High School of Glasgow make generous charity donations

Junior School pupils from The High School of Glasgow in Bearsden have donated 753 items to local charities as part of this year’s Harvest Week.  Children put into practice one of the School’s Values of being ‘community-minded’ by bringing in food items and toiletries to give to those supported by a number of Glasgow charities. …

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Coin hoard could be linked to 1692’s Glencoe Massacre

They were hidden for safekeeping underneath a stone fireplace more than 300 years ago.  But now archaeologists have revealed that a hoard of coins found earlier this year may have been put there by a victim of the infamous Massacre of Glencoe. The 36 coins, which vary in date, were discovered by archaeology student Lucy…

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Top beauty and skincare products for the colder days

SEARCHING for the perfect birthday gift? Or looking to spruce up your skincare regime through autumn and winter? Rosie Morton and Morag Bootland have you covered with their ultimate beauty and skincare guide. So, whether it’s a hand lotion, a face oil or even a lash conditioner, Scottish Field‘s Beauty and Skincare Guide will help…

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New BBC ALBA documentary to explore the Scottish wolf

For 12,000 years wolves and humans shared Scotland’s landscape. But as hunter- gatherers became farmers, wolves became their enemy and were hunted to extinction.  Now a new BBC Alba documentary is set to explore whether the story of the Scottish wolf is over. Wolves arrived as the last ice age ended, following – like Scotland’s…

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Lombard Collection takes centre stage at whisky auction

Some of the world’s finest whiskies, part of the Lombard Collection, are set to be auctioned off. Part 1 of the Lombard Whisky Collection will feature more than 200 whiskies from world renowned distilleries including, Springbank, Bunnahabhain, Brora, Glenury, and Glen Keith. The rare lot will be auctioned on 4 October at McTear’s in Glasgow. …

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William Shakespeare’s first folio to go on display

A 400-year-old collection of some of William Shakespeare’s first works including Macbeth is to go on display. The National Library in Edinburgh will display the works as part of the Treasures of the National Library of Scotland exhibition at George IV Bridge. Originally published seven years after Shakespeare’s death in 1616, the folio includes 36 plays –…

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