Posts by Peter Ranscombe
No more plastic rings for Tennent’s lager
SCOTLAND’S other, other national drink is switching from plastic rings to cardboard to hold its cans together. Tennent’s unveiled plans back in 2019 to make the switch from plastic to card. Work is now underway to install the necessary machines at its Wellpark brewery in Glasgow. The move will cost the company ÂŁ7 million. The…
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NOTEBOOK – JANUARY 2021 – WHISKY FOR BURNS NIGHT
Scottish Field drinks blogger Peter Ranscombe dips into his notebook to share his selection of whiskies to mark Burns Night at home. “IT’LL be a [insert name of event here] like no other…” has become one of the most hackneyed phrases during the pandemic – including by yours truly. Burns Night is no exception. Burns…
Read MoreDental braces get back on track
HUNDREDS of youngsters whose braces were put on hold last year are preparing to return to the orthodontists’ chair. Many treatments were halted during the initial stages of the pandemic, but dentists and parents can now make referrals to orthodontists once more. Specialist orthodontist Roxana Lutic, who joined Beam Orthodontics in Dundee recently, said: “With…
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Rosemary Shrager’s farm shop lessons begin with Burns
TELEVISION chef Rosemary Shrager is kicking off her online partnership with the Farm Retail Association (FRA) by cooking a Burns Night recipe. Shrager, who used to teach at her cookery school in Amhuinnsuidhe Castle on the Isle of Harris, has been running free cook-along sessions at 5pm each Saturday on her Facebook page since England’s…
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