Posts by Reporter
StAnza returns with another outstanding programme for its 20th festival
StAnza, Scotland’s International Poetry Festival is set for another outstanding festival as it prepares to open for its 20th year celebrations in Fife. The annual festival which once again boasts a fantastic line-up of literary talent, gets underway next week with traditional Scottish singer Sheena Wellington opening the festival in St Andrews. Sheena, who…
Read MoreMarch exhibitions at The Open Eye Gallery in Edinburgh
The Open Eye Gallery – 10-27 March Coast and Clouds by Sarah Carrington This exhibition of new landscape paintings by Edinburgh-born artist, Sarah Carrington, centres on the ever-changing face of the coastline. Carrington’s atmospheric land and seascapes evoke the turbulent weather and luminous colours of the Scottish and…
Read MoreThe National Wallace Monument celebrates Scotland’s heroines for International Woman’s Day on 8th March
Marking International Women’s Day, on 8th March, the National Wallace Monument in Stirling will present special live actor performances as part of its Scotland’s Heroines project. The project aims to introduce a female figurehead to the prestigious Hall of Heroes gallery, found on the second floor of the top tourist attraction in the heart of…
Read MoreA review of Trainspotting T2
‘First there was the opportunity and then there was the betrayal.’ This is the sentiment which bookends the much anticipated sequel to Danny Boyle’s 1996 black comedy Trainspotting. Twenty years on in T2 Trainspotting, the boys are showing their age. Instead of running down Princes Street, Renton (Ewan McGregor), crawls along on one of Edinburgh’s…
Read MoreFelicity’s Chocolate
With Easter just around the corner, there is no escaping the influx of chocolate gracing the supermarket shelves. But why give something luxurious and a little different this year to your loved ones? Felicity’s Chocolate based in Aberdeenshire create handmade Belgian chocolates with transferable prints – the choice of designs are endless! With a range of shapes…
Read MorePerkhill Holiday Cottages
Located in glorious Royal Deeside between the mountains and the sea, these grade four self-catering cottages provide the perfect place for a rural retreat. Perkhill Holiday Cottages are a family-run farm business with a herd of award-winning Aberdeen Angus cattle. The cottages offer every comfort, wood burning stove, underfloor heating, TV with DVD, free WiFi, large bathrooms with showers,…
Read MoreTempus Restaurant & Bar unveils its new seasonal menu
Scottish produce is the order of the day at Grand Central Hotel’s Tempus Restaurant & Bar as it unveils its new seasonal menu. Making full use of Scotland’s finest ingredients, the spring menu features produce from across the country including Aberdeenshire game, St Mungo’s haddock and Cairnsmore cheese. Visitors…
Read MoreSkye man scoops Scottish Landscape Photographer of the Year award
Dumfries-born photographer Nick Hanson, has been announced as this year’s winner of the Scottish Landscape Photographer of the Year Award. Skye-based Nick beat off strong competition from thousands of entries submitted from across the globe to win the prestigious accolade with his magnificently evocative images shot in the Scottish Highlands and Islands. …
Read MoreWorld Book Day inspires a look at Scotland’s literary legends
From Rob Roy to Long John Silver, Peter Pan to Harry Potter, Scotland’s landscapes, history and passionate people have helped breathe life into some of the world’s best-loved literary heroes. Whether it’s hard-hitting crime novels, action-packed adventures or heart-soaring romances, the country further cemented its place in the literary history books in 2004 when Edinburgh…
Read MoreThe Scone Palace Antiques and Fine Art Fair
The number one event in Scotland’s’ antiques fairs calendar, organised by Galloway Antiques Fairs, will be returning for the 42nd time to the majestic setting of Scone Palace in Perth over the weekend of 10th – 12th March. This bi-annual event which is in its 22nd year, remains the most established event in Scotland’s…
Read More