Posts Tagged ‘glasgow’
Glasgow offers Scotland’s most healthy and happy lifestyle
Glasgow is the UK’s 13th best city to live a healthy and happy lifestyle – beating Edinburgh to a close 14th and Aberdeen in 15th. Health and fitness is a big part of many peoples lives, and with such a vast range in activities, classes and sports in our day and age, there is something…
Read MoreNick Knowles coming to Ideal Home Show Scotland
Ideal Home Show Scotland will welcome I’m a Celebrity star Nick Knowles and DIY SOS presenter to the line-up of celebrity ambassadors for this year’s event. It returns to the SEC Glasgow from 24-27 May. Visitors will have the chance to hear first-hand advice from some of the best loved homes and interiors experts with…
Read MoreA beautiful listed home with an 1841 vintage is now for sale
A C listed home dating from about 1841 is has been brought to the property market. Presented for sale by Bell Ingram, Viewlands House was extended to the rear around 1950. It is positioned in grounds extending to about 0.78 acres. There is an independent detached one-bedroom cottage which originally formed the stables for the…
Read More2019 Cordis Prize for Tapestry Shortlist revealed
The world’s biggest prize for tapestry, The Cordis Prize has announced the shortlist of weaving artists who are in the running for the title. The shortlist of 17 artworks by 16 artists will be considered for the £8000 prize and exhibited to the public at Inverleith House Gallery in Edinburgh from 16 March to 27…
Read MoreOn the fiddle to celebrate the master of music
The 16th annual Niel Gow Festival will take place next month, to celebrate the life of the man regarded by many as the patriarch of the Scottish fiddle tradition. The festival programme over the weekend of 15–17 March in Dunkeld and Birnam, has something for everyone, players and punters alike and, as is the case…
Read MoreChef Jimmy Lee develops Shanghai Teahouse menu
Shanghai Teahouse, an opulent Cantonese restaurant, has opened its doors in Bothwell this week. The new 1500 sq ft restaurant on the outskirts of Glasgow is bringing authentic Chinese food to the neighbourhood straight from Shanghai with an extensive menu developed by Asian-Scots Celebrity Chef Jimmy Lee. Jimmy from the multi-awarding winning Lychee Oriental in…
Read MoreGlasgow’s favourite wedding photo spots revealed
Wedding photographers have voted Ashton Lane as the top spot for romantic pictures in Glasgow. With its stunning architecture, plentiful green spaces and quirky nooks and crooks, Glasgow has many photogenic spots. But where are the city’s best locations for wedding pictures? To help couples looking for the perfect backdrop, The Scottish Wedding Show, asked…
Read MoreScotland to host the world’s most unusual ski race
The world’s most unusual ski race is coming to Scotland for the first time. Red Bull Homerun is to come to the Glencoe Mountain Resort on 13 March, with 300 skiers and snowboarders. The first male and female skier and snowboarder to the bottom will be crowned Red Bull Homerun champions. Red Bull Homerun has…
Read MoreFrench food flair comes to Scottish restaurants
There’s so much to fall in love with in Paris: the history, the architecture, and of course, the cuisine. Bubbling Croque Monsieur eaten on the Champs Elysées; rare Beef and salty frites in a candlelit bistro or a classic French patisserie shared with your loved one over a picnic on the banks of the river…
Read MoreA beautiful home on the banks of a main river
A substantial modern country house in grounds of about 1.2 acres on the banks of a river is now on the property market. Presented for sale by Bell Ingram, Campsie Linn House is a substantial modern house constructed around 1990. It is positioned on the edge of the village of Stanley, on the bank of…
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