Posts Tagged ‘glasgow’
Going in search of lost distilleries
PETER RANSCOMBE ASK whisky fans about “silent” or closed distilleries and they’ll quickly reel off the famous names, like Port Ellen and Rosebank. But what about Scotland’s other lost distilleries? Scott Watson is on a mission to find those silent stills. Back in 2013 he teamed up with co-founder Brian Woods to launch The Lost…
Read MoreHomecoming
It would be difficult not to be inspired by Scotland’s landscapes and nature and growing up surrounded by this certainly left its mark on Rachel Devine. The entrepreneurial designer behind Tir Dhàimh (homeland in Gaelic), a new lifestyle brand is coming home to Scotland to launch her label and a range of scarves, candles and…
Read MoreTamdhu: 50 years in the making
PETER RANSCOMBE WHAT was happening in the world back in 1963? In America, president John Kennedy was assassinated. In Liverpool, The Beatles released their first album. And, in a quiet corner of Speyside, on 2 November, a batch of spirit was distilled at Tamdhu. That new-make spirit was placed into a first-fill European oak sherry…
Read MoreAt home in Glasgow
Scotland’s Ideal Home Show celebrates a major milestone and you can join in on the festivities by indulging in their new food and drink festival. Returning to Glasgow bigger and better than ever for their 70th anniversary on 26 – 29 May 2017, Scotland’s leading homes event has now added The Eat & Drink festival…
Read MoreLochaline school children première their short film to conserve rare species
The freshwater pearl mussel is one of the rarest species found in Scotland and has been pushed to extinction on some rivers as a result of illegal pearl fishing, pollution and dredging. However, whilst great effort is directed at conserving cute and fluffy animals here and abroad, the slightly awkward, ugly ones get less attention.…
Read MoreRoyal Academy of Culinary Arts Scotland to host dinner in City of Glasgow College training restaurant
The Royal Academy of Culinary Arts, Scotland is teaming up with City of Glasgow College to host a one-off gastronomic evening in the college’s new city centre training restaurant, Scholars on Wednesday 29 March. A unique four course dinner will be prepared by college students in collaboration with some of the country’s most talented chefs.…
Read MoreThat’s Fife Festival announce 2018 programme
Fife Cultural Trust and The Gilded Balloon have today (08-03-17) unveiled a stunning programme of entertainment for That’s Fife Festival 2017. The eclectic mix of comedy, theatre, spoken word, magic and family centred shows will be staged at venues across the Kingdom from Saturday 1 to Friday 28 April 2016, with Rothes Halls, Glenrothes, the…
Read MoreStAnza returns with another outstanding programme for its 20th festival
StAnza, Scotland’s International Poetry Festival is set for another outstanding festival as it prepares to open for its 20th year celebrations in Fife. The annual festival which once again boasts a fantastic line-up of literary talent, gets underway next week with traditional Scottish singer Sheena Wellington opening the festival in St Andrews. Sheena, who…
Read MoreMarch exhibitions at The Open Eye Gallery in Edinburgh
The Open Eye Gallery – 10-27 March Coast and Clouds by Sarah Carrington This exhibition of new landscape paintings by Edinburgh-born artist, Sarah Carrington, centres on the ever-changing face of the coastline. Carrington’s atmospheric land and seascapes evoke the turbulent weather and luminous colours of the Scottish and…
Read MoreA review of Trainspotting T2
‘First there was the opportunity and then there was the betrayal.’ This is the sentiment which bookends the much anticipated sequel to Danny Boyle’s 1996 black comedy Trainspotting. Twenty years on in T2 Trainspotting, the boys are showing their age. Instead of running down Princes Street, Renton (Ewan McGregor), crawls along on one of Edinburgh’s…
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