Festival to boost Glasgow coffee shops

GLASGOW Coffee Festival is taking to the streets to promote local businesses. The festival, which has been running for six years, was due to take place in May, but was postponed due to the lockdown. Plans to run the festival indoors next month have now also had to be changed to fit in with Scottish…

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Maths Week Scotland competition launches

PUPILS from throughout Scotland will be competing to win prizes for their schools as part of Maths Week Scotland, which begins on 28 September. All age groups from primary one through to S6 can enter the contest to win vouchers and certificates. The activities that will be used in the competition all fit in with…

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Leith market’s Oktoberfest starts today

THE first of three Oktoberfest weekends gets underway today at Pitt Street Market in Leith “Pittöberfest” features Barney’s Beer, Bellfield, Campervan, Edinburgh Beer Factory, New Barns, and Pilot. Barnacles & Bones and Ròst are among the street food vendors taking part in the festival. Barney’s Beer boss Andrew Barnett said: “While the cancellation of beer…

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Sewing course helps Dundee mum land fashion job

A COURSE that teaches young parents how to sew could become a feeder to the fashion and textile industry after one its first students landed work with a Scottish fashion house. Dundee mum Chelsie Bruce was one of the first 10 students to complete the online pilot “Kindred Clothing” course run by Tayside charity Front…

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Year’s supply of ice cream up for grabs

ICE cream maker Equi’s has teamed up with Scottish Food & Drink Fortnight to give one customer a year’s supply of free ice cream. Customers who buy an Equi’s product between now and the end of October will be in with a chance of winning a tub of ice cream every month for a whole…

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Distillery goes back to its roots for organic barley

LINDORES Abbey Distillery in Fife has signed a deal with Crafty Maltsters to use organic barley grown on the Falkland Estate. King James IV was staying at Falkland Palace in 1494 when he told Friar John Corr, a monk at Lindores Abbey, to make “eight bolls of malt”, a command that is now taken to…

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Glasgow landmark welcomes guests as revamp begins

ONE of Glasgow’s historic buildings is set for a £200,000 revamp – and is opening its doors to curious visitors. Work begins next month on the category-A listed Royal Faculty of Procurators to undertake vital repairs to the facade. It’s the first stage in a 10-year maintenance and renovation programme that incorporates work on the…

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Millennials eye whisky investments

MILLENNIALS are more likely to invest in whisky than gold, art, cryptocurrency or even stocks and shares, according to a survey by investment firm Braeburn Whisky. Its poll found that 28% of milliennials favour whisky, second only to property. More than one third of millennials said “stability” was a key factor when choosing their investments.…

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Britannia and Fingal offer behind the scenes dining

GUESTS will have the chance to dine in a wardroom that once hosted the royal family thanks to a new package launched by the Royal Yacht Britannia and its sister ship, Fingal. After a “red carpet welcome”, visitors will receive a personalised behind-the-scenes tour of Britannia, followed by a four-course bespoke dinner in the officers’…

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Dollar Academy gives schools free online courses

INDEPENDENT school Dollar Academy has launched an online learning platform to give pupils from other Scottish schools free access to Scottish Qualification Authority (SQA) courses and shorter “Discovery” courses. The academy’s “Dollar Discovers” platform will give pupils access to courses that may not be taught in their schools, starting with Higher politics, and will also…

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