Scotland
Flexibility needed for rural job retention
Limitations in the coronavirus job retention scheme is one of the chief concerns of rural companies during the Covid-19 crisis, Scottish Land & Estates has said. The rural business organisation has conducted a survey of members across Scotland to find out what proactive measures are being put in place by companies – and what issues…
Read MoreTen birds to spot in your garden this spring
The warmer months of spring promise the start of the nesting season and a chance for nature lovers to spot busy birds as they hurry to build nests. To help stay-at-home wildlife explorers identify their sightings, Swarovski Optik, a world-leading manufacturer of long-range optics, has shared a list of ten British birds that can easily…
Read MoreArdbeg’s 5-year-old expression is a Wee Beastie
Ardbeg is adding to its core whisky range with Ardbeg Wee Beastie. And at just 5 years old, this is a feisty and intensely powerful smoky whisky. From elusive sea creatures to eerie hillside half-breeds, the Ardbeg Distillery has a history of exploring inexplicable legends in their bottlings. Matured in ex-bourbon and Oloroso sherry casks,…
Read MoreThree new funds to support Scotland’s creatives
Creative Scotland has launched three funding programmes designed to provide further support to sustain the country’s creative community during the COVID-19 outbreak. A Creative Scotland Bridging Bursary Fund will help sustain creative practice by freelance creative professionals who have lost earnings due to the cancellation of work as a result of COVID-19. A parallel Screen…
Read MoreHonours for Tamdhu at at World Whiskies Awards 2020
Tamdhu Single Malt Scotch Whisky is celebrating another industry award after scooping a top accolade at the final of the highly regarded World Whiskies Awards 2020 competition. The Tamdhu Distillery Manager’s Single Cask was crowned as the World’s Best Single Cask, Single Malt Whisky during the digital awards ceremony. Sandy McIntyre, Tamdhu Distillery manager, was…
Read MoreDon’t be tempted if you’re offered illegal venison
Scots are being warned to cautious if they are offered venison away from shops. The caution comes following a reported increase in ‘doorstep sales’ and giving away of venison. The Scottish Venison Association has issued a statement, warning against buying the meat. A spokesman said: ‘However well meaning, the giving away or selling of any…
Read MoreNew additions to TV schedules during covid-19 crisis
BBC Scotland has amended its schedules to meet the changing world with the coronavirus crisis. Following last week’s announcement of the introduction of Bitesize schools programming to the schedules, BBC Scotland has today released more details around two new commissions and comedy and sports programming which will be introduced in a bid to entertain audiences…
Read MoreInstrmnt’s success is well worth watching
Instrmnt’s functional designs are enjoying a timely success. Minimalism is the fundamental ethos behind Instrmnt, Ross Baynham and Pete Sunder land’s Glasgow design studio. Even the company’s name, pretty much stripped of its vowels, is subject to the same principals. Launched in 2014 by the two design graduates, Instrmnt’s first product is a watch. But…
Read MoreThe end of the line for phone boxes?
The rise of mobile phones has made red telephone boxes obsolete but there are plenty of other uses for these much-loved cultural icons… When was the last time you made a phone call from a public telephone box? Since the mass adoption of mobile phones in the 1990s, unless you happen to have found yourself…
Read MoreA collection of facts that’s just capital
A vibrant collection of trivia from all around the capital is coming in a new paperback next month. The Little Book of Edinburgh is a funny, fast-paced, fact-packed compendium of the sort of frivolous, fantastic or simply strange information. Find out about the most unusual crimes and punishments, eccentric inhabitants, famous sons and daughters and…
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