Posts Tagged ‘Edinburgh’
Votes can help secure best outside London status
A Scottish business is looking to reclaim its crown as the Best Restaurant Outside London at the Food and Travel Magazine Reader Awards. Edinburgh’s Wedgwood the Restaurant has been shortlisted for the category for the third year running. Chef Paul Wedgwood’s eponymous capital restaurant originally won the award in 2016 and has been short listed…
Read MoreMovie star’s brother opens the Military Tattoo
Ex-RAF pilot Colin McGregor was the special guest who opened this year’s show at the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo. He performed the moving poem ‘High Flight’ – a special tribute to the late servicemen and women of the RAF. Colin was joined in the Royal Gallery at Edinburgh Castle by his brother, actor Ewan McGregor,…
Read MoreScotland’s book trail will be a hit with young and old
Scotland has inspired some of the world’s best-loved literary creations – from Peter Rabbit to Peter Pan, Harry Potter to The Howlat. Whether it’s history, landscapes, wildlife or even architecture, for decades authors have used some of the country’s greatest assets to create characters that continue to delight readers of all ages. In recognition of…
Read MoreGlen Scotia brings Campbeltown to the Fringe
If visitors won’t come to the distillery then the distillery will come to them, as Peter Ranscombe discovers. IT’S safe to say that only the most hardcore whisky fans will have visited Campbeltown. While many Scotch nuts will make the pilgrimage to Speyside or catch a plane or a ferry to Islay, the three-hour drive…
Read MoreEdinburgh Fringe Review: Gusset Grippers
An absolute must for women who have experienced childbirth and/or are ‘ of a certain age’. This slick, incredibly funny show is written and presented by Elaine Miller, physiotherapist, mother and recovered incontinent who enjoys revealing the wonders of the pelvic floor and how to get yours in tip-top shape (men and women) which will…
Read MoreEdinburgh Fringe review: Jimeoin: Result!
This well-kent Irish comedian has had a loyal Fringe following for 25 years. He is a familiar face on ‘Live at the Apollo’, the Royal Variety performance, and he had his own smash-hit show in NYC off-Broadway. Observational comedy touching on everything from Trump to Jesus and some fresh new material involving the cost of…
Read MoreFringe recognition for a neglected Scots poet
A family story taking the audience back through time will reveal The Secret of the Scottish Songstress this Fringe Festival. The story begins at Gask, transporting the audience back to the drawing room at Gask, on the banks of the Earn, Perthshire. The year is 1847. Baroness Caroline Nairne’s niece, Margaret Stewart, and Edinburgh music…
Read MoreEdinburgh Fringe: Baby Wants Candy review
Sold out for the past three years, Baby Wants Candy’s improvised show is a Fringe classic. Performed by six energetic Americans, the show I saw was Papa Peea – a play on the new Mamma Mia movie, with roles reversed so the debate is who is the mother of the young lady in question. As…
Read MoreYou’re invited to a wedding at this year’s Fringe
A frenzied bride on a rollercoaster journey of debauched self-discovery and empowerment is entertaining at the Fringe. Laura is an immersive debut solo tragicomedy by Elina Alminas, set at a wedding party, where the audience play the guests. It has been created as a response and rejection of the stereotypical roles women are most likely…
Read MoreA stunning estate on the market for over £1,795,000
The ultimate ‘off grid’ residential and foresty estate in the south of Scotland is now available. Presented to the market by Knight Frank, Blackhouse Estate lies in the Tweedsmuir Hills on the northern edge of the Yarrow valley. This district once formed part of the great Ettrick Forest, where Scotland’s kings hunted deer and, sometimes,…
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