Ladies’ shooting club marks its successful third year

Glad Rags and Cartridge Bags enjoy a whole weekend of celebrations for their third birthday. Scotland’s premier ladies clay shooting club celebrated in style with exclusive use of Raemoir House. The ladies enjoyed a delicious four course dinner, luxury overnight stay followed by a Sunday ladies clay shoot. Mhairi Morriss, owner of Jomm Events and founder…

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It’s time to start your preparations for Burns Night

Christmas is less than a week away, but there’s still plenty of time to get your preparations ready for January’s big event – Burns Night. Burns Night falls on Thursday, January 25, and is the chance to celebrate Scotland’s famous bard, Robert Burns, with merriment, whisky and ceilidhs dancing. With so many traditions to embrace,…

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Treat for foodies with launch of two new pies for the festive season

Foodies are in line for a treat this festive season with a new range of pies. Bells Pies has unveiled its succulent new range ahead of Hogmanay, with the launch of its premium Aberdeen Angus Steak Pie and delicious Hogmanay Steak Pies. The leading pie and pastry manufacturer has unveiled the mouth-watering pies ahead of…

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Wines for Christmas 2017

Peter Ranscombe goes on a shopping spree to suggest some stonking wines for the Christmas dinner table. INSTEAD of The Grape & The Grain’s usual “100 wines for Christmas”, I thought I’d try something a wee bit different this year. I’ve grouped together these recommendations according to the shops that sell each wine, as opposed…

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Scottish gin maker gets massive boost from John Lewis

A Scottish distillery is has clinched a major deal to supply a major department store with its gin. Eden Mill in St Andrews has secured a £150,000 deal to supply all John Lewis stores in the UK with the distillery’s 12 Gins of Christmas gift set of miniatures and Christmas Cracker. The partnership with John…

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The festive season becomes the fish-tive season at aquarium

Christmas is for everyone this weekend – including our underwater friends! Aberdeenshire’s Macduff Marine Aquarium celebrated its 20th anniversary this year and has under gone a major refurbishment of the central kelp reef exhibit. The aquarium was closed for the summer while the work was carried out and the grand reopening and birthday celebration was…

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Scottish nominations wanted for the Eat Game Awards

Scottish entries are wanted for an exciting new award launching in the shooting, game meat and hospitality sectors. The Eat Game Awards are taking nominations now for 2018, celebrating all that is best about wild British produce, writes Olivia Dobson. The Eat Game Awards are calling on the general public to nominate their favourite game meat business or…

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Meet the finalists in the 2018 Scottish Rural Awards

The cream of Scotland’s rural industry has been shortlisted for the 2018 Scottish Rural Awards. The shortlist spans 11 categories which celebrate all aspects of rural life, from artisan food and tourism, to education, conservation and agriculture. The Scottish Rural Awards are the ultimate benchmark of success in Scotland’s countryside, highlighting the enterprise, skill and…

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