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The Proclaimers launch Mary’s Meals walking challenge
THEY rose to fame by walking 500 miles in song, but now The Proclaimers have set a walking challenge to raise money for Mary’s Meals. Brothers Craig and Charlie Reid are backing the charity’s Move for Meals campaign, which asks Scots to get sponsored to move – by walking, dancing, skipping, or swimming. Charlie said:…
Read MoreDandelion Festival sends mini vertical farms on bike tour
FOUR miniature vertical farms are heading on a bike tour around Scotland as part of the Dandelion Festival. A quartet of electrically-assisted cargo bikes will carry the “growing cubes” to ten towns and cities over the course of the month. School playgrounds, city parks, and town centres are all on the itinerary. Cyclists will also…
Read MoreScots esports team goes to Commonwealth Games
SCOTLAND’S esports team is heading to the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham this weekend. The squad will be competing at the tournament for the first. Team Scotland will face fellow players from throughout the Commonwealth. Two computer games will be played at the tournament – e-football and “Rocket League”, which involves playing football with cars. Coach…
Read MoreWorld’s smallest whisky bar opens for Fringe
THE world’s smallest whisky bar has opened in the Scottish capital ahead of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. A former police telephone box on the corner of Hope Street and Shandwick Place has been turned into a tiny bar by whisky bottler Cask 88. There’s only enough room inside for one bartender and one guest. The…
Read MoreThe Islay Boys toast island’s 12th distillery
ARGYLL & Bute Council has granted The Islay Boys planning permission to build the island’s 12 distillery. Mackay Smith and Donald MacKenzie both hail from the Rhinns peninsula on Islay’s west coast and launched their whisky bottling company, The Islay Boys, in 2016. Now, the pair has teamed up with Ian Macleod Distillers to build…
Read MoreJam today as Fingal picks Perthshire Preserves
FINGAL, the luxury floating hotel in Leith, is getting ready for “National Afternoon Tea Week” after picking Perthshire Preserves to supply a special jam. Iain Mackenzie and Kate Thornhill will provide a new strawberry jam for the promotion – which runs on 8-15 August – and hope to become a permanent feature on the ship’s…
Read MoreEdinburgh’s Christmas unveils plans
IT MAY only be August, but Edinburgh’s Christmas is today sharing plans for its festivities. Markets will return to the Mound precinct, East Princes Street Gardens, and West Princes Street Gardens. New sites are also proposed, with a “Scottish market” on Castle Street and an “artisan market” across High Street and West Parliament Square, both…
Read MoreEdinburgh Tattoo welcomes overseas stars
INTERNATIONAL performers have arrived in Scotland ahead of the start of the Edinburgh Tattoo on Friday. Among this year’s stars are the New Zealand Army Band, The United States Army Field Band, The United States Air Force Honor Guard Drill Team, Top Secret Drum Corps, Banda Monumental De Mexico, and Highland Divas. The theme for…
Read MoreNorth Coast 500 gets its own podcast
A PODCAST series has been created to promote attractions along the North Coast 500 driving route in the Highlands. Each 45-minute episode focuses on a different part of the trail. The first programme features Assynt’s Northwest Highland Geopark, while the second outing spotlights the historic Attadale Gardens in Wester Ross, and the third introduces listeners…
Read MoreScottish Pipe Band Championships hit high note
ORGANISERS hailed Saturday’s Scottish Pipe Band Championships at Levengrove Park in Dumbarton as the “best ever” Some 20,000 spectators flocked for the first staging of the event since the pandemic began. A total of 117 bands gathered for the championships, with pipers travelling from as far away as Australia and Texas. Field Marshal Montgomery from…
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