Posts Tagged ‘Edinburgh’
What’s in a name – the history of the Cadell family
What links the first navigation of the River Murray, 19th century photo negatives hidden under the floorboards of a grand mansion, and the TV programme, Hi-De-Hi? No idea? The answer lies with the Cadell family, the family who occupied Cockenzie House in East Lothian for over 200 years. They bought the house in the late…
Read MoreWomen In Beer Festival will return in 2020
Edinburgh recently hosted the first edition of the Women In Beer Festival, created by the local ‘women only’ beer group Beers Without Beards. Based off the festival’s success, coordinators have already announced they will be back for a second edition in 2020. The four-day festival celebrated women in the beer industry by running a series…
Read MoreDiscover Arctic Stream with Sheila Fleet this weekend
Leading Scottish jewellery designer, Sheila Fleet, will be holding her Meet the Designer event at her Stockbridge Gallery in Edinburgh this weekend. Running from 25–27 October, visitors will have the chance to meet Sheila and view her newest work Sheila’s latest collection – Arctic Stream is inspired by a landscape of snow and ice. As…
Read MoreLearn all about the secret life of tartan at special talk
Fashion designer and tailor Vixy Rae is sticking together never-before-heard stories and fascinating anecdotes on Scotland’s most famous fabric, tartan. To celebrating the launch of her new book The Secret Life of Tartan: How a Cloth Shaped a Nation, Vixy is coming to Dovecot Studios in Edinburgh, to explore how tartan transcends boundaries through colour…
Read MoreTyrannosaur exhibition is coming to Edinburgh
The king of the lizards is coming to Scotland, after it was revealed the nation will be the only European venue for a tyrannosaurs exhibition. The most comprehensive exhibition ever mounted on tyrannosaurs will make its only European appearance when it opens at the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh on 23 January 2020. Tyrannosaurs…
Read MoreGordonstoun plans to open a school in China
Gordonstoun has announced that it has reached an agreement for the first Gordonstoun School in China as part of a long-term multi school agreement. The first campus is expected to open in 2022. The Principal of Gordonstoun, Lisa Kerr, said: ‘Gordonstoun has been leading the way in character education since its foundation by visionary educationalist…
Read MoreThis architect-designed property is bound to impress
An impressive five-bedroom architect-designed home situated in one of Edinburgh’s most affluent and sought after conservation areas is now for sale. The property, presented by Rettie and Co, at Spylaw Road, Edinburgh, is in close proximity to excellent local amenities and some of the city’s best schools, features exceptionally bright, spacious and flexible accommodation ideal…
Read MoreMark Bonnar stars in new Scots TV thriller
Scots actor Mark Bonnar returns to our TV screens this week in a thrilling new TV series. The Shetland star appears in Guilt, a four-part new series airing from Thursday, 24 October, on BBC Scotland from 10-11pm. When brothers Max and Jake unwittingly run over and kill an old man, their attempts to cover it…
Read MorePrestigious awards placing for Scots restaurant
One of Edinburgh’s best loved restaurants has been placed fifth in the TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice Awards for best fine dining restaurants across the UK. Aizle currently holds the number one position for best restaurant in Edinburgh on the world’s largest travel platform. Opened in 2014 by husband-and-wife team Stuart Ralston and Krystal Goff, Aizle was…
Read MoreCriminal versus natural justice in crime thriller
Fastpaced and packed with twists and turns, Last Resort is the landmark 25th novel in Quintin Jardine’s Bob Skinner crime series. It shows Edinburgh’s toughest cop facing a very different kind of case. A quiet trip to Catalunya soon takes on a different flavour when Skinner is approached by an old friend with an unusual…
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