Posts by Peter Ranscombe
Shetland firm makes Scotland’s first lamb biltong
A COMPANY on Shetland is launching a range of biltong – including Scotland’s first lamb biltong. J&G Shetland, which owns Sound service station, will start production next month in Lerwick. The firm has secured £24,000 from economic development agency Highlands & Islands Enterprise (HIE) to buy the specialist equipment it needs to dry and cure…
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AUTHORS from Scotland, Scandinavia and the United States will star in next month’s online Granite Noir book festival. Aberdeen’s international crime writing extravaganza will include appearances by Camilla Läckberg and Attica Locke. Well-kent faces popping up on screen include David Baldacci, Stuart MacBride, Peter May, Val McDermid, Jo Nesbo, and Ian Rankin. The festival will…
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East Haugh House launches Valentine’s Day dine at home box
A RESTAURANT near Pitlochry has launched the first dine at home experience in its 32-year history. East Haugh House’s “Valentine’s Dinner Box for Two” contains a three-course meal, designed with some elements to be prepared and cooked by customers, following instructions contained in the box. Available for mainland Scotland delivery by courier, as well as…
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Danny MacAskill is ‘Doing the Dubhs’
CYCLIST Danny MacAskill has released his latest video – riding down the legendary Dubh Slabs on the edge of the Cuillins on Skye. In The Slabs, MacAskill scrambles unroped to just below the summit of Sgurr Dubh Beag – or “Little Black Peak” – one of the most technical sections of the Dubh Ridge at…
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Inverness serves up ‘ice pancakes’
A RARE phenomenon has been spotted on the River Ness. “Ice pancakes” have been seen floating in Inverness. Chris Conroy, river director of Ness District Salmon Fishery Board, explained: “These frozen shapes are normally spotted in the Baltic Sea, the Great Lakes of North America, or in Antarctica, so it’s quite amazing to see these…
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