Rewind Scotland festival to return to Scone Palace

Rewind Scotland celebrates music legends of the 80s and beyond… Following the festival’s 10th anniversary celebration last year, Rewind Scotland returns with a legendary line-up celebrating music icons of the 80s and beyond. With Foreigner and Bryan Ferry headlining over the weekend, playing the festival for the first time, it is one not to be…

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Variety takes to the stage with Allan Stewart

Scottish showbiz veteran Allan Stewart is back later this month for another Big Big Variety Show. Promising the best in entertainment and the biggest laughs at the King’s Theatre, Edinburgh, the enduring appeal of variety is captured in a line-up that includes the digitally enhanced magic of Britain’s Got Talent finalist Mandy Muden, the hilarious…

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Celebration of Scots music set for The Hydro

A massive celebration of Scotland and its music is coming to Glasgow next year. Music Show Scotland who are bringing their epic production of Scottish music to Scotland for the first time at The SSE Hydro on April 27. It is one of the largest Scottish music productions in the world, and regularly play to…

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Ski Lodge opens for the winter in St Andrews

Think there’s no apres without ski? Think again. With the season – both ski and festive almost upon us, The Adamson Restaurant and Bar in St Andrews launches an alpine-themed pop up and apres bar. Rocking up on South Street in the former Burger restaurant site from November 30-January 6 equipped with seasonal hot cocktails,…

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More Scots are celebrating Christmas away

With the festive season fast approaching, Macdonald Resorts has found a growing trend of people planning to go away for Christmas with a 66% increase in the number of nights booked across both its UK and Spanish locations. The most significant increase comes from those looking to celebrate the festive period abroad, with Macdonald’s Spanish…

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Hat’s the way to do it for Children in Need

Leading outdoors retailer Blacks has joined forces with BBC Children in Need for the second year running. They are selling bespoke bobble hats and encouraging people to organise sponsored rambles to raise money for the charity. Blacks has created the bespoke Countryfile ramble bobble hat in aid of Children in Need. It forms part of…

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What the kids want when they go guising tonight

New research has today announced how Scots will be celebrating Halloween. Leading savings site VoucherCodes has revealed that the average parent in Scotland will spend at least £49.75 celebrating Halloween with their family this year – spending slightly more on their own costume than their children’s! Adults will spend an average of £15.40 on a…

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Is this the world’s best job for pub-goers?

A Scottish pub wants to PAY a lucky volunteer to drink beer, watch sports and take part in a pub quiz. The Projectionist Hungry Horse pub on Intu Braehead Leisure has launched a search for the UK’s first ever ‘Pub-licist’ and is encouraging locals to apply for the coveted role – which will include drinking…

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Jewellery event celebrates responsible metal mining

A new Edinburgh event will celebrate responsible jewellery next month. Goldflair, an exclusive evening event and celebration of responsible jewellery, will take place for the first time this year in Edinburgh’s historic Assembly Rooms on Friday, 23 November. Tickets are on sale now for the black-tie ball, which is being organised by Ian Nicholson, jeweller,…

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It will be hard to Trump this for slowing traffic

Forget speed cameras to slow the traffic down in a sleepy Scottish village. In Arnprior, in rural West Stirlingshire, the heavy flow of daily commuting cars, that pass the  Steven Burgess Furniture & Interiors showroom, has slowed down to a snail’s pace to view something of the pumpkin variety. And it’s not your normal carved pumpkin…

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