Posts Tagged ‘competition’
Tomatin crowned best whisky in the world
Tomatin’s 36 Year Old single malt has been named as one of the best whiskies in the world. The whisky won ‘Best in Show’ in the whisky category at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition (SFWSC) 2023. Leading figures from the industry come together to judge spirits for the prestigious international contest. ‘Best in Show’…
Read MoreWemyss Bay is top of the stops
Wemyss Bay is top of the stops after being crowned the UK’s best-loved station. The station emerged victorious in the Rail Delivery Group’s World Cup of Stations 2023. Station staff, volunteers, train operators and customers embraced the competition, with more than 70,000 votes cast throughout the week. During the 16 head-to-head battles, the 48 stations…
Read MoreButcher crowned Haggis World Champion with family’s secret recipe
A delighted butcher has been crowned Haggis World Champion after she entered her family’s 40-year-old recipe into the competition. Laura Black, owner of butcher Coopers in Bellshill, North Lanarkshire, lifted the coveted trophy at the Scottish Craft Butchers Trade Fair in Perth on Sunday. Laura admitted she entered the inaugural world title-chasing bid with the…
Read MoreRecord breaking £6,000 raised for SSAFA
A record breaking £6,000 has been raised for Armed Forces charity SSAFA. The incredible sum was raised at the charity’s annual Borders clay shoot at Bisley Braidwood in Selkirk. Twenty-one teams took part in the clay shoot, all in aid of a good cause. A gun from one team, Lieutenant General (Ret’d) John Cooper, said:…
Read MoreStudent wins Savile Row tailor competition
A STUDENT will have her textile designs made into a sports jacket by a prestigious Savile Row tailor which inspired the Kingsman movies. University student Lois Cowie, 22, won the design challenge set by Savile Row tailor Huntsman and Huddersfield Fine Worsteds, based in West Yorkshire, whose customers include the royal family. The companies challenged students…
Read MoreAberdeen hits high note for European Pipe Band Championships
FURTHER details were revealed today ahead of this summer’s European Pipe Band Championships in Aberdeen. More than 100 pipe bands from across Europe and from as far away as Australia will travel to the North-East to participate in one of the largest piping events in the world. It’s the first time since 1981 that the…
Read MoreClaire Harkess: ‘Fine Feathers’ at Strathearn Gallery
ONE of the United Kingdom’s most accomplished and renowned wildlife painters, Claire Harkess RSW, opens a new solo exhibition, “Fine Feathers”, at the Strathearn Gallery in Crieff from 22 April. Perthshire-based Claire has previously travelled worldwide, with the Arctic, Antarctic, and Galapagos Islands all providing inspiration for her paintings but, for this new collection of…
Read MoreRead the runner-up in the Glencairn Glass Crime Short Story Competition
Allan Gaw was the runner-up in the Glencairn Glass Short Story Competition with The Last Tram to Gorbals Cross. Once you’ve read his story then check-out the winning entry – The Dummy Railway by Francis Crawford in the May issue of Scottish Field magazine. GLASGOW, 1928: A bluebottle thuds against the pane. Reeling on the…
Read MoreLetterbox vase maker Potr seals Bloom & Wild deal
A SCOTTISH couple who designed a vase that can fit through a letterbox has won a contract from one of Europe’s biggest online flower delivery companies. Potr, which was founded by former Dyson engineer Andrew Flynn and marketing expert Eilidh Cunningham, has signed the deal with Wild & Bloom. Cunningham and Flynn contacted Wild &…
Read MoreWalter Scott Prize longlist unveiled
THE longlist for the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction has been published Twelve novels are in the running for the £25,000 prize, which celebrates books published in the UK, Ireland, and the Commonwealth. James Robertson won last year’s prize with News of the Dead. Katie Grant, chair of the judges, said: “This year’s submissions…
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