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Laings launches special online spring sale
Luxury jewellers Laings have announced that they are launching a spring sale. Laings have launched an online sale so that they can continue to be there for their customers during this unprecedented time. Featuring an array of luxury pre-owned wristwatches and glittering jewellery, the selection of pieces are available to shop online at laingsuk.com. With…
Read MoreNational Whisky Festival delays first London event
The National Whisky Festival of Scotland has announced that this year’s London edition of the festival has been rescheduled with the escalating Coronavirus pandemic. The festival, originally scheduled for April 25, will now take place on Saturday 7 November at the original venue of Round Chapel, Clapton. All tickets for the original date remain valid,…
Read MoreArt gallery to continue with new exhibition showing
An Edinburgh art gallery is to press ahead to show the work of three artists, exhibiting together for the first time. The Torrance Gallery in Edinburgh will display the work of regular Ken Ferguson, who will exhibit his spectacular new forest and treescapes, alongside some more familiar snowy mountains and peaceful seascapes. Featuring alongside Ken,…
Read MoreA fantastic home by the beach – with an indoor pool
A unique opportunity to purchase a versatile five bedroom house – with a heated indoor pool – in a stunning beach location has arisen. Presented by Galbraith, Balcary House is a charming, yet unique, single storey property in Castle Douglas, in Dumfries and Galloway. Every window benefits from a stunning view, either across the bay…
Read MoreEtape Loch Ness rescheduled from April to September
A cycling event around Loch Ness, which raises money for Macmillan Cancer Support, has been delayed. Caledonian Concepts, organisers of the Etape Loch Ness which was scheduled to take place on Sunday 26 April have announced the postponement of the 2020 event. The 2020 Etape Loch Ness is now scheduled to take place on Sunday…
Read MoreFormer farmhouse on the Kintyre peninsula
A hidden gem of the Kintyre peninsula is now on the property market. Presented for sale by Robb Residential, Achnafad Farm (Achnafad – which means Long Meadow) is a delightful former farmhouse with attached stone steadings, the buildings are arranged to form a pretty courtyard. The house stands in lovely parkland type garden grounds which…
Read MoreThe Scottish Daffodil Festival has been cancelled
Scotland’s Daffodil Festival has fallen full of the Coronavirus outbreak. The event was due to take place on 11 and 12 April at Backhouse, at Rossie Arts Garden in Fife, under the eye of Caroline Thomson, an artist and sculptor who is a direct descendent of the Backhouse family, the renowned Quaker botanist and ethical…
Read MoreSpirit of Speyside Whisky Festival is cancelled
Organisers at the Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival have announced this year’s Festival will be cancelled in light of social restriction guidelines in response to the global Coronavirus pandemic. Now in its 21st year, the six day celebration of Speyside’s distilling prowess was planned to take place from 29 April – 4 May. The Spirit…
Read More2020 Royal Highland Show is cancelled
The Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland has today confirmed that the 2020 Royal Highland Show will not go ahead. The event has been cancelled due to restrictions brought on by the coronavirus outbreak. The decision, taken by RHASS Directors, who met virtually earlier today, is in line with the Scottish and UK Government’s…
Read MoreA Highland country house hotel with fishing rights
A delightful Highland hotel with access to fishing rights on three nearby lochs has been put up for sale. Presented by agents Bell Ingram, the Overscaig House Hotel is set in an idyllic location near Lairg, Sutherland, and has eight en-suite letting bedrooms, plus spacious owners’ and staff accommodation. The 3-Star STB hotel sits in…
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