Posts Tagged ‘glasgow’
Street orchestra set to visit the Outer Hebrides
Nevis Ensemble, Scotland’s street orchestra, is taking its 40 musicians to venues around the Outer Hebrides this month as part the biggest ever tour of the islands by an orchestra. Conducted by Holly Mathieson and Jon Hargreaves, this relentlessly energetic group will give 35 concerts in public spaces and community venues in many venues including Barra and Harris from 19-28 August. A highlight…
Read MoreA stylish arrival point in line for Princes Square
Visitors to Glasgow’s award-winning shopping and leisure destination, Princes Square, will be getting a new welcome soon when a stylish new entrance is unveiled. Work on a new arrival experience for one of the city’s best loved retail and leisure destinations is scheduled to begin on the 11th of August and is expected to be…
Read MoreGame of Thrones whisky in running for luxury award
A Scots business has been shortlisted in the Special Edition Pack – Drinks category of the 2019 Luxury Packaging Awards for the Game of Thrones Single Malt Whisky Collection, Award-winning drinks packaging company McLaren Packaging, based on Port Glasgow, is in contention for its with in the collaboration between HBO Entertainment and Diageo. The collection…
Read MoreA look at Scottish trains which is the rail deal
The Scottish Rail Scene gives a whistle-stop tour of the railway services throughout Scotland. From the bustling scenes of Edinburgh’s Waverley or Glasgow Queen Street, to the more remote Highland outposts such as Mallaig or Kyle: John Jackson has visited, photographed and documented them all. Since he first set foot in Scotland in 1968, Jackson…
Read MoreNew bridge over the River Clyde plans are revealed
Three international engineering teams are in the running to build the first opening road bridge over the River Clyde. The crossing connecting Renfrew to Clydebank and Yoker will require hundreds of construction staff and forms the centre-piece of a major infrastructure project to transform the Clyde waterfront. Following an initial selection stage earlier this year,…
Read MoreDramatic lochside views from an attractive home
A detached property located with spectacular and dramatic waterscape views across the Holy Loch and to the hills above Dunoon is now foe sale. Presented for sale by Robb Residential, Lindsay Cottage is a pretty detached property which enjoys a prominent position on the south facing shore front of the Holy Loch with views across…
Read MoreThe Trojans brought to the stage by war survivors
Real-life innocent survivors of a conflict are to tell the story of The Trojans at this year’s Fringe. Hiba is standing in the garden of the council house she shares with her family in Milton of Campsie, near Glasgow. It’s a long way from Syria, the country they fled after Hiba’s school was shelled by…
Read MoreNorth Coast 500 is miles ahead in VisitScotland poll
The creation of the North Coast 500 has been named as one of the greatest moments for Scottish tourism in the last 50 years. The iconic touring route, which brings thousands of visitors to the North Highlands each year, took one of the top positions both nationally and regionally in a public poll created by…
Read MoreThe Scots businessman inspired by Andrew Carnegie
Professor Charles Skene OBE has a near lifetime experience in the business world. He entered into the business sphere after leaving school at 16 and, with the exception of two years National Service, has been committed to the industry ever since. Charles returned to the family business – the photographic firm Studio Morgan that specialised…
Read MoreDuo will travel around Scotland on penny farthings
A pair of intrepid cyclists are heading from Lands End to John O’Groats – on Penny Farthings! The adventure began earlier today when Neil Laughton and David Fox-Pitt MBE set off on their 841 mile ride – on their 54-inch diameter wheeled Penny Farthing bicycles. The eccentric fundraising efforts are to raise money for Mary’s…
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