Celebrate St Andrew’s Day with special ice creams

A traditional Scots-Italian gelateria is to celebrate St Andrew’s Day with special edition ice cream flavours. Jannettas, the four-generational venue located in St Andrews- has announced its new season flavours to celebrate the arrival of autumn and beyond Jannettas introduced seasonal editions with flavours available throughout the week of St Andrew’s Day, with haggis, Drambuie,…

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‘Lost’ Peploe will go to auction next week

A newly discovered painting by the Scottish colourist painter Samuel Peploe will go to auction next week. Royan Harbour, which is estimated at £70,000-100,000, was first owned by Mme Marie Marguerite Soulie, who was married to the English novelist and playwright Arnold Bennett from 1917-1921. Its whereabouts have been unknown to scholars until now. Other…

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Teenagers who are too cool for school

A new four-part TV series charts the journey of a group of young Scots aged between 13 and 15 as they embark on the school trip of a lifetime – the freezing Arctic wilderness of Greenland. In the first episode of Arctic Academy, we follow 20 youngsters from Bathgate Academy in West Lothian as they…

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The genesis of St Andrew’s Scots Memorial Church

This is a hefty book which gives an account of the beginnings of St Andrew’s Scots Memorial Church until 1967. This is the story of one man’s dream, a vision. It is the story of an enterprise unparalleled in the history of The Church of Scotland. Walter T Dunlop captures the reader’s attention with his…

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A handy guide to walking Fife’s Pilgrim Way

Officially opened in July 2019, the Fife Pilgrim Way has two starting points, the first in Culross and the second in North Queensferry. From these towns the path snakes its way across Fife to the ancient city of St Andrews, following in the footsteps of our medieval predecessors. In this essential companion, Ian Bradley brings…

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No Brexit effect in Fife as property sales continue

Property consultancy Galbraith says uncertainty surrounding the UK over the issue of Brexit isn’t affecting the housing market in Fife. It reports strong demand and sustained activity in the Fife property market despite the tumultuous political situation on a national level. The firm’s sales analysis for its most recent quarter shows an increase in sales…

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New kids on the blanc: New Zealand goes beyond sauvignon

Inspired by this week’s masterclass led by Archie McDiarmid from wine merchant Luvians, Peter Ranscombe picks six lesser-known wines from New Zealand. FEW countries have such a strong affinity with a single grape variety as New Zealand and sauvignon blanc. Chalking up 72% of the country’s wine production and 86% of its exports, the white…

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Eden Mill unveils distillery expansion plans

Award-winning Scottish gin and whisky distiller Eden Mill has submitted a planning application for a major £3.1m development of new production facilities in St Andrews. This is part of a longer term £8m investment programme. The expansion will result in an increase of whisky capacity from the 300,000 litres per annum to over one million…

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10 fascinating facts about… St Andrews and the East Neuk

The kingdom of Fife has many beautiful towns and villages, and a host of fascinating facts have emerged from them.  Here we present 10 things you probably never knew about St Andrews and the East Neuk. Saint Andrew, the town’s namesake, has a tomb in the Church of St Andrew in Patras, Greece. In 1705…

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Scotland’s horses are a hit with American visitors

American students visited the Kelpies and Perth Races as part of a four-week equine studies programme at Scotland’s Rural College. The 16 students, who are studying at universities across the USA, took modules in Equine Anatomy and Physiology and Equine Fitness at SRUC’s Oatridge campus, with the credits added to their courses back in the…

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