Posts by Peter Ranscombe
Whisky oysters project tipped to double biodiversity
REINTRODUCING oysters near Glenmorangie distillery is expected to double biodiversity in the Dornoch Firth, according to a study published last night. The distillery has been working with Heriot-Watt University and the Marine Conservation Society since 2014 to bring oysters back to the firth. The team aims to have four millions oysters in the firth by…
Read MoreScots get ready for New York City Tartan Day Parade
SCOTTISH companies are getting ready to support the New York City Tartan Day Parade. It’s 25 years since the United States’ Senate declared 6 April to be “National Tartan Day”. Now, ScotlandShop and Bross Bagels are each supporting events in the Big Apple to mark the anniversary. This year, ScotlandShop – which is already the…
Read MoreArt contest marks King’s coronation
WINNERS of an art competition to mark the King’s coronation will receive £50 gift voucher from the Royal Society for Blind Children (RSBC) to spend on arts and craft. The organisers are encouraging blind and partially-sighted children and young people to share a royal-themed piece of artwork by participating in the competition, adding that entrants…
Read MoreCrown & Dagger Ball: A night for the history books
When Simone Waters attended the Crown & Dagger Ball, she was on a mission to see if fantasies could transcend into reality. AS I step out of my taxi and onto the uneven stones of Edinburgh’s Castlehill, the late evening has not only brought a moody darkness over this famous location but equally a sense…
Read MoreBluebell wood freed from Rhododendron bushes
VOLUNTEERS from the Kinclaven Woodland Working Group are celebrating the eradication of the final Rhododendron ponticum bush at Kinclaven Bluebell Wood in Perthshire. Over the last four years, the team of 50 has worked to reduce a thick mass of the plant, spending nearly 2,000 hours on the task. The plant had claimed more than…
Read MorePETA wants Royal Highland Show to go vegan
ANIMAL rights charity People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has called for the Royal Highland Show to become a vegan event. Dawn Carr, vice president of vegan corporate projects at PETA, wrote an open letter to Jim Warnock, chair of the the Royal Highland & Agricultural Society of Scotland (RHASS), which organises the…
Read MoreGordon Ramsay future food stars visit Glenapp
CHEF Gordon Ramsay has brought the second series of his Future Food Stars television programme to Glenapp Castle in Argyll. The 21-bedroom hotel features in the first episode of the series, which will be shown at 9pm tomorrow on BBC One. “We start and end the series in my homeland, Scotland, and travel all over…
Read MoreMeet Scotland’s new Michelin stars…
SCOTLAND is waking up to more Michelin starred chefs this morning. Heron in Leith and Timberyard in Edinburgh were each awarded their first star. They join the ranks of Leith duo The Kitchin and Martin Wishart and Edinburgh’s Condita in holding one star. The Glenturret Lalique at Crieff and Loch Bay on Skye also each…
Read MoreDressed to Kilt moves to Washington DC
THE Dressed to Kilt fashion show is moving from New York City to Washington DC to mark its 20th anniversary. Guests at the event on Saturday will include All Quiet on the Western Front scriptwriter Lesley Paterson, record-breaking rower Taylor Winyard, and Lucy Sophia Thomson, holder of the 2022 Miss Scotland title. Fellow guests include…
Read MoreHugh Dan MacLennan’s final fling
SHINTY legend Hugh Dan MacLennan is hanging up his microphone after this year’s Camanachd Cup final at Bught Park in Inverness. The night before the match, MacLennan will be joined on stage at the Highland Capital’s Eden Court theatre by fellow commentator and music star Gary Innes for “Hugh Dan’s Highland Fling”. The performance on…
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