Posts by Peter Ranscombe
Voting deadline approaches for Eat Game Awards
FANS have until 10 January to cast their votes in the Eat Game Awards. Run by the British Association for Shooting & Conservation (BASC), the awards aim to recognise the best entrants across ten categories. More than 70 individuals and businesses are in the running for the awards. Organisers said that Scots on the shortleet…
Read MoreOne for Capricorns at The Alchemist in Glasgow
BAR chain The Alchemist has opened its first outlet in Glasgow and is offering a free cocktail this month to people born under the zodiac sign of Capricorn. The free cocktail will be served from the George Square bar’s “dispensary” machine, with Capricorns given a choice of three drinks. The “Nearly Naked”, “Peach Fuzz”, and…
Read MoreGlasgow’s Bookface ‘Sip & Swap’ welcomes Alan Parks
WRITER Alan Parks, the winner of last year’s McIlvanney Prize at the Bloody Scotland book festival, will be the guest at this month’s Bookface “Sip & Swap” in Glasgow. Parks will speak to journalist Maggie Barry about May God Forgive, his fifth novel to star Harry McCoy. Bookface’s events give guests the chance to hear…
Read MoreSir Walter Scott’s ‘Rob Roy’ manuscript to go on show
AUTHOR Sir Walter Scott’s manuscript for his novel Rob Roy will go on display at the National Library of Scotland in Edinburgh from March. The manuscript, which hasn’t been on show to the public for at least a century, is written in Scott’s own hand. The copy of Rob Roy was bought a year ago…
Read MoreGreat Tapestry of Scotland artist Andrew Crummy among honours
ARTIST Andrew Crummy, who led the creation of The Great Tapestry of Scotland, was among those featured in the new year’s honours list. Crummy was made a member of the order of the British empire (MBE) for his “services to art and cultural heritage” in Scotland. He follows in the footsteps of his mother, Helen,…
Read MoreHolyrood and Heriot-Watt eye old barley varieties for whisky
SCIENTISTS and distillers are investigating which aromas and flavours are produced in whisky by old varieties of barley. Holyrood Distillery in Edinburgh and Heriot-Watt University will study at least eight varieties over the next six years. Chevallier, a variety popular during the 19th century, is among the strains being tested. The variety fell out of…
Read MoreNative trio plans show at Aberdeen Art Gallery
WORKS by three local artists are visiting Aberdeen Art Gallery to wow crowds in their home city. Lennox Dunbar, Ian Howard, and Arthur Watson all attended Aberdeen Grammar School, where art teacher Charles Hemingway introduced them to the collection at Aberdeen Art Gallery. Howard went on to teach at Aberdeen and Dundee colleges of art…
Read MoreHebridean Baker salutes Burns at Bonnie Badger
CHEF Tom Kitchin’s restaurant with rooms, The Bonnie Badger at Gullane in East Lothian, will host Coinneach MacLeod – better known as “The Hebridean Baker” in the run-up to Burns’ Night. MacLeod, who starred in Scottish Field‘s food feature back in January, will speak about his second cookbook during afternoon tea on 21 January. “The…
Read MoreShetland launches ‘Jump Start January’
SHETLANDERS could win tickets to the Six Nations rugby championships through a new “Jump Start January” programme. Individuals, groups, households, and schools are all being invited by the local council to get active for at least 15 minutes each day during four weeks early in the new year. The scheme begins on Monday, with people…
Read MoreRSABI names next chair
THE Royal Scottish Agricultural Benevolent Institution (RSABI) has named Jimmy McLean as its new chair. McLean takes over from David Leggat, who will remain as one of the rural charity’s trustees for a further year. McLean has served a trustee for five years and has spent the past two years as vice-chair. Based in the…
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