Posts by Kenny Smith
Ryder Cup captain and Open champion joins Loch Lomond
Loch Lomond Whiskies has agreed a high-profile partnership with 2011 Open Champion, Darren Clarke, to promote the brand’s range of award-winning single malts across the world. Ahead of the 148th Open, when the world’s original Major returns to Northern Ireland next year, Clarke will work with Loch Lomond Whiskies’ master blender, Michael Henry, to create…
Read MoreStudents have their say on forestry industry plans
Young people aiming to be part of the future workforce of Scotland’s £1 billion forestry industry have been having their say on long-term plans for the sector. Mairi Gougeon, Minister for Rural Affairs and the Natural Environment, today met students from Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) at its Barony campus in Dumfries. In an event organised…
Read MoreNew Isle of Arran whisky bottling is a limited edition
An exclusive whisky bottling from Isle of Arran Distillers Ltd in collaboration with Royal Mile Whiskies and Edinburgh bar Nauticus is being launched today. The expression from the island distillers, which has been fully matured in Tuscan wine casks, is a limited edition with just 900 bottles being made available from 31 October. This is…
Read MoreEverybody loves a Summer Holiday – a top notch show
There’s something rather endearing about those old British films, where boy meets girl, they sing a song, fall in love, and live happily ever after. Summer Holiday, currently at the King’s Theatre in Glasgow, perfectly recaptures those days. The 1963 film with the big red bus was originally a vehicle for Cliff Richard, and this…
Read MoreWhat the kids want when they go guising tonight
New research has today announced how Scots will be celebrating Halloween. Leading savings site VoucherCodes has revealed that the average parent in Scotland will spend at least £49.75 celebrating Halloween with their family this year – spending slightly more on their own costume than their children’s! Adults will spend an average of £15.40 on a…
Read MoreSix of the spookiest sites in the north east of Scotland
Scotland has plenty of scary sites to visit at the spookiest time of the year, especially in the North East. Here’s our pick of six creepy places to send shivers down your spine this Halloween. Ma Cameron’s The bar at the front of this city-centre pub dates back 300 years, making it the oldest in Aberdeen.…
Read MoreSupport for Social Bite from the Vittoria Group
The Edinburgh-based Vittoria Group are to support Social Bite for the second year running as their La Favorita trailer makes a welcome return to the Sleep in the Park event. It will be in Princes Street Gardens serving up delicious pizza and donating all proceeds to help meet the fundraising total. They have also signed…
Read MorePart two of our online exclusive short story – Foxcastle
Scottish Field Online presents the second part of our exclusive short story. Kate Macdonald, who is originally from Aberdeen but recently moved to Bath, is behind Handheld Press, and has handpicked stories from the past and the present, and today, Halloween, she is Sylvia Townsend Warner’s last collection of short stories, Kingdoms of Elfin. Kate…
Read MoreA mini-estate with parkland, fields and woodland
There’s a rare opportunity to purchase an iconic property on Royal Deeside with commanding countryside views. Dess House near Aboyne, Aberdeenshire, is a very fine country house with its own parkland, wooded grounds and policies extending to some 30 acres. Dess House has not been available on the open market for some 25 years. Presented…
Read MoreBig names for contemporary Burns festival
The world’s biggest contemporary Burns celebration has announced some top class names for their 2019 event. The Big Burns Supper takes place from 24 January–3 February in Dumfries, with 111 events across 11 days of world class music, comedy, theatre and cabaret. Scottish rocker KT Tunstall, award-winning contemporary Scottish folk band, The Peatbog Faeries and…
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