Posts Tagged ‘Fort William’
Fort William cinema named as best in the UK
Highland Cinema in Fort William has been named as the best in the UK. Just three years after opening its doors in September 2020, Highland Cinema was named UK Cinema of the Year 2023 at the Big Screen Awards ceremony in London. Run by a small local team, the cinema show a mix of Hollywood…
Read MoreAll aboard for a dream job: Search to find train drivers for Scotland’s most beautiful route
A dream job on one of the most beautiful rail lines in the world, with views of some of Scotland’s most iconic remote landscapes, has come up. The West Highland Line is famed for its cinematic landscapes, including the iconic Glenfinnan Viaduct, featured in the Harry Potter movies, and views of Loch Lomond, the rocky pinnacle…
Read MoreHighland upbring of former Lib Dem leader in focus
A documentary profiling the late former Liberal Democrat Charles Kennedy and how his Highland upbringing influenced his life and politics, is set to be shown. Charles Kennedy was 23-years-old when he stood in a fight for the Highland seat; Ross, Cromarty and Skye. Charles won and so began a 32-year career in politics. Charles rose…
Read MoreNorth Coast 500 leads the way on Instagram
Scotland’s North Coast 500 was found to be the most Instagrammed road trip in the UK with 88,287 tags, closely followed by Cheddar Gorge in Somerset with 59,980 tags. Road trips are an increasingly popular way of discovering and experiencing new countries, and how good your trip looks ‘on the gram’ is very important in…
Read MoreThe names the Scots have taken all over the world
Scots have travelled to every corner of the globe and, with an estimated Scottish diaspora of up to 40 million today, it is hardly surprising that these places all have one thing in common – they are named by or after Scots. From the barren lands of Antarctica to the Highlands of Northern Kenya, Abbotsford…
Read MoreAnother succulent Scots recipe in the limelight
Andrew Cook is the head chef at The Lime Tree in Fort William, and revealed he likes to keep it local when sourcing his ingredients. When starting out, Andrew’s experience came from big, bustling hotel kitchens, before the 38-year-old chef’s career took a new direction. ’I didn’t really start in restaurants until about 10 years…
Read MoreTry this easy to make Highland cannelloni
‘You could probably say I fell into this line of work,’ laughs Andrew Cook, head chef at Fort William’s award-winning The Lime Tree restaurant. ‘My parents were hotel managers with British Trust Hotels, so I’ve grown up in hotels. My dad is a trained chef as well, so he was my first head chef. ‘My…
Read MoreThere’s a new man at the top in the Nevis Range
There’s a new man at the helm of the Nevis Range Mountain Experience in Lochaber. They have announced the appointment of Rod Pashley as interim chief executive officer. Nevis Range in Fort William is home to the UK’s only mountain gondola, and has mountain experience for all seasons. This includes activities such as winter snowsports,…
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