Posts Tagged ‘glasgow’
Best pictures from this year’s Royal National Mòd
The 2018 Royal National Mòd was held in Dunoon this year. On Thursday, the Lorn Shield was awarded to Melvich Gaelic Choir, while BĂąrach triumphed, taking home the Sheriff MacMaster Campbell Memorial Quaich, the other main award of the day. The Traditional Final competitions saw two of the week’s most coveted medals being won. In…
Read MoreHave designs on success for your bathroom
One of the places at home in which we spend a lot of time is the bathroom. Who doesn’t enjoy relaxing in a warm, spacious bath, or blasting themselves with hot water from a shower, especially if they’ve been out in the cold? Bagnodesign Luxury Bathrooms, who attended the recent Homebuilding & Renovations Show at…
Read MoreFour different glasses to collect in whisky giveaway
A Scotch whisky is giving away 120,000 limited edition glasses. Whyte & Mackay is distributing the receptacles with their 70cl of Whyte & Mackay Triple Matured Blended Scotch Whisky throughout the UK, as part of their Funny as Folk campaign. The on-pack promotion gives consumers the chance to collect one of four bespoke whisky glasses,…
Read MoreAngels are honoured for preserving history
Heritage projects from all over Scotland have been honoured at this year’s Scottish Heritage Angel Awards. Hosted by broadcaster and writer Sally Magnusson at the City Chambers in Glasgow on Monday night, the ceremony saw winning projects in each of the five award categories crowned in a celebration of the groups, individuals, volunteers and professionals…
Read MoreCelebrity Masterchef contestant enjoys Nico’s new menu
Celebrity Masterchef contestant Jean Johansson is the latest famous face to join Chef Nico Simeone in the kitchen at his restaurant in Glasgow’s West End. Millions watched as John Torode and writer Gregg Wallace searched for the country’s top celebrity chef on BBC One earlier this autumn with Scots TV presenter Jean Johansson among the…
Read MoreRed carpet premiere for Robert the Bruce film
Friday night saw the stars of the highly anticipated Netflix movie Outlaw King, gather in the capital for the Scottish premiere. The film focuses on the story of Robert the Bruce and his transformational journey from defeated nobleman to outlaw hero during the brutal and oppressive occupation of mediaeval Scotland by Edward I of England.…
Read MoreWhisky firm set to grow its global travel range
A Scotch whisky company is set to boost its Global Travel Retail range with the launch of a range of new products, expected in stores next year. The Loch Lomond Group’s new expressions were unveiled at the 2018 TFWA World Exhibition and Conference, which took place in Cannes from September 30 until October 5. The…
Read MoreNew art school opens its doors in Stirlingshire
A new art facility has opened in the grounds of the Oakwood Garden Centre near Killearn, on the edge of the Loch Lomond National Park. Stirlingshire’s highly-regarded art school art4you has reveals the building. Established in 2010 by Ewen and Claudia Duncan, art4you Scotland supports and develops artist practice by welcoming people with all levels…
Read MoreA longer commute could save workers so much more
Workers in Edinburgh can save an average of ÂŁ82,088 by commuting up to an hour each day. That’s according to new research by the Bank of Scotland. House prices in a number of towns around an hours train journey away from the capital (including Dunblane, Glasgow, Motherwell, Dunfermline and Kirkcaldy) are, on average, ÂŁ170,927; a…
Read MoreStrum-thing big is about to hit Glasgow
The sound of glorious guitars will reverberate across Glasgowwhen Big Guitar Weekend returns to the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in November. A string of concerts and masterclasses will take place from November 1 to 4 which includes a highly anticipated performance from Royal Conservatoire graduate and guitar hero, Sean Shibe, the chart-topping and award-winning musician…
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