Posts Tagged ‘scottish’
Historic Scottish golf clubs celebrate their landmark links
A collection of leading Scottish golf clubs have announced a series of special events and historic milestones that will coincide with Scotland’s Year of History, Heritage and Archaeology 2017. Links with History, which features some of Scotland’s finest golf courses, will mark a run of anniversaries during 2017 with a sequence of tributes and the…
Read MoreTable talk with bespoke furniture maker, Mike Whittall of Ochre & Wood
Using Scottish wood and inspired by nature, Mike Whittall is creating furniture that stands out. A career tax consultant of some 25 years, he swapped his ledger for his lathe last year to establish bespoke furniture company, Ochre & Wood. What was the catalyst for setting up Ochre &…
Read MoreBritish Airways has treated a Scottish customer and her friends to a once in a lifetime Las Vegas trip
British Airways has rolled out the red carpet to surprise a young customer and her friends from Scotland, treating them like VIPs on an unforgettable holiday to Las Vegas. Twenty six year-old Hannah Smith from Aberdeen had booked a holiday to the party town to celebrate being cancer-free, after falling ill with a rare malignant…
Read MoreMusto announced best Country Clothing & Footwear 2017 at Beta International
Earlier this week, outdoor clothing brand, MUSTO, won best Country Clothing & Footwear 2017 at Beta International for their Women’s Lightweight Machine Washable Tweed GORE-TEX®. This women’s tweed jacket is exceptional. Not only is it made in a tweed that can be machine washed without it discolouring or becoming rough, this jacket is completely waterproof. The…
Read MoreBurns Night jewellery from Jorie
Celebrate Burns Night in style with a piece from Jorie Jewellery and The Culachy Collection. Created using ethically sourced deer tusks straight from Jorie’s estate in the heart of the Scottish Highlands, the range includes a necklace, choker and bracelet. Deer tusk jewellery was commonly crafted in Victorian times, with prince Albert frequently commissioning pieces for…
Read MoreCanary in the coal mine
Mouth of Hell, a short film by award-winning Edinburgh director Samir Mehanovic and Glasgow producer Michael Wilson, along with their Scottish film crew, has been nominated for a BAFTA. The film is set in the Indian town of Jharia, where underground fires rage in the coal fields, swallowing up homes and causing terrible health problems…
Read MoreA new festival celebrating the work of Robert Burns launches this weekend
The Red, Red Rose Street Festival, which will run from Saturday 21 to Friday 27 January 2017, is expanding the traditional Burns Night into a week-long celebration of the words and music of the world-renowned Scottish bard. Supported by EventScotland and Essential Edinburgh and produced by Unique Events, the inaugural Red, Red Rose Street will bring…
Read MoreScottish Wildcat documentary filmed at Aigas Field Centre
A new feature length documentary by Bellatrix Photography and Film Ltd has been filmed at Aigas Field Centre where renowned conservationist John Lister-Kaye, who features in the documentary, and Aigas Staff Naturalist Louise Hughes are leading a captive breeding programme for Scottish Wildcats. Aigas is one of five captive-breeding centres in the Scottish Wildcat Conservation…
Read MoreCelebrate Burns’ Night 2017 with Aberlour A’Bunadh
Celebrate the birthday of Scotland’s most famous poet as he would have wanted you to, with a wee dram of exceptional single malt. On the 25 January raise a glass of Aberlour A’bunadh – the cult favourite expression from the world renowned Aberlour distillery. Robert Burns once said that ‘freedom and whisky gang thegither’, a…
Read MoreNew measures to protect the seas around St Kilda ahead of 30th anniversary of World Heritage Site status
St Kilda has celebrated its first World Heritage Day with new protections in place to safeguard the sea waters around the islands. Conservationists at The National Trust for Scotland, which cares for the remote archipelago, have welcomed the measures, which mean that damaging fishing methods are no longer allowed in the area. St Kilda will…
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