Posts Tagged ‘Scotland’
Burrell collection brings in ÂŁ20m for Glasgow
THE Burrell Collection has welcomed half a million visits since reopening in March and has injected ÂŁ19.9 million into Glasgow’s economy. That’s according to Glasgow Life, the organisation set up by the local council to run arts venues in the city. The economic benefit generated by the museum rises to ÂŁ21.1m for Scotland as a…
Read MoreWildlife struggles as climate change bites
SCOTLAND’S wildlife is struggling to recover due to biodiversity loss and climate change, according to experts. Figures published this morning by NatureScot, the Scottish Government agency known previously as Scottish Natural Heritage, showed species are struggling to increase their numbers or to spread their locations. More than 2,800 species are stuck at 1990s’ levels, which…
Read MoreTelevision star joins Paton & Co in Borders
FORMER television reporter Fiona Pagett has joined Borders-based estate agency Paton & Co as a partner. Pagett worked with Grampian TV and STV before becoming head of communications for Business in the Community Scotland, where she ran the organisation’s rural programme. She cut her teeth in the property industry at Purplebricks, before joining Rettie &…
Read MoreThe Majestic Line adds motorboat to fleet
THE Majestic Line has added a motorboat to its fleet of five small ships. The Glen Rosa – which can sleep up to six people in an ensuite double cabin and two ensuite twin cabins – will join the company’s flotilla next year. The motor cruiser will sail around the Inner Hebrides – including Mull…
Read MoreWedding venues prepare for New Year
SCOTLAND’S wedding venues are gearing up for a busy 2023. Joyce and Simon Usher, owners of Dunglass Estate, are celebrating after being named as “wedding venue of the year” at the Scotland Prestige Awards. The 5,000-acre estate in East Lothian was dubbed “the most romantic sweet place I ever saw” by poet Robert Burns. Usher…
Read MoreEqui’s opens bigger ice cream factory
ICE cream maker Equi’s marked its centenary by flitting from Hamilton to its new factory in Rutherglen. The ÂŁ1.7 million facility was opened in time for Christmas. Managing director David Equi said: “When my grandfather, Pietro, immigrated to Scotland from Tuscany in Italy he started the small independent cafĂ© that we know today as Equi’s…
Read MoreNational museums unveil festive events
SCOTLAND’S four national museums are running a series of festive events. The National Museum of Rural Life at East Kilbride has hidden miniature festive scenes in displays throughout the museum. Visitors can follow Clyde’s winter trail until 8 January. In Edinburgh, the National Museum of Scotland is running “Drawn Together at the Museum”. Artists can…
Read MoreIslanders slam ferry services, but praise staff
SCOTLAND’S ferry services are falling “well below” the public’s expectations, according to the Scottish Parliament. Nearly 400 individuals and groups responsed to a survey run by Holyrood’s Net Zero, Energy & Transport Committee. The results, published today, revealed anger at “short-notice service cancellations and the impact this is having on many aspects of life in…
Read MoreGaelic specialist celebrates winter solstice
A GAELIC specialist is helping NatureScot to mark today’s winter solstice. The Scottish Government agency, known previously as Scottish Natural Heritage, asked broadcaster, storyteller, and writer Ruairidh Maclean to compile a Gaelic compendium that “celebrates the nature, land, and heritage of Scotland in the winter”. Maclean said: “As keepers of a unique language and culture,…
Read MoreRoyal Scottish Academy gets Blackadder Houston bequest
THE Royal Scottish Academy (RSA) has received a donation worth more than ÂŁ7 million from the estate of Dame Elizabeth Blackadder. The artist, who died last year, left the money to the arts charity to create the RSA Blackadder Houston Bequest. The money will help more than 60 artists and architects in Scotland each year.…
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