Posts by Kenny Smith
It’s last orders for Jack, Victor and Still Game
Get your hankies ready – the last-ever episode of Still Game is to air this weekend. Over The Hill is the sixth and final episode in the ninth series of the hit Scottish comedy. In this poignant final episode, comedy fans bid a fond farewell to Jack, Victor and the rest of the Craiglang gang…
Read MoreA special 75th anniversary guided tour to Normandy
Scots are being offered the chance to mark the 75th anniversary of D Day and the Allied Invasion of Normandy. Operation Overlord, the assault on Hitler’s Europe, was the culmination of four years of preparation which had seen the creation of he largest invasion force ever assembled. On 5 and 6 June 1944 156,000 men…
Read MoreA thriller that will grab you from the word go
Scots writer Catherine Deveney grabs you from the first sentence of The Chrysalis. This gripping novel, as the title suggests, tackles issues of transformation. The protagonist is Marianne, an elderly woman living in a care home. With her failing health she feels let down by her ageing body and mind. This decline has led Marianne…
Read More2019 re-writes property rulebook with a record start
The Perth and Kinross property market enjoyed a record-breaking start to 2019 despite uncertainty over Brexit. However Carl Warden, a partner at Bell Ingram and one of the country’s leading property experts, has warned that a shortage of housing stock means that the situation is unlikely to continue. Carl explained: ‘While spring not winter is…
Read MoreThe Antiques Roadshow is back for more
The BBC’s Antiques Roadshow returns to Scotland for an edition which will be shown on Mother’s Day. After the taste of glorious Crathes Castle summer sunshine that reached our screens in January, the BBC team are back for a second outing National Trust for Scotland property. The second of two programmes filmed at Crathes last…
Read MoreIt’s very hard to beat Paris in the spring
Spring in Paris is a joy to behold, as the leaves start to grow on the trees, the days are warmer and lighter, and the joy of outdoor eating returns. But you don’t need to head all the way to France – or indeed, go outdoors – thanks to the new menu at Six by…
Read MoreThe perfect return for Number One head chef Mark
The Balmoral Hotel in Edinburgh has announced Mark Donald as the new head chef of Number One – the hotel’s one Michelin star restaurant. The Scottish born chef’s homecoming to the Rocco Forte hotel, follows a 13 year stint abroad honing his skills on the international culinary scene working with some of the most respected…
Read MoreKate Spade New York to open first Scottish store
A New York life and style brand is opening its eighth store in Europe – and its first in Scotland. Kate Spade New York is to open its newest boutique in Glasgow as it continues to expand globally. Kate Spade New York’s new Glasgow shop at Princes Square is a celebration of the new brand…
Read MoreTasty cookies with a very healthy addition
It seems that when it comes to food in the 21st century, anything goes. It’s seen the rise of sweet and savoury combined in our confectioneries, with a variety of tastes we’d never have tried even a decade ago, coming to the fore. This week, we’re bringing you some recipes with a different, courtesy of…
Read MoreDigging deep into Scotland’s Mesolithic past
An archaeological excavation took place in Aberdeenshire over the weekend. The Marr area committee agreed to award £1990 in November 2018 in grant funding to Mesolithic Deeside to carry out the excavation at a site in Aboyne from Friday, March 22 to Sunday, March 24. Prehistoric flints were discovered in farmland at Heughhead by the…
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