Posts Tagged ‘Aberdeen’
Chef Tony Singh creates a new range of beers
Scottish celebrity chef Tony Singh has announced the launch of a range of beers working in collaboration with Scottish Brewery of the Year, Fierce Beer. As one of the UK’s best loved chefs, renowned for his lively personality, this is Tony’s first foray into the drinks market. Kicking off with Indian Lager infused with cardamom…
Read MoreSix by Nico set to open first North East restaurant
Renowned Scottish-Italian chef Nico Simeone, is set to bring his Glasgow dining concept to Aberdeen this Spring when he opens Six by Nico in Scotland’s North East. Six by Nico Aberdeen will be the tenth restaurant in his expanding portfolio, which includes locations in Scotland, England, and Ireland. The Aberdeen restaurant will be Nico Simeone’s…
Read MoreWinter Olympics star backs Here We Snow campaign
Beijing Winter Olympics ski star Kirsty Muir has called on Scots to hit the slopes as she joins a campaign to encourage more people to take up snow sports in her home country. Snowsport Scotland hopes the Aberdeen ski sensation’s incredible performance on her Winter Olympics debut at just 17 will inspire the next generation…
Read MoreBreaking the News exhibition to look at the media
A Scots library is playing host from today (Thursday 24 February) to a pop-up British Library exhibition about the role news plays in our society. Aberdeen City Library is one of 30 venues across the UK featuring the British Library’s Living Knowledge Network displays up until Saturday 20 August which are complemented by online and…
Read MoreCrime fiction festival with added archives
A free exhibition staged as part of Aberdeen’s Granite Noir crime fiction festival at the end of this month shines a light into the hidden corners of the city’s past. Drawn from original records in Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire Archives, The Grit in the Granite showcases photographs, documents and maps to highlight the darker side…
Read MoreCrime writing festival returns on the 24th
Granite Noir, Aberdeen’s Crime Writing Festival, returns next week. Starting on Thursday, February 24, there will be more than 40 live, in person talks, workshops, performances, readings, escape rooms and films across four days. The event will feature some of the UK’s finest crime fiction writers including Louise Welsh, Ruth Ware and Ann Cleeves, creator…
Read MoreTake the plunge at the Angus Tour’s best dooking spots
Angus locals are inviting like minded cold-water swimmers and dookers to enjoy some of the most beautiful salt and freshwater spots on The Angus Tour. The Angus Tour Dookers Facebook group has been created as a tool to plan meets, share tips and build a community for those keen to dook in Angus but unsure…
Read MoreSkerryvore will push the boat out at festival
Scottish trad rockers Skerryvore will ensure that the Scottish Traditional Boat Festival hits the high notes when it returns this summer. The Celtic rockers will honour a pledge made back in 2019 to perform as headliners at the festival’s opening concert. They will finally play the live stage at Portsoy’s Big Gig on Back Green…
Read MoreBeer brand doing its bit for the planet and charity
Beer brand Brewgooder has announced new contract deals with two of Scotland’s most renowned craft brewers. It is working with Fierce Brewing and Williams Brothers as it gets set to fulfil an order book of more than £5 million annually by 2024. Brewgooder, which uses a ‘fully-distributed’ brewing model to maximise production capacity while minimising…
Read MoreFree lunchbreak concerts go live again
Aberdeen Art Gallery’s Cowdray Hall is reverberating with the sounds of live music for the first time in two years. The popular free lunchbreak concerts series returned this week. The new programme has been launched in ambitious style as virtuoso local pianist Joseph Long continues his personal challenge to play all 18 of Mozart’s piano…
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