Posts Tagged ‘scottish’
The facts and fiction of Macbeth at the Festival
The Scottish play is coming to the Festival for a handful of dates only. Is This a Dagger? The Story of Macbeth will see Andy Cannon’s classic show returns to the Scottish Storytelling Centre, as Andy, one of Scotland’s finest storytellers, will take audiences on a thousand-year journey from fact to fiction and back again,…
Read MoreMarathon, 10K and 5K will be Loch Ness monsters
People looking for a physical challenge but with amazing scenery still have time on their side to enter the Baxters River Ness 10K and 5K. There’s still time to enter and train for the events, which are taking place on Sunday 23 September. These two race distances offer the perfect opportunity for runners and fitness…
Read MoreTV programme will bring deer stalking to the nation
For many people across Britain, a life on the Scottish hills as a deerstalker is as alien to them as pearlfishing in India or pony trekking in the Andes. This traditional Scottish was of life will come to the forefront this Sunday evening, when the BBC airs The Deer Stalker. For 40 years, Alex MacDonald…
Read MoreMajor exhibition to focus on enigmatic Scots artist
A new exhibition exploring the life and work of Scottish Modernist artist Edwin G Lucas is now underway. Revealing the little-known story of Lucas’s life and career, it traces his development from the early watercolours of his youth to his boldly experimental oil paintings of the 1940s and 1950s. It also explores the artist’s final,…
Read MoreThe Glenfiddich Gallery will be a work of art
Work by artists from India, South Korea, Canada and Scotland will go on show at the Glenfiddich Distillery from this weekend. The display, launching this Saturday, 25 August, is part of its acclaimed International Artists in Residence programme. Hosted at the Dufftown home of world-famous single malt, the initiative sees artists from around the globe…
Read MoreExclusive Scottish salami is coming to our stores
A brand new pork salami, produced from Scottish pigs and smoked in the heart of the Highlands, is coming to Scottish shops this week. Lidl UK has announced that it will be stocking new local charcuterie in its stores across Scotland, as part of a new partnership with British cured meat champions, Cannon and Cannon.…
Read MoreDouble reason to celebrate golf club’s 10th birthday
A Scottish golf club will mark its 10th birthday with a double celebration – by hosting the Aberdeen Standard Investments Scottish Open, followed by the Aberdeen Standard Investments Ladies Scottish Open. The Renaissance Club, one of the newest additions to the stretch known as Scotland’s Golf Coast, will host Scotland’s National Open on the European…
Read MoreHistoric Scottish home wins major restoration title
The owners of one of Scotland’s finest historic homes are celebrating after winning a major UK restoration award. Marchmont House, an 18th century Palladian mansion near Greenlaw in the Scottish Borders, has been chosen as the winner of the 2018 Historic Houses/Sotheby’s restoration award following an intensive six-year effort to convert it from a former…
Read MoreEdinburgh Fringe review: Frazzled – Ruby Wax
Join Ruby Wax on her personal journey through her world of being frazzled. With one in four people suffering mental health issues you’ll be in good company. Why are we stressed about stress? We may be top of the food chain but don’t know how to manage ourselves and just how do you get a…
Read MoreFinal three revealed in hunt for top teen novel
Three Scottish writers are in the running for the 2019 Scottish Teenage Book Prize after the competition’s shortlist was announced earlier today. Voting for the winner has now opened for young readers across the country. The shortlisted authors for the prize have been revealed by Scottish Book Trust, the national charity changing lives through reading…
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