Lidl launches Equi’s vegan strawberry ice cream

By Peter Ranscombe | January 11, 2021

ICE cream maker Equi’s has swapped its milk for coconut oil to create its vegan “Strictly Strawberry” flavour. The tubs are going on sale at supermarket chain Lidl’s 103 branches throughout Scotland. Glasgow-based convenience store operator One O One is also stocking the flavour, along with more than 50 independent shops. Chris Law, from Equi’s,…

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Has lockdown changed Scottish furniture?

By Peter Ranscombe | January 11, 2021

THE Scottish Furniture Makers Association (SFMA) and Visual Arts Scotland (VAS) have unveiled plans for a group exhibiton entitled “Adjust/Adapt“. The show is due to run at the City Art Centre in Edinburgh from 27 March to 24 April. The exhibition will show how makers, designers, and artists are adapting domestic interiors to the pandemic…

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Online Celtic Connections opens on Friday

By Peter Ranscombe | January 11, 2021

CELTIC Connections’ virtual festival begins on Friday, with more than 30 online performances spread across 19 days. The programme includes concerts by artists including Blazin’ Fiddles, Kathleen MacInnes, and Shooglenifty. Their performances were recorded in venues around Glasgow and further afield. The festival would normally draw more than 100,000 visitors to the city during January.…

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Rum portfolio prepares to launch

By Peter Ranscombe | January 11, 2021

TWO Scottish entrepreneurs have unveiled plans to launcha portfolio of rums. Vets Now founder Richard Dixon and Genoa Black boss Claire Kinloch have picked five rums from Guyana, Guatemala, Panama, Trinidad, and the broader Caribbean. The rums will be aged in pedro ximĂ©nez sherry casks in Speyside and are due to be released in March.…

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