garden and consists…
Read MoreBringing Glendronach whisky to the world in an exclusive
The GlenDronach continues its journey with world travellers with the release of The GlenDronach Boynsmill Aged 16 years. This joins The GlenDronach Forgue Aged 10 years as the distillery’s second exclusive for Global Travel Retail. The Boynsmill Estate, nestled in the Valley of Forgue, was established by James Allardice as the home for his GlenDronach…
Read MoreHow independent schools have become so relevant
The New Meritocracy is thorough analysis of how the independent schools sector has transformed itself dramatically from 1979-2015. In a single generation it has gone from from an outdated wing of the establishment to a formidable engine of modern education. Peel offers a forensic examination of how independent schools have benefited from competition and raised…
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