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The way to someone’s heart this Valentine’s Day is through black pudding
A top Scottish butcher has teamed up with Scotland’s National Chef to create two new recipes for Valentine’s Day. Simon Howie, producer of Scotland’s best-selling black pudding, has partnered with MasterChef: The Professionals winner, Gary Maclean, to share the love this Valentine’s Day with two delicious recipes guaranteed to get hearts racing. Working together, the…
Read MoreClaudia Massie’s new works are put in the frame
A new exhibition of an artist’s work is to be staged in Perthshire. Claudia Massie will be presenting her new work at The Ruthven Gallery in Auchterarder, running from tomorrow, Saturday, until 14 April. The new exhibition of works on paper explores the possibilities of watercolour, gouache and ink. The work focuses on the Scottish…
Read MoreFort William prepares to hold its 2018 Mountain Festival
The Fort William Mountain Festival is less than two weeks away, with a superb line-up of uplifting talks, exhilarating film screenings, mountain skills workshops and exhibitions. It’s a chance to celebrate everything that the great outdoors has to offer at the festival in association the Nevis Landscape Partnership, Heritage Lottery Fund, the Outdoor Capital of…
Read MoreMountain biking competitors will find Perth is the wheel deal
Mountain biking enthusiasts will descend on Perth later this year for the only Enduro World Series Qualifier will take place in Scotland. Muckmedden Events, organisers of Muckin’ Good mountain bike events, has announced that their Fair City Enduro mountain bike race will be an Enduro World Series (EWS) qualifier event in 2018. There are 50…
Read MoreScottish hotel is fun for all the family after TripAdvisor awards win
A Scottish hotel has been recognised as a winner in the Hotels for Families category of the 2018 TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice awards for Hotels. The Lodge on Loch Goil came out on top in the category, with the Travellers’ Choice award winners based on the millions of reviews and opinions collected in a single year…
Read MoreStirling offers an attractive option to commuters travelling to Glasgow and Edinburgh
The Stirling and central Scotland property market is holding steady as commuters to Glasgow and Edinburgh continue to be attracted to the lifestyle offering and value for money the area offers. That’s the view of leading independent property consultancy, Galbraith. The latest figures compiled by Galbraith indicated another strong quarter (Oct – Dec 2017) in terms…
Read MoreGlenDronach releases a distinguished and complex single malt
The GlenDronach Distillery has released Grandeur Batch 9, the latest extremely rare batch of this highly revered single malt, bottled as a 24 year old expression. Personally selected by The GlenDronach Master Blender, The GlenDronach Grandeur Batch 9 has been composed using a handful of highly distinctive Spanish oak sherry butts distilled in 1990, 1992 and…
Read MoreSinger Hannah’s talent is a genuine Rarity as she lifts BBC prize
Folk singer Hannah Rarity has been named the 2018 BBC Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year. The announcement was made as part of the Celtic Connections festival in Glasgow, following a performance at Glasgow’s City Halls in a broadcast live on BBC Radio Scotland. Five young musicians from all over Scotland competed in a…
Read MoreNew bridge is named after Scotland’s legendary voice of rugby
A new footbridge in Hawick was this week named after the town’s renowned rugby commentator, Bill McLaren. The McLaren Bridge was unveiled by his widow Bette and daughter Linda Lawson at Wilton Lodge Park, alongside pupils from Drumlanrig Primary and Burnfoot Community schools who jointly won a competition to name the steel structure. Immediately afterwards,…
Read MoreCreative crafters will have their work on public display
A total of 62 hand-made quilts will be displayed at the Scottish Quilting Show at the SEC in Glasgow. From 8–11 March, visitors to the event will be able to see the creations, which have been entered in to the Scottish Quilting competition. The winners of each of the five categories – traditional, contemporary, art,…
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