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New Nevis Range scheme will generate some interest
A new hydroelectric scheme that powers the Nevis Range base station and gondola has been officially opened. Nevis Range Hydro Company, the sister business to Nevis Range Mountain Experience in Lochaber, celebrated the completion of a scheme, with a ceremony performed by Paul Wheelhouse MSP, the Scottish Government’s Minister for Business, Innovation and Energy. The…
Read MoreThe Balvenie releases its latest compendium instalment – including a 55-year-old single malt
Speyside distillery The Balvenie has launched its oldest expression to date, with a 55-year-old single malt whisky. The Secrets of the Stock Model is the third instalment from the compendium, which celebrates the industry’s longest-serving malt master, David Stewart MBE. The range comprises of five ‘extremely rare’ single cask single malt bottlings, including a 55-year-old European…
Read MoreLoyal readers can help Scottish Field to be covered in glory
Scottish Field has been nominated for a prestigious honour at the Professional Publishers Association Scotland awards. We have been shortlisted in the category of Scottish Magazine Award for Best Cover, with our October 2017 issue. Last Friday, 15 of the top magazine professionals in the UK came together at Glasgow’s Radisson Blu hotel to judge…
Read MoreConservation project to protect landmark buildings is launched in Clyde Valley
A conservation project to protect designed landmarks in the Clyde and Avon Valley has got underway. The scheme was launched in the shadow of the grandest designed landscape in the area, at Chatelherault Country Park near Hamilton. The Glorious Gardens 2 project follows a pilot phase which included research and reporting by volunteers on designed…
Read MoreNew general manager for Duncan Taylor Scotch Whisky
A whisky firm as appointed a new general manager. Huntly-based Duncan Taylor Scotch Whisky has a new arrival in the form of Neil Miller, who is its new general manager. The 38-year-old has spent most of his career working in the oil and gas sector, six years of which was spent in the Middle East…
Read MoreConsultant appointed to study flooding in Aberdeenshire communities
Plans to help Aberdeenshire towns beat the floods are a step closer, after the appointment of a consultant to undertake flood studies in the communities. Ellon, Insch, Inverurie and Port Elphinstone were all been hit by flooding in January last year, when they were flooded by the rivers Ythan and Don in exceptional weather. Under…
Read MoreNew partnership aims to make Fife a litter-free zone
Zero Waste Scotland is teaming up with a local authority to combat litter prevention. Working with Fife Council, they are encouraging organisations to prevent litter which is spoiling the area, writes Imogen Lovie. Organisations and businesses across all of Fife are invited to take part in the new initiative to tackle litter at the source…
Read MoreAmbitious ÂŁ10million development at Glenrothes town centre
A major ÂŁ10million town centre retail development plan has begun in Glenrothes. The massive investment will begin a legal agreement between the developers and Fife Council was reached earlier this year. The redevelopment, that will transform and regenerate the North Street site, is set to create over 150 new local jobs. Atmore Properties Limited and…
Read MoreEnjoying the character of Bolney’s pinot noir
Peter Ranscombe gets a rare chance to compare four vintages of English pinot noir from the Bolney Estate in Sussex. DRINKING the same bottle of supermarket wine week after week can sometimes make it easy to forget how much the taste of a wine can vary from year to year. Big producers will blend wine…
Read MoreAberdeen youngsters do the light thing over creative proposals
Youngsters in Aberdeen have been sharing their views on proposals to showcase Aberdeen’s landmarks, civic spaces and streetscape using creative lighting. Pupils at Middleton Park Primary, St Joseph’s Primary, Skene Square Primary and Harlaw Academy have taken part in a public engagement exercise for Aberdeen in Colour. Dozens of pupils shared their views on what…
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