Posts Tagged ‘Aberdeen’
‘Clean’ beauty fans given access to UK marketplace
An award-winning Scottish spa group has launched a new marketplace for the flourishing clean beauty sector. PURE Spa & Beauty, which has spas in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen, aims to provide a fresh way for consumers to discover and buy emerging clean beauty brands. The PURE Beauty Zone will take the guess work and confusion…
Read MoreAn attractive home in a much-wanted area
A traditional 1930s detached house with mature gardens in a sought after residential area is now on the market. Presented to the market by Bell Ingram, Hillway in Murray Place is understood to date from the 1930s although additional window bays were added to the two public rooms at a later date. Murray Place is…
Read MoreMusic Hall reopening after ÂŁ9million revamp
Aberdeen’s historic and much-loved Music Hall will re-open its doors to the public on December 8. The occasion will be marked with a day of Stepping In community celebrations, featuring a special appearance from Travis frontman Fran Healy leading the Music Hall community choir in a performance of the iconic song Sing. The doors will…
Read MoreJordan’s ready for the challenge at Meldrum House
The award-winning Meldrum House Country Hotel and Golf Course has appointed a new general manager. Jordan Charles, who trained as a lawyer at Stirling and Strathclyde Universities, joins the privately-owned and recently crowned Best Boutique Hotel in Britain, from Telford Hotel and Golf Resort where he was deputy manager. The 27-year old Scot has worked…
Read MoreStopping kids believe pasta comes from animals
With more than one in 10 school children in the UK believing that pasta comes from an animal, one fifth thinking fish fingers are made of chicken and 10% not realising that carrots and potatoes grow underground, it’s clear that work needs to be done to educate kids on the origins of our food. The…
Read MoreWhen silver was Scotland’s most desired metal
An exhibition marking when Scotland valued silver over gold is set to open. National Museums Scotland is holding an exhibition, Scotland’s Early Silver, at Duff House in Aberdeenshire, showing how silver, not gold, became the most important precious metal in Scotland over the course of the first millennium AD. Scotland’s Early Silver, created by National…
Read MoreFinalists revealed in Scottish tourism awards
The World’s Largest Ever Sleepout, Scotland’s Building Conservation Centre, silent disco dancing tours and Glasgow’s transport museum are among those in the running for this year’s Scottish Thistle Awards. The shortlist for the regional finals of the 2018/19 Scottish Thistle Awards, in association with Fishers, has been revealed, and sees some of the country’s biggest…
Read MoreHome in former walled garden offers privacy
A distinctive modern family house within a former walled garden is now on the property market. Presents for sale by Savills, Braemore House was constructed in 1991 inside the former walled garden of Kings of Kinloch House. Braemore house is situated up a private driveway shared by just five houses. Being enclosed by a beautiful…
Read MoreA coastal Scottish castle for sale at ÂŁ3.9million
A 32 bedroom Scottish castle with views over the sea is for sale in the Highlands. Presented by Knight Frank, Ackergill Castle in Wick is a historic building in a spectacular coastal setting. At the heart is a 15th century tower, significantly extended in the 19th century and extensively refurbished and renovated in the 21st…
Read MoreLifestyle brand set to open second Scottish hotel
A hotel chain’s lifestyle brand which began in Scotland is set to open its second outlet. Marriott’s Moxy Hotels has appointed Glaswegian Ross Saunders to lead the launch of the new 181 bedroomed Glasgow Moxy. The new hotel is due to open in the Merchant district of the city on November 13. Aged 32, Ross…
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