Birdwatching champion launches podcast

By Peter Ranscombe | January 22, 2021

ENVIRONMENTAL activist Mya-Rose Craig will launch a beginner’s birdwatching podcast on 29 January. Craig, 18, founded her charity, Black2Nature, in 2016 to encourage children and teenagers from visibly ethnic minorities to connect with the environment. Last year she was awarded an honorary science docorate by the University of Bristol, becoming the youngest person in the…

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Spanish sunshine in Lidl’s latest ‘wine tour’

By Peter Ranscombe | January 21, 2021

Peter Ranscombe dreams of Spain’s beaches, beers, and sunshine – yet is content to make do with its wines for the time being. SCOTLAND’S clincial director, Professor Jason Leitch, might be advising civil servants not to book non-refundable summer holidays, but that hasn’t stopped me daydreaming about Spain. The beaches, the beer, the sunshine –…

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No more plastic rings for Tennent’s lager

By Peter Ranscombe | January 21, 2021

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 £7 million. The…

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NOTEBOOK – JANUARY 2021 – WHISKY FOR BURNS NIGHT

By Peter Ranscombe | January 20, 2021

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…

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