Posts Tagged ‘scottish’
Time’s running out if you want to work on Outlander
Time’s running out for people who want to work in the TV industry on hit show Outlander. Cumbernauld-based Sony Pictures Television last year opened its Outlander Trainee Programme to support Season 5 when production gets underway at Wardpark Studios in the new year. Those wanting to work on locations have until 10am on Monday 11 February to…
Read MoreMark Burns Night with a dram in a beautiful glass
Beat those January blues by celebrating Burns Night and enjoy a wee dram of whisky in the official whisky tasting glass. If January feels as though it’s dragging then why not cheer yourself up by celebrating Burns Night this year on Friday 25 January? Spend an evening enjoying fine food, poetry and dancing and don’t forget…
Read MoreProsecco & pals: which bubbles popped Scottish Field’s cork?
In between curling his hair and rouging his cheeks, Peter Ranscombe leads his Scottish Field colleagues in a pre-night out prosecco tasting. FEW sparkling wines have captured the imagination of the public like prosecco. Whether it’s drinks in a wine bar after work or getting ready at a friend’s house for a big night out,…
Read MoreScotland can capitalise on wellness tourism trend
VisitScotland believes the country is ready to embrace the global trend known as wellness tourism. The national tourism organisation has dedicated its annual Trends paper, published on Sunday, 20 January, to examining the ‘global consumer phenomena’, highlighting a range of micro-trends that can help visitors enhance and maintain their personal wellbeing. Valued globally at $639bn in…
Read MoreThe search is on in the Scottish ‘tree oscars’
Two prizes of £1000 are on offer for the finest farm woodlands in Scotland in the country’s annual ‘Tree Oscars’. The growing interest in farm woodland has been reflected in Scotland’s Finest Woods Awards (SFWA) 2019, with an additional prize on offer to younger farmers (or crofters) who have incorporated tree planting into their business.…
Read MoreGlasgow ready for first Gin To My Tonic event
Tickets are going fast for the first The Gin To My Tonic Show, which comes to Glasgow’s Scottish Event Campus in March. Taking place from 15 to 17 March, The Gin To My Tonic Show is not your typical gin event – be inspired and entertained with this ultimate gin-centric experience, where you can sample a…
Read MoreRuined cottage offers a major property challenge
A ruined Scottish cottage with beautiful lochside views offers a huge development potential opportunity. Tigh Na Rathaid Cottage, near Kilfinan, Tighnabruaich, is presented for sale by Robb Residential. The purchaser will buy the cottage ruin with a right of access over track, from where the access road will be formed by the purchaser to the…
Read MoreArt treasures were sold as palace vanished from sight
The demolition of Hamilton Palace at Hamilton in South Lanarkshire in the 1920s and the dispersal of its treasures in two sales in 1882 and 1919 was a national tragedy. It was the grandest country house in Scotland and was filled with outstanding furniture and art, thanks to Alexander, 10th Duke of Hamilton (1767-1852). The…
Read MoreBrodie Castle shows how clan chiefs used to live
Approached down a milelong, tree-lined avenue, Brodie Castle lies near the Moray Firth, between Forres and Nairn, in an isolated setting near the village of Brodie in the heartland of the clan. The pinkish hue of the castle only comes into view in the last 200 yards of the drive. It is not surrounded by…
Read MoreScottish Ballet’s spellbinding performance
‘Be kind, have courage and always believe in a little magic.’ From glistening glass slippers to ethereal Fairy Godmothers, pure white ball gowns to pumpkin carriages, Cinderella is an enchanting classic whose beauty never fades. But it is a remarkable feat to bring such magic to life on a stage, and to entertain an audience…
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