Posts Tagged ‘scottish’
A modern home offering perfect family living
A tremendous modern detached family home which provides spacious, thoughtfully designed and has well-appointed accommodation, is now for sale. Presented for sale by Galbraith, Swinside near Jedburgh enjoys an excellent rural location at the foot of the Cheviots, approximately 2.5 miles to the southeast of Oxnam. The small settlement lies below Kelso Hill and Lowood…
Read MoreA dram that’s been waiting to happen for 40 years
A new addition to the Macallan range has been forty years in the making. The Macallan Fine and Rare 1979 is the prestigious new vintage to be welcomed into the brand’s Fine and Rare collection, which was created to portray the very best array of The Macallan. The Macallan Fine and Rare collection presents some…
Read MoreScots’ top travel destinations are revealed
The romantic destination couples from Scotland want to visit the most is… Italy. A nationwide study of married couples in the UK has revealed where around the world we want to travel to for our next romantic holiday. The research, commissioned by worldwide travel company Kuoni, uncovered the favourite holiday destinations of couples in Scotland,…
Read MoreOlympian launches swimming academy in Glasgow
A Scots Olympic medallist is to launch Glasgow’s first swimming academy. Olympic hero Michael Jamieson is to give something back to the city that supported him through the highs and lows of his competitive career. The retired swimmer, who won silver at the 2012 Olympics, will launch the self-funded venture on Monday September 16 in…
Read MoreSpecial items on the menu as Ivy on the Square turns two
The Ivy on the Square has been at the heart of Edinburgh’s dining scene since it opened its doors two years ago. This month the brasserie will celebrate its second anniversary in typically stylish fashion, with a nod to tradition by launching a ‘cotton’ inspired cocktail, dessert and floral installation. To mark the exciting occasion,…
Read MoreTurning back to clock to an industrial past
New Lanark’s autumn exhibition looking at the decline of Scottish industry gets underway this Saturday. As a historic hub of learning and leisure, New Lanark is hosting Snapshots of a Lost World: the Decline of Scottish Industry. The exhibition displays the Historic Environment Scotland (HES) photography exhibition, Industry and Aesthetics, which explores emotional responses to…
Read MoreNew road boosts property market in Aberdeen
The Aberdeenshire property market has been positively impacted by the new £1bn Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route. This has created a fast link for commuters to the north, west and south of the city. That’s according to new quarterly figures released by Galbraith covering the second quarter of the year (April – June 2019) which shows…
Read MoreLife in the fast lane as motorsport comes to Scotland
The British Touring Car Championship is coming to Scotland this weekend, as Knockhill hosts the competition event on 14/15 September. Colin Turkington and Andrew Jordan are set to renew the battle for the competition, as Tom Oliphant targets his maiden series victory north of the border. Team BMW’s Turkington and BMW Pirtek Racing stablemate Jordan…
Read MoreExceptionally rare Bowmore goes to charity auction
An exceptionally rare bottling of Bowmore Single Malt whisky has been donated by Beam Suntory to an online charity auction in support of cancer care in Scotland. The Scotch Whisky Industry Charity Auction for Beatson Cancer Charity will feature over 100 rare and prestigious whiskies from Scotland’s finest distilleries with an estimated auction hammer price…
Read MoreAysgarth School leads the way on the educational journey
Aysgarth School is one of the leading Prep schools in the country, where ‘boys can be boys’. As the only all-boys boarding Prep school in the north of Britain, based near Bedale, North Yorkshire, Aysgarth sends more boys to selective schools such as Eton and Harrow than any other school in the north, as well…
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