Posts by Kenny Smith
Bringing the world to see beautiful Cairngorms
A new campaign is looking to showcase the Cairngorms National Park to the world. With the support of VisitScotland, Discover the Cairngorms National Park is a campaign to inspire the international travel trade to list the UK’s largest National Park as a must visit destination, whic has received a £40,000 Growth Fund award from the…
Read MoreMartin marks 40 years at the Balblair distillery
The longest-serving member of the team at Balblair’s Edderton distillery is toasting four decades’ dedication to perfecting the art of making single malt Scotch whisky. Martin Macdonald, distillery operator, started his career in 1979 aged just 17 when James Callaghan was Prime Minister and Blondie – Heart of Glass was number one in the UK…
Read MoreEvent thanks public over stranded marine life
A celebration of citizen science following a year that saw more reportings of stranded marine life around Scotland’s coasts than ever before is to be held in the Highlands. Organised by the Scottish Marine Animal Stranding Scheme (SMASS) – part of Scotland’s Rural College – and Whale and Dolphin Conservation (WDC), the event will look…
Read MoreState-of-the-art car showroom is now open
A new state-of the-art Suzuki showroom has opened its doors in Glasgow. The unveiling of the contemporary Henrys Suzuki dealership on Titwood Road (G41) close to the city centre, follows a significant £800,000 investment by the family-owned automotive retail group which has been serving motorists in Scotland for over 70 years. The existing standalone premises…
Read MoreTutti Frutti ready for another screening – 30 years on
After more than 30 years, critically-acclaimed drama, Tutti Frutti will make its long-awaited return to TV screens next weekend. The iconic six-part series is to be shown again on the new BBC Scotland channel from Saturday 2 March. Written by Scots artist and playwright John Byrne, Tutti Frutti followed the fortunes of rock and roll…
Read MoreAn attractive five bedroom home in the countryside
A beautifully extended farmhouse which sits in a private location amongst the rolling hills is now for sale. Presented to the market by Galbraith, Old Harestanes, near Blyth Bridge, West Linton, in the Scottish Borders, is a detached family house originally built in 1880 and extended extensively since. The traditional house is built of stone…
Read MoreThe true story of a botanical fraud in Scotland
Los Angeles Times Book Prize finalist and all-round critically acclaimed, A Rum Affair tells the extraordinary tale of eminent botanist John Heslop Harrison. In the 1940s, Heslop Harrison believed that some of the plants found on the Isle of Rum had survived the last Ice Age. Running contrary to a popular belief that no plant…
Read MorePeter Capaldi helps raise thousands for CHAS
Scots actor Peter Capaldi helped to raise thousands of pounds for charity at the weekend. Capital Sci-Fi Con – Edinburgh’s not-for-profit sci-fi, movie and pop culture event – exploded into the city at the weekend, with thousands of big-hearted sci-fi fans gathering together to raise money for Children’s Hospices Across Scotland (CHAS). Glasgow’s Capaldi, the…
Read MoreA chance to visit the great gardens of the north
A tour taking visitors around the Great Gardens of Northern Scotland is to take place this summer. Run by George Goldsmith Exclusive Properties and Sporting Estates, the tour will take place from 14-18 July. The four-day tour will take in some famous castles and their gardens, which will enchant those who participate. George said: ‘In…
Read MoreBravehound charity to benefit from concert
A charity concert to support a worthy Scottish charity is taking place this weekend. On Sunday, 24 February, Bravehound and McOpera (Music Co-OPERAtive Scotland) will present their annual concert in St Mary’s Church, Arisaig commemorating the sinking of the Glenart Castle hospital ship in 1918 and the lives of all of those from the village…
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