Posts by Peter Ranscombe
World Gaelic Week gets underway
EVENTS kick off today to mark the start of World Gaelic Week. Seachdain na Gàidhlig, which runs until Sunday, includes more than 100 events and projects, from football and films through to ceilidhs. This year’s World Gaelic Week includes education packs to help teachers deliver lessons about Gaelic in both primary and secondary schools. The…
Read MoreScots adventurer returns after Antarctic row
SCOTTISH rower Jamie Douglas-Hamilton has returned home after breaking eight world records in the Antarctic, despite bad weather scuppering his hopes of reaching South Georgia. Douglas-Hamilton was part of a six-strong crew that set out from Northern Antarctica’s King George Island on 11 January, aiming to recreate Sir Ernest Shackleton’s escape to South Georgia after…
Read MoreTen Scots chosen for Collect 2023 show
GLASS artist Suh Moonju is among ten maker selected to represent Scotland at the Collect 2023 art fair in London. The ten artists were selected by Craft Scotland, the national development agency for contemporary craft. More than 20,000 collectors, enthusiasts, and representatives form galleries are expected to visit the show in London on 1-5 March.…
Read MoreThe Balmoral gets five stars from Forbes
THE 2023 Forbes Travel Guide has awarded a five-star rating to The Balmoral hotel in Edinburgh. The Balmoral became the first hotel in Scotland to receive five stars from the guide and has retained the accolade for the past three years. Forbes magazine has published its travel guide since 1958, with anonymous inspectors spending at…
Read MoreBook review: ‘Clanlands Almanac’ paperback
Book reviewer Simone Waters brings a fresh pair of eyes to the paperback release of Outlander stars Sam Heughan and Graham McTavish’s The Clanlands Almanac. The Clanlands Almanac Sam Heughan and Graham McTavish Hodder & Stoughton SCOTLAND’S two favourite storytelling sons are back. Sam Heughan and Graham McTavish are no strangers to success; this duo…
Read MoreWhisky news round-up: tourism, auctions, and more
Peter Ranscombe takes another irreverent look at all the latest whisky news. IT’S been a week for splashing the cash in the world of whisky. The Scotch Whisky Experience unveiled plans to spend £3 million upgrading its tourist attraction on the approach to Edinburgh Castle. Susan Morrison, chief executive of The Scotch Whisky Experience, said:…
Read MoreUniversities mark Adam Smith tercentenary
THE second lecture in a series to mark the tercentenary of Scottish economist Adam Smith takes place in the United States. Sam Peltzman, who is the Ralph & Dorothy Keller distinguished service professor of economics at the Booth School of Business, will deliver the lecture in Chicago. His talk follows the inaugural event in the…
Read MoreGlasgow Clan ice hockey players raise cash for cancer charity
THREE players from the Glasgow Clan ice hockey team had their legs waxed to raise money for cancer charity Lymphoma Action. Canadians Drew McLean and Gary Haden, and American Jeff Solow underwent the waxing to support 20-year-old student nurse Alix Maitland, one of the team’s flag bearers. Maitland was diagnosed with stage-four Hodgkin’s lymphoma, which…
Read MoreRobert Burns Minecraft project gets awards nod
A PROJECT to promote Robert Burns within the Minecraft computer game is in the running for an award. The Robert Burns Ellisland Trust and the University of Glasgow have been shortlisted in the innovation of the year category at the Scottish Knowledge Exchange Awards. The project is up against The Prebiotic Company and Glasgow Caledonian…
Read MoreThe Caddy Mann in Eat Game Awards final
THE Caddy Mann restaurant in Jedburgh has reached the finals of the Eat Game Awards. The eatery won the category in 2019 and finished as the runner-up last year. Owner Ross Horrocks was also named as the runner-up in the best chef category last year. This year’s finals will take place in London on 23…
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