Scotland
TV show teaching how to speak Gaelic returns
Ever wanted to speak Gaelic, but didn’t know where to start? BBC ALBA is returning with a second series of Speak Gaelic, which starts tonight, Monday 14 March, from 7.30-8pm. Joy Dunlop guides viewers through the next steps to inspire us to speak Gaelic. Throughout the series, she’ll introduce words and phrases on a variety…
Read MoreFind a better you with Scotland as inspiration
Who needs a gym when you have Scotland? That’s the message the back page of The Kilted Coaches: How to Stick to the Damn Plan, as it encourages people to get fit using the country’s natural resources. The pair behind this book know what they’re talking about, having created hundreds of videos, garnered thousands of…
Read MoreNew UK brand ambassador for New Zealand distillery
Tom Sutton has been appointed as the new brand ambassador in the UK for New Zealand-based Cardrona Distillery. Tom began his bartending career by accident, after working in the kitchen of a small hotel in South Wales, where he had to cover for a bartender who didn’t turn up for his Saturday shift. That one…
Read MoreScots sustainable fashion brand has pop up shop
A leading sustainable Scots fashion brand is popping up at Edinburgh’s St James Quarter this weekend. This is Unfolded, the Scottish fashion brand that is revolutionising the fashion industry with affordable, sustainable clothes that look good and do good, is hosting its first ever pop up store. Located at Sook in the St James Centre,…
Read MoreYouth music series returning to our screens
One More TUNE, BBC Scotland’s youth music brand returns for a new 10-part series on the BBC Scotland channel this weekend. Presented by charismatic frontman Kerr Okan from the La Fontaines, each episode sees Kerr chat virtually with different musical guests, discovering the tunes they love or loathe and those that have provided the soundtrack…
Read MoreThe importance of faith in wartime Clydebank
The incredible use of descriptive language in Michael Cannon’s fifth novel paints an outstanding picture of community life at Glasgow’s docklands during the early part of the Second World War. This novel examines the impact of faith and fanaticism on a community beleaguered by war. Articles of Faith follows the fortunes of Campbell and Gig,…
Read MoreA novel reflecting the troubles of a small town life
Out of university and out of luck, Ben Hamilton moves back in with his parents to stack shelves at the local supermarket. There he meets a group of friends and quickly finds himself dragged into secrecy, heavy drinking, and a violent feud. Trouble flares as the boys test the limits of their own behaviour, small-town…
Read MoreWe’ve a delicious recipe for a tasty blackcurrant jam
Pittenweem Preserves has launched its very own cookbook, revealing the secrets of some of its award-winning creations. During the very first lockdown, Ardross Farm Shop asked Pittenweem Preserves to do a live Jam Shack Tour and cooking demonstration on their Facebook page. The feedback was tremendous and a seed of an idea was sown. Pittenweem…
Read MoreStirling Highland Games ready to return this summer
Stirling’s leading culture sporting event is set to return later this year on Saturday August 20th with some exciting new additions to the schedule. Even though a physical event, usually attended by thousands, hasn’t happened over the last two years because of the pandemic, Stirling successfully managed to fly the flag for highland games and…
Read MoreThe last man to die for the Jacobite cause
Had Doctor Archibald Cameron had his way, there would probably have been no last Jacobite Rising in 1745. His life is one of nobility and high adventure featuring buried treasure, treachery and clan feuds. It is thrilling and tragic. This is wonderfully detailed social history of Dr Cameron, the last man to die for the…
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