Posts by Kenny Smith
Art collection showcases the beauty of the capital
This collection of Edinburgh-focused work gives us a profound sense of the different periods of time that helped shape the contemporary capital. Through the work of artists such as John Bellany, Anne Redpath, Sir Henry Raeburn and Alexander Naysmith, every aspect of the city is explored as we learn to appreciate Auld Reekie’s diversity and…
Read MoreCafé campaign is far from rubbish with a tonne of trash
A Scots café which launched a litter picking campaign has collected more than a tonne of litter during its six-month run. The award-winning, Real Food Café in Tyndrum, wanted to tackle the ongoing issue of littering in the local area and the impact it was having on the natural environment. The litter picking campaign was…
Read MoreFindowie Farmhouse launch Scots venison ready meals
One of Scotland’s biggest food producers is on a mission to put venison on the menu in 2022. Findowie Farmhouse have laid out a guide to the health and environmental benefits of their prime ingredient – Scottish venison – to encourage more Scots to give it a try this year. The family behind Findowie Farmhouse,…
Read MoreThe Bookshop Band’s soundtrack for Netflix and Aardman film
A Scots band went global when their music featured in an Aardman and Netflix musical special. Wigtown duo, The Bookshop Band, were delighting children and families worldwide in Robin Robin, the first-ever full blown musical from Aardman – creators of Wallace and Grommit – was released on Netflix. Beth Porter and Ben Please, who moved…
Read MoreThe Gin Blue Line will help police with PTSD
The Stirling Distillery has launched its much anticipated Gin Blue Line gin. Created in recognition of more than 200 years of British policing, this special bottling will raise money for police officers, both past and present, who suffer with PTSD. Co-founder of the distillery Cameron McCann is a retired Met police officer, having served in…
Read More900 ways to save Scotland’s native plants
Harsh winter weather was not enough to deter intrepid teams from the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh as they put conservation theory into action. They transplanted 900 plants of the endangered alpine blue-sow-thistle (Cicerbita alpina) into secret locations in the Scottish hills. In a remarkable demonstration of how expert scientists and horticulturists, working together, can help…
Read MoreJulieann Fernandez wins Icons of Whisky Scottish title
Distell International’s master blender, Julieann Fernandez, has won the regional Icons of Whisky award for Scotland at the World Whisky Awards ceremony in Edinburgh. Julieann Fernandez is the master blender for Distell Group – spanning Bunnahabhain, Tobermory and Deanston distilleries, Black Bottle and Scottish Leader. Aged only 30, she is one of the youngest people…
Read MoreCelebrating the beauty of Beinn Eighe
The UK’s first National Nature Reserve, the stunning Beinn Eighe NNR, recently celebrated its 70th birthday. To mark the event, NatureScot has revealed the winning pictures from a photo contest commemorating the landmark anniversary. In 1951, Beinn Eighe was designated as the UK’s first NNR to protect its precious ancient pinewood, the largest fragment in…
Read MoreSecrets and scandals in a fascinating biography
Lady Jane Douglas was the sister of the Duke of Douglas, the richest man in Scotland. When she reportedly gave birth to her first children (twins) at the ripe old age of 49 in a back room in Paris, questions were asked as to the whether a legitimate heir to the family fortune had been…
Read MoreA fast-paced historical Highland thriller
The creation of Great Britain is certainly a topical subject. Using her knowledge of the English Tudor and Stuart periods, S J Garland creates this fast-paced historical thriller based at the time of the signing of the Act of Union. Set in the Highlands, a man is sent to become an excise collector but things…
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