Posts Tagged ‘scottish’
New campaign and website are Made In Hawick
Scottish rugby stars Stuart Hogg and Darcy Graham are back in their hometown of Hawick to help celebrate all things ‘Made in Hawick’ and launch a new website which promotes the town’s world class products. The Made in Hawick campaign and new website – www.madeinhawick.com – is a partnership between several leading manufacturers in the…
Read MoreScotland’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 MoreGleneagles hosting charity shoot event next week
The Prince’s Trust Scotland clay pigeon shoot will be returning to the famous surroundings of the Gleneagles Hotel and Shooting Lodge at the end of next week. Taking place on Friday 14 June, this will be the celebrated event’s seventh year. A spokesman said: ‘We have a tantalising shooting and culinary extravaganza planned this year…
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 MoreAn open invitation to find a holiday home
People looking for a holiday home have the chance to see some for themselves next weekend. Barmoor Park Country Park, in Lowick, Berwick-upon-Tweed, is looking beautiful currently, with stunning new stone carved chess pieces in place. Whether it be a caravan or a lodge you are interested in, they have pitches available for both and…
Read MoreJoanna Lumley celebrates Moat Brae opening
The newly opened Moat Brae – Scotland’s new National Centre for Storytelling and Children’s Literature – has been declared as absolutely fabulous by Joanna Lumley. The opening of Moat Brae, the house and garden where Peter Pan began, was celebrated with a colourful garden party hosted the trustees of the Peter Pan Moat Brae Trust…
Read MoreSaving Mackintosh classic house for the future
One of the finest examples of domestic architecture by architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh is now being saved for the future. The Glasgow publisher Walter Blackie commissioned Mackintosh to design the house in Helensburgh in 1902 and construction was completed in 1904. At a cost of ÂŁ6,652, Mackintosh, along with his wife Margaret MacDonald, oversaw the…
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 MoreBehind the scenes on complex Scottish murders
A new TV series is to go behind the scenes on the most complex murder and large-scale criminal investigations in Scotland. With unparalleled access to Police Scotland’s Major Investigations Team (MITs), Murder Case is a new three-part series, starting on Tuesday, June 4, from 10-11pm. Filmed over the course of 18 months by BAFTA-award winning…
Read MoreHoney combines with berries to form a new gin
Orkney Distilling is set to launch a new Old Tom style pink gin that combines rare Orcadian honey with fresh Scottish raspberries. This marks the fifth offering from the award-winning Kirkwall based company. Beyla – named after the Norse goddess of bees – continues Orkney Distilling’s distinctive brand themes, which draw inspiration from the Viking…
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