Posts Tagged ‘Tongue’
Sailing stories on film at the Scottish Maritime Museum
The Scottish Maritime Museum launches a collection of short films reflecting on life around local shipyards in the last century. A new collection of personal stories reflecting on life lived around the shipyards and marine industries of Irvine and Garnock Valley during the last century is now screening at the Scottish Maritime Museum on Irvine…
Read MoreOne of 1500 bottles of £5000 whisky must be won
Whyte & Mackay have launched a campaign that will give consumers the opportunity to win a rare bottle of 50-year-old blended Scotch whisky estimated to be worth £5,000. Consumers will have the chance to win one of 1500 50cl bottles exclusively through a nationwide promotion advertised on 70cl and 1ltr bottles of Whyte and Mackay…
Read MoreMar de Frades: Doing albarino differently
Innovation is the name of the game for Spanish winemaker Paula Fandino at Mar de Frades, as Peter Ranscombe finds out. FOR a lump of old rock, granite is an incredibly versatile material. It’s been used to make everything from posh kitchen worktops to the carved faces of the American presidents on Mount Rushmore –…
Read MoreNorth east short story competition reveals winners
This week, we’ll be posting one short story a day from this year’s Toulmin Prize competition. The Toulmin Prize is open to amateur writers over the age of 16. The stories entered have a north east focus, and can be written in Doric or English, or a mixture of the two. Throughout the course of…
Read MoreLots to love and nothing to fear from Marina
With three headline tours under her belt, Marina returns to Glasgow for a fourth, this time without the Diamonds and after the release of the new album Love + Fear. The night began with a playlist curated by Marina in lieu of the usual support act. A bold choice that was perhaps not entirely ideal…
Read MoreA simple dental device can save your marriage
You don’t need to be a light sleeper to know how damaging a disrupted night’s sleep can be to your daily life. Even just one night of disturbed sleep can quadruple your risk of catching a cold, lower your motivation and reaction times, reduce your ability to concentrate and even affect your appetite. So, imagine…
Read MoreThe Reiver Rat is a good Scots read for children
If The Reiver Rat sounds familiar, then the chances are you may well have either read it, or heard of it before. Translated by James Robertson and featuring Axel Scheffler’s engaging illustrations, this brilliant Scots version of The Highway Rat serves as a great, entertaining introduction to the ‘mither’ tongue for youngsters. With the flow…
Read MoreHave you recently been checked for mouth cancer?
The Head and Neck Cancer Foundation is calling all Scots to ask their dentists to conduct mouth cancer screens at their next appointment. This should be routinely included within the price of a dental check-up and should take no more than one minute. Consumer research conducted by HNCF in partnership with YouGov – as part…
Read MoreScots rugby stars try their hand as mix masters
Eden Mill, the official gin of Scottish Rugby, has released a light-hearted video of Scottish rugby stars Adam Hastings and Blair Kinghorn making cocktails inspired by the Six Nations. Guided by an expert Eden Mill mixologist, the tongue-in-cheek video shows the formidable rugby twosome learning how to make cocktails which take their namesakes from those…
Read MoreWINE TO DINE – FEBRUARY 2019 – SPINACH
Drinks writer Peter Ranscombe selects five wines to go with spinach dishes. AFTER a hard day of battling Bluto and tooting on his pipe, which wine would Popeye select to woo Olive Oyl and pair with his beloved spinach? With its earthy, iron-rich flavour, spinach can be highly versatile in dishes, which opens up a…
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