Posts Tagged ‘London’
Scotland’s the best place to pass your driving test
Pass rate data has reveals the easiest and hardest places to pass a driving test in the UK – and six Scottish test centres place in the top ten easiest. Marmalade  has analysed 10 years of pass rate data from every driving test centre in the UK to reveal the ten spots with the highest…
Read MoreFood wizards of Oz coming to Scottish restaurant
A renowned Scots restaurant has announced a one-off event with two of Australian’s top emerging chefs, Michael Clark and Jodie Odrowaz. Taking place on Wednesday 19 June, Fhior in Edinburgh, Australia-based chef, Michael Clark will be visiting. Fhior is owned by acclaimed head chef Scott Smith and his wife Laura, and opened in 2018 in…
Read MoreAnother hit from Scotland’s romantic comedy queen
Jenny Colgan is Scotland’s queen of romantic comedy novels – after all, you don’t become a multiple best-selling author without a degree of talent. What she possesses is a skill to create real people, and place them in situations which we all know and recognise. For The Bookshop on the Shore, we meet London-based single…
Read MoreA double reason for Caorunn to celebrate new gin
A Scots distillery is marking its upcoming 10-year-anniversary and World Gin Day (8 June) by launching their highest strength gin yet: Caorunn Highland Strength. Crafted at Balmenach Distillery in the Scottish Highlands, Gin Master Simon Buley has expertly handcrafted Caorunn Highland Strength at a bold 54% abv to enhance the traditional Scottish botanicals that distinguish…
Read MoreThis year’s Bloody Scotland has a Pointless guest
Scotland’s leading crimewriters are to be joined by debut author Richard Osman, from TV’s Pointless, as their year’s Bloody Scotland festival. David Baldacci, Denise Mina, Ian Rankin and Shari Lapena are among the other writers who will be attending, after Bloody Scotland revealed its 2019 programme today followed by a one-off performance by Val McDermid,…
Read MoreContemporary Scottish art to go on show
An exhibition of Scottish Contemporary Art is being held in London next week. Irvin Bar Grill will host the works, as part of the Crouch End Festival. Being run by Caledoniart in association with Irvin Bar Grill, a private view of the exhibition will run from 6-9pm on 10 June, when artist Lesley Anne Derks…
Read MoreTower wing of ancient mansion steeped in class
A historic tower wing within an A listed mansion with a superb drawing room all set within renowned gardens is now for sale. Presented by Mark Atkinson Property and Savills, Tyninghame House is one of Scotland’s most notable country houses, and one of the nation’s most ancient habitations. The romantic ruins of the church of…
Read MoreSeven of the best from Brunello’s 2014 vintage
Wet weather and cool temperatures didn’t stop some Brunello wineries from producing excellent bottles, writes Peter Ranscombe. THINK Tuscany, think sunshine: whether it’s Tony Blair wandering around in shorts and a t-shirt on his summer holidays or field after field of fragrant purple lavender swaying in the breeze, it’s hard to picture Italy’s most-famous wine…
Read MorePaxton House prepares for chamber music festival
A summer festival of glorious international chamber music takes place on the banks of the River Tweed this summer. Being held Paxton House, in the Scottish Borders, Music at Paxton will take place from 19-28 July. The daily concerts offer an intimate, friendly and relaxed experience and take place in Paxton House’s splendid Picture Gallery…
Read More10th Lammermuir Festival performers are revealed
The line-up for the 10th Lammermuir Festival has been revealed. Since 2010, The Lammermuir Festival has brought beautiful music to beautiful places in a host of rural and town settings, sometimes in surprising venues, nestling between the Lammermuir Hills and the sea. Born of a conviction that historic architecture and beautiful landscape can create the…
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