Posts Tagged ‘Scotland’
Volunteers wanted for Big Garden Birdwatch
This weekend (25-27 January), RSPB Scotland is celebrating over four decades of Big Garden Birdwatch, and asking people to join in with the citizen science project by dedicating just one hour of their time. Last year over 32,000 people took part across Scotland, and house sparrows took the top spot for the 8th year running,…
Read MoreBoom in whisky casks shows no sign of ending
Cask 88 online cask auctions is getting ready to hold Against the Grain – its third auction. Bidding will open next Friday, 31 January, at noon, before closing on Sunday 9 February at 5pm. This auction is notable for the diversity of liquid on offer, including both malt and grain whiskies, new-make and well-matured spirit,…
Read MoreNational Library of Scotland prepares new gallery
A Scottish design agency has secured a new project to design a new gallery for the National Library of Scotland. The gallery will showcase, for the first time, the very best from the Library’s vast collections of material which have shaped and documented Scotland’s cultural identity. Edinburgh-based Studio MB will oversee the exhibition development, digital…
Read MoreThe Royal Scottish: creating memories that last a lifetime
When Keith and Denice Pulner started their own businesses at a young age, they never imagined Keith’s business, Manor Kingdom winning Scotland and the UK’s best luxury house building company or Denice’s home grown business in Argyll, which started with just £35, growing to be worth £1m, allowing them to sell their respective ventures to…
Read MoreUpturn in interest for Burns Night searches online
Interest in Burns Night has grown internationally over the past four years. Ahead of Burns Night this Saturday trusted data provider SEMrush has released new research illustrating that global interest in the national celebration is soaring. SEMrush analysed Google Search volumes from January 2016 and January 2019 Global Google searches for Burns Night and its…
Read MoreQuality gallops ahead at Scottish racecourses
Musselburgh Racecourse has again been awarded five stars from VisitScotland for its raceday experience, the most prestigious accolade given by the tourist board, as part of the Racecourse Association’s (RCA) Quality Assured Racecourse Scheme. The East Lothian course was visited by a trained assessor from VisitScotland whose job is to objectively assesses the raceday experience.…
Read MoreBlack Gold with a 30 year old cask of Bowmore
The Wemyss Malts Cask Club has revealed its third exclusive release – Black Gold. Black Gold is single sherry hogshead cask of 1989 Bowmore that has matured for 30 years and bottled at a cask strength of exactly 50.0%ABV. Bowmore is the oldest distillery on Islay and one of the oldest distilleries in Scotland, tracing…
Read MoreSnowdrop Festival blossoms around Scotland for 2020
Winter will soon give way to spring and snowdrops will bloom across Scotland, carpeting the country with this popular flowering plant. From 25 January to 11 March, 35 of Scotland’s finest gardens, woodlands, and estates will open their doors for the 14th year of this beloved festival. Properties including the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh; Attadale…
Read MoreThere’s £10,000 of free shopping in store this weekend
A supermarket is giving Scots shoppers the chance to win £10,000 of free shopping this Saturday. In celebration of the retailer’s 100th store opening on Burn’s Day in Cowdenbeath, the first 100 customers through the tills at all stores across Scotland will be in with a chance of winning £100 of Lidl vouchers. Customers will…
Read MoreToday’s recipe is parmesan-crusted halibut
Craig Millar, at @16 West End in St Monans, admits his interest in food stems from school. Craig said: ‘I was the only boy at school who did Home Economics. Unfortunately I had to do Fabric and Fashion as well, but that ended up being my best subject – it was better than my cooking.…
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