Posts Tagged ‘East Kilbride’
Scotland is the best location to save for a deposit
Paisley, East Kilbride and Dundee have been revealed as Scotland’s top three locations for gathering an average deposit the quickest, whilst balancing day-to-day expenditure and rent Price comparison site MoneySuperMarket has revealed which locations in the UK provide the quickest route to becoming a property owner for those attempting to save whilst renting. Based on…
Read MoreDriving tips to help you beware deer on the road
With the clocks turning back this week, commuters across south west Scotland are being advised to look out for deer crossing local trunk roads. The deer rutting season is at its peak and Scotland TranServ has identified a number of potential deer strike hotspots. They have therefore recently installed temporary signage for the season at…
Read MoreWhen protestors raged at the Skye Road Bridge
The protests against tolls on the Skye Road Bridge is to feature in a new TV series. BBC Scotland is turning the spotlight on stories of protests in Scotland which grabbed the headlines – and left lasting effects on the communities involved. On 22 October, The Battle of Skye Bridge will be shown on BBC Scotland, from…
Read More15 years of booming business at Glencairn Crystal
Award-winning Scottish family business Glencairn Crystal has released its end of year figures to reveal an unbroken run of 15 years of continued business growth. In 2004 the East Kilbride-based company turned over £858K with the latest figures in 2019 reaching an unprecedented £11.3 million. The exponential growth of the business comes from, not only…
Read MoreAfter a decade away, singer Carol Kidd is back
Legendary Scots singer Carol Kidd is back with her first release in over ten years. The Glasgow-born singer has recorded and self-released Both Sides Now, an album packed full of beautiful music that is close to her heart and depicts where she is in her life at the moment, after enduring a challenging few years.…
Read MoreAppliance of science exposes £635,000 of fake whisky
Laboratory tests on 21 different bottles of rare Scotch whisky, potentially worth around £635,000, have confirmed them all as modern fakes. Based on these results, Rare Whisky 101 (RW101), one of the world’s leading experts in rare whisky, has estimated that around £41M worth of rare whisky currently circulating in the secondary market, and present…
Read MoreScots are fully booked for reading with family
A new survey has named Scots as the UK’s most avid readers. Book Week Scotland runs from 19-25 November, a celebration of the world of literature and the perfect time for Scotland to share and enjoy reading their favourites together. New research by popular tuition provider Explore Learning, which has five centres in Edinburgh, Glasgow,…
Read MoreAmerican deal is class in a glass for Glencairn
A Scottish firm is celebrating after it was selected by the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States to be its official tasting glass for this year. The family-owned award-winning Glencairn Crystal from East Kilbride has today announced that its iconic Glencairn wee whisky glass has been chosen by the Council, as it goes from…
Read MoreScots who stood up to Pinochet become a real-life film
A film based on the real-life story of Scottish pensioners who stood up to dictator General Pinochet of Chile is set for release. Nae Pasaran! will be released in UK cinemas from 2 November, and has already been nominated for two BAFTA Scotland awards for Feature Film and Director – Factual. Directed and produced by…
Read MoreScottish Field gives vegan ‘fish and chips’ the taste test
When the Scottish Field team learned that a ‘vegan fish and chips’ had been created, a few eyebrows were raised in the office. I won’t lie. I’m a committed carnivore, and can’t imagine life without fish or meat. However, I was rather fascinated as to just how a vegan take on fish and chips would…
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