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Inverness will be the wheel deal this weekend
The eyes of the cycling world will be on Inverness this weekend, as the ever-popular Etape Loch Ness returns to the Highlands on Sunday, April 29. Now in its fifth year, Etape Loch Ness has become one of the most popular events on the Scottish sporting calendar. Five thousand and six hundred participants will take…
Read MoreCelebrating whisky festival with a new dram
A special bottling is being released by a boutique distillers exclusively at the Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival next month. GlenAllachie has revealed it is releasing a special bottling , The Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival 2018, a 12-year-old single cask that was personally selected by Billy Walker, GlenAllachie’s master distiller. With 1,028 50cl bottles…
Read MoreTelevision series to highlight Scottish cancer centre
A new documentary series going behind the scenes at the Beatson Cancer Centre in Glasgow. Starting tomorrow night on BBC One Scotland, the The Cancer Hospital is a three-part series, starting at 9pm, going behind the scenes of the centre. The Beatson is the second biggest in the UK. It treats a population of almost…
Read MoreMountain bike festival returns to Scotland
Lovers of the outdoors, both on and off the bike, are in for a treat this summer, at the Cream o’ the Croft Mountain Bike Festival. Supported by EventScotland – part of VisitScotland’s events directorate, the event makes a much-anticipated return to Comrie Croft, Braincroft, Perthshire, the award-winning green tourism destination, mountain bike trail centre…
Read MoreRestoration work in the heart of Scottish city
A city centre monument is to be restored and buildings on Union Street repaired as part of the on-going effort to regenerate the heart of Aberdeen. The work, supported by the Aberdeen City Heritage Trust, aligns with the City Centre Masterplan’s goal of conserving and enhancing heritage. A total of £500,000 is being invested –…
Read MoreSpecial release marks 20 years of Benromach
The Benromach Distillery Company Ltd is today marking a significant milestone in the distillery’s history with the release of its 20th anniversary bottling. This special whisky celebrates 20 years since production started at Benromach after the distillery was refurbished and re-opened in 1998. Distilled in the first year of production, only 3000 bottles of this…
Read MoreThe glass act in the heart of an Aberdeen park
Outside, it’s five degrees below. Inside the glasshouse at Duthie Park Winter Gardens in Aberdeen, steam rises as a gardener in shorts and flip-flops plays a hose across the floor. On a day like this, the Winter Gardens live up to their name; where else can you find bougainvillea in flower when there’s snow on…
Read MoreHerb crusted cod is such a tasty dish
Scottish Field speaks to Paul Grant, executive chef at Meldrum House Country Hotel and Golf Course in Aberdeenshire about his future plans for the restaurant and the importance of seasonal foods. What’s your background? I’ve been at Meldrum House for around six months now. Before that I was the executive chef at Thainstone House, which…
Read MoreBoosting Highland forests with some funghi fun
An innovative trial to boost reforestation of the Highlands is underway – using a mysterious mushroom mixture set. Trees for Life will harness the power of local mushrooms to boost reforestation at its Dundreggan Conservation Estate in Glenmoriston near Loch Ness. The conservation charity’s experts and volunteers are to introduce a special mix of spores…
Read MoreMexican bites at a very reasonable price
Diablo Loco The newest edition to Edinburgh’s south side, Diablo Loco promises to bring a taste of Mexico to the streets of the capital. We went for nachos to start with, which were tasty enough, followed by a hearty naked burrito and a delicious Yucatan buttermilk chicken burger. The bar definitely takes advantage of the student population with a…
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