Posts Tagged ‘glasgow’
A heart-warming play based on real-life Scotland
A life-affirming Scottish play, which is based on real-life events, is coming to Glasgow. Cora Bissett and David Greig’s drama Glasgow Girls is to run at the King’s Theatre, Glasgow next year. The production will make its debut on the big stage from Tuesday 15-Saturday 19 January. 2019. Filled with song-and-dance-filled this true story tells…
Read MoreOne thousand voices unite to end Blas Festival
Nearly 1000 young musicians impressed a Highland crowd with an incredible showcase of Scottish music and culture, alongside the top names in traditional music earlier this evening. With support from the Year of Young People 2018 Event Fund, the Blas Festival, organised by Fèisean nan GĂ idheal in partnership with The Highland Council, came to a…
Read MoreScottish Heritage Angel Awards finalists unveiled
The rescue of a historic picture house in Campbeltown, restoration of an early 20th century Japanese Garden at Cowden and a project to promote archaeology in Caithness are among the finalists for the Scottish Heritage Angel Awards 2018. Showcasing a range of diverse heritage projects across the country, other nominees include a group of pupils…
Read MoreOpera in Concert series to open with Scottish premiere
Scottish Opera’s 2018/19 Opera in Concert series opens with the Scottish premiere of Edgar by Giacomo Puccini. It will be performed on Sunday 28 October, at Theatre Royal Glasgow. A gem from the world of verismo opera, Puccini’s rarely-performed second opera was commissioned following the success of Le villi, which was performed as part of…
Read MoreAttractive bungalow in a private woodland
A beautiful home on the coast of Loch Fyne is now available on the property market. Presented by Robb Residential, Olbia is a lovely detached bungalow set in tranquil woodland and riverside gardens close to the coastline of Loch Fyne at Inverneill, near Lochgilphead, on the west coast of Scotland. The house is completed in…
Read MoreEach dram has a drop from the South Pole
A dram with a difference has been launched, containing malt whisky which has been to the South Pole. Each bottle of the Ardgowan Distillery’s Ardgowan Expedition, a 20-year-old premium blended malt Scotch whisky, contains whisky which has travelled to the South Pole and back, carried by explorer Robert Swan OBE and his son Barney on…
Read MoreA coastal home with views over the Firth of Clyde
A distinctive category ‘C’ listed period detached house is for sale, offering a coastal setting with uninterrupted views across the firth of Clyde. The home on Craigmore Road, Rothesay, on the Isle of Bute, is presented for sale by Robb Residential. Craigard is a handsome period house of hewn red sandstone construction under a slated…
Read MoreScots vegan cheese firm looking to global expansion
Food demands and tastes are changing in the 21st century, as more and more people change to vegetarian and vegan lifestyles. Organic artisan vegan cheesemaker, Nutcrafter Creamery, is now looking to expand globally, following its move to new, bigger premises at Riverside Inverclyde’s Kelburn Business Park in Port Glasgow. Nutcrafter Creamery, set up by husband…
Read MoreGrowing organic hospitality, retail and tourism
Scottish firms are being invited to eat, drink, sleep organic, this Organic September. On Tuesday 25 September, Soil Association Scotland are hosting an organic trade briefing and discursive panel event on the opportunities for organic hospitality, retail and tourism in Scotland. Taking place at the Barras Art & Design Centre, Glasgow, Eat, Drink, Sleep Organic,…
Read MorePassion for fashion and beauty at shopping centre
A leading shopping and leisure destination, will host an all-new fashion and beauty event this weekend. Silverburn in Glasgow’s will host Style Seeker Live, an interactive fashion event is designed to revolutionise shopping to combine live fashion performances with a new shopping app helping shoppers to snap and shop the latest fashion trends. The two-day…
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