Posts Tagged ‘glasgow’
Why have one, when two will do more nicely?
If I said that you could have two cars for the price of one, you’d probably tell me that I’m having a laugh. But picture this: you’re a business owner working in the city, while spending your down time further afield in the countryside. You can have a car dedicated to each of these facets…
Read MoreA Royal helped silver business show its mettle
A Royal visit has given a Scottish business a massive boost. Since opening in September last year, Vanilla Ink’s silversmithing workshop in Banff has welcomed many visitors through its doors – but receiving a royal seal of approval from Prince Charles has provided a massive boost to its profile. The VIP visit by the Duke…
Read MoreIn the running for a food tourism award
Rufflets Hotel have been selected as a finalist in the 2019 CIS Excellence Awards. Shortlisted specifically for the Food Tourism Award, sponsored by Seafood Scotland, the award aims to celebrate the value of the food tourism sector in line with the Food Tourism Scotland action plan. Launched in 2004 to recognise, reward and celebrate the…
Read MoreBo & Birdy offers fine food and sheer luxury
Bo & Birdy at the Kimpton Blythswood Square Hotel is the newest dining experience to be had in Glasgow. Over ÂŁ1m has been spent on creating the new 146-cover restaurant, which has opened under the culinary guidance of the first female 5-star hotel exec head chef in Scotland, Gillian Matthews. The new restaurant offers a…
Read MoreFive of the best from Inverarity Morton
As spring gives way to summer, Peter Ranscombe looks back at Scotland’s biggest wine tasting. IT’S known in the trade as “the big one” – Inverarity Morton’s annual tasting at the Assembly Rooms in Edinburgh has hundreds of wines from the importer’s list on show and attracts hundreds more shopkeepers and restaurateurs seeking “the next…
Read More10 brave Scots who have won the Victoria Cross
Awarded for valour in the face of the enemy, the Victoria Cross is our highest military decoration. These are the tales of ten of the 164 Scots awarded this highly-prized medal. 1. John MacGregor Born at Cawdor near Nairn in 1889, John MacGregor became Canada’s most-decorated soldier. He emigrated in 1909, working as a carpenter…
Read MoreTime for tea can boost a vital children’s charity
After her daughter died of cancer, Laura Young set up the Teapot Trust, which provides art therapy for children with chronic illness. She tells Scottish Field about the charity. Why did you set up the Teapot Trust? My daughter, Verity, was diagnosed with lupus, an auto-immune disease, when she was three. She was eight when…
Read MoreLife beyond Taggart puts Blythe Duff on stage
When Taggart, the long-running detective series that subsidised Scotland’s theatrical community for many years, came to an end in 2010, Blythe Duff faced a choice. After a double-decade shift in the long leather coat of DI Jackie Reid, should she sit back and live off the repeat fees? Or was it time to hang up…
Read MoreA detached C listed period house from 1841
A detached, C listed, period house with an independent cottage is now on the property market. Viewlands House, in Rattray, near Blairgowrie, dates from about 1841 and extended to the rear around 1950.  Presented for sale by Bell Ingram, it is positioned in grounds extending to about 0.78 acres. There is an independent detached one-bedroom cottage which originally formed…
Read MoreOfficial camping partner for national park
Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park has announced it has an official camping partner. Leading UK outdoor equipment manufacturer, Vango, will work with Scotland’s first National Park to promote sustainable camping and support people from all backgrounds to enjoy camping there, in a three year partnership. With some of the UK’s most stunning scenery…
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