Posts by Kenny Smith
1989 Macallan cask sells at auction for £161,500
A cask of The Macallan bought for £3000 sold at auction for £161,500. The cask was sold by Ellon-based online whisky auction, Whisky Hammer in their February auction, alongside over 1,500 other lots of whisky. The opportunity to buy casks of Macallan is now very rare and a unique opportunity was presented in the auction,…
Read MoreSpring into the sun for a relaxing warm break
Escaping for sun, sea and sand sounds tempting, and with average highs of 20 degrees, 13 hours of daylight – it’s easy to think why we love Spain so much. Thrown in daily flights available throughout the UK to some of Spain’s most loved spots, and it couldn’t be easier to ‘vamos’ to Spain this…
Read MoreAre you getting enough sleep each night?
World Sleep Day is an annual event which is intended to be a celebration of sleep and a call to address important issues all related to sleep, including medicine, education, social aspects and driving. This year’s event, taking place on Friday, will mark the 12th annual international awareness day to celebrate the importance of sleep.…
Read MoreGarden tourism will be blooming lovely this year
Scotland’s garden tourism industry is set to bloom this summer. A further as £37,000 funding has been awarded to national garden tourism group, Discover Scottish Gardens, to build on its success. The group, which was launched in 2015 with Growth funding from VisitScotland, has been awarded the grant to help boost its member network of…
Read MoreA chance to explore Glasgow’s prehistoric past
Who needs a TARDIS to travel back to prehistoric Glasgow, when you can do it from the comfort of home? Historic Environment Scotland (HES) has today (Monday 11 March) published a new 3D digital model of Fossil Grove in Glasgow, allowing users to explore the city’s ancient forest from a unique perspective. The interactive model,…
Read MoreStAnza 2019 closes after another outstanding festival
Scotland’s International Poetry Festival has ended on a high with organisers hailing the 22nd festival as a huge success. Over five days, St Andrews was the venue for a celebration of poetry in all its forms with an incredible line up of poets from not just Scotland, but the UK and further afield. StAnza concluded…
Read MoreEast Neuk Festival unveils 2019 programme
The East Neuk Festival returns for its 15th event later this year. From Wednesday 26 June–Sunday 30 June, the 2019 ENF invites audiences on a musical adventure in beautiful and unique locations along the East Neuk’s picturesque coastline. Director of the East Neuk Festival, Svend McEwan-Brown, said: ‘ENF is all about relationships: we love when…
Read MoreYou have to try this fantastic meat-filled bagel
If you live outwith Edinburgh, then there’s a chance you may not know of one of the most popular foodspots in the UK. Bross Bagels – recently named 10th in the Observer Food Monthly Top 50 of ‘everything we love in the world of food right now.’ – has three outlets throughout the capital. Bross…
Read MoreThe music of James Bond is coming to Scotland
James Bond is not only the world’s greatest spy, he also has one of the most recognisable theme tunes. And, of course, with each cinematic outing, he’s accompanied by a song (usually) from one of the world’s leading musical performers. To mark these tunes, The Music of Bond celebrates the world’s most famous secret agent…
Read MoreMoy Mackay ready for this year’s Borders Art Fair
Scottish landscape artist and author Moy Mackay is poised to reveal her new collection of work this week. She will literally pull all her threads together in readiness for her appearance at this year’s Borders Art Fair held at Springwood Park in Kelso from 15–17 March. As a non-profit organisation, opportunities for public and private…
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