Scotland
The perfect guide to the outdoors – by an expert
Anna Fleming, a qualified mountain leader who has worked for the Cairngorms National Park Authority, leads the way on epic rock climbing adventures. She travels through the Peak District, Yorkshire, Cairngorms, Wales and beyond. Having gone from a novice to an expert rock-jock, Fleming shares the highest highs and lowest lows that each climb has…
Read MoreCommando Memorial clean up continues next week
The next phase of works on the Commando Memorial site at Spean Bridge is expected to get underway next week, with the cleaning of the bronze statue including the stone plinth. This means that the Memorial will be scaffolded and sheeted obscuring it from public view. It is anticipated that the cleaning work will take…
Read MoreNew tourism body wants visitors to back Scots communities
A new national tourism body is urging visitors to support community owned tourism enterprises across Scotland and deliver a boost for local jobs and services as the sector rebuilds after Covid-19. Scottish Community Tourism (SCOTO) is a new network of around 100 community owned tourism organisations and enterprises. Its aim is to promote and represent…
Read MoreLearn, grow, laugh and flourish at St Leonards
Big in ambition yet small enough for every pupil to be known by name, St Leonards School in St Andrews offers an outstanding education for pupils aged five to 18. On Monday, 2 May, St Leonards will be welcoming prospective families to its beautiful, green school campus to discover the endless opportunities it provides for…
Read MoreTamdhu ready to offer a Spain to Speyside experience
Tamdhu distillery only opens its doors to the public once a year during The Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival. This year the brand is hosting an immersive ‘Spain to Speyside’ tour and tasting with London’s famous Spanish deli, Brindisa. Taking place on Thursday, 28 April, the exclusive whisky experience includes an in-depth tour with distillery…
Read MoreA guide to Scotland’s lost railway lines
As cars turned the world of transport on its head, multiple Scottish railway branch lines were swept away by the ‘Beeching Axe’. With that in mind, Spaven – an award-winning author with a life-long interest in the rail industry – meanders along the country’s old branch lines, examining both their glory days and the devastating…
Read MoreThe corrupt world of business and politics
As part of the Angus Blue series, this third edition details a thrilling investigation led by DI Blue who is drawn into the corrupt world of business and politics. As we have come to expect of Martin, he has excelled himself with vivid descriptions of Scotland – in this case, of Oban – adding authenticity…
Read MoreVault City’s sour beers are boosting their sales
Vault City has announced that its sales have tripled year-on-year to almost £2 million as customers across the UK increasingly become suckers for sour beer. This news comes as the Edinburgh-based brewery launches two new beers made using real fruit nationwide in Tesco – a Blueberry Maple beer and Triple Fruited Mango beer. Last April,…
Read MoreTourism group launches ‘Breathing Space’ campaign
A new campaign to attract UK-wide visitors to Caithness and Sutherland in 2022 and beyond has been launched. The destination management organisation responsible for promoting tourism in the far north Highlands, Venture North, has launched the new Breathing Space campaign to help promote businesses and attractions in the region as the country begins to emerge…
Read MoreScotland’s Circus Cabaret Night is back this weekend
Scotland’s iconic Circus Cabaret Night is back, freshening the blood flow of Scottish Circus Arts. Created by Edinburgh-based company Delighters to demonstrate the true skill of Scotland’s Circus scene today, their seventh event in the Cirqulation series is coming to Assembly Roxy on Sunday 24 April. Cirqualtion: Future will celebrate our time ahead of us,…
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