Posts by Peter Ranscombe
Mackie’s TV stardom sends honeycomb GB wide
MACKIE’S honeycomb ice cream flavour is now on sale across Great Britain – thanks to a little help from Gregg Wallace. The Aberdeenshire-based ice cream maker featured in the latest series of BBC Two’s Inside The Factory back in February. Presenter Wallace followed a tub of honeycomb-flavoured ice cream all the way through the production…
Read MoreJoe Wicks hits Scone Palace and Thirlestane Castle
TELEVISION star Joe Wicks will visit Thirlestane Castle in Lauder and Scone Palace near Perth next month as part of his exercise show tour. The fitness expert, dubbed “the nation’s PE teacher” after running online exercise classes during the pandemic lockdowns, will run lessons in Lauder on 5 August and at Scone the following day.…
Read MoreAultguish Inn installs ‘wilderness’ electric charger
THE Aultguish Inn at Garve in Wester Ross has installed “one of the most remote electric vehicle (EV) charging points in the UK”. The move comes after a survey found that 34% of EV owners would go on more staycations if they had more confidence in the availability of charging points. Ian Exworth, head of…
Read MoreThe Missing Colourist – John Maclauchlan Milne
Author Maurice Millar looks back at the life of John Maclauchlan Milne, dubbed “The Fifth Scottish Colourist”. JOHN Maclauchlan Milne (1885-1957) – or “JMM” – was a post-impressionist artist of the jazz age, painting in Paris, the Loire Valley, and then the French Riviera in the 1920s. He painted in the same places – at…
Read MoreBalmoral Estate among wildlife award winners
THE Queen’s Balmoral Estate is among seven recipients of Wildlife Estates Scotland (WES) accreditation. The international award recognises the estates’ and farms’ ongoing work in wildlife management and conservation. Together, the seven estates cover nearly 170,000 acres. WES accreditation needs to be renewed every five years. Glenlyon Estate in Perthshire received its maiden accredition during…
Read MoreEnjoy these photos from the Scottish Game Fair
MORE than 32,000 people attended the Scottish Game Fair at Scone Palace near over the weekend, according to figures released by the three-day event’s organiser. A partnership between Stable Events – the operator behind the Scottish Game Fair – and the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT) has generated £150,000 for the charity to help…
Read MoreLand reform proposals spark ‘recognition’ call
SCOTTISH Land & Estates has called on the Scottish Government to recognise the contribution that private landowners make to rural areas after ministers published their latest land reform proposals. The membership body – which represents landowners, rural businesses, and rural professionals – highlighted the part that estates, farms, and other rural businesses play in areas…
Read MoreWhat’s up with whisky: June’s review
Mark Littler returns with his monthly look at the world of whisky auctions. WELCOME back. It’s been a month of highs, with plenty to talk about in the world of whisky investing. Last month we signed off with speculation about The Macallan jubilee bottling and, against all expectations, it is now pretty fair to assume…
Read MoreJousting sells out at Linlithgow Peel
LINLITHGOW Peel hosted its first jousting tournament over the weekend since the start of the pandemic. Organiser Historic Environment Scotland (HES) all of its tickets for the show, which is part of the public body’s summer events programme. Caerlaverock Castle in Dumfries, which is also managed by HES, will host a jousting tournament on 30…
Read MoreWhy do authors use pen names?
THE reasons why writers use pen names is the theme for a new exhibition at the National Library of Scotland. “Pen Names” opens at the library on George IV Bridge in Edinburgh on Friday. The exhibition draws on material from the library’s archive to cover a range of writers using pseudonyms from the 1800s to…
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