Honours presented at the Scottish Rural Awards 2019

A host of Scottish businesses are celebrating after taking home awards at the 2019 Scottish Rural Awards last night (Thursday). Veteran broadcaster and Deacon Blue...
A pine marten (Photo:  Edward Delaney)

The strong and steady revival of the pine marten

Playful and inquisitive, the pine marten has been making friends all over Scotland – with the exception of gamekeepers, of course. As I sit by...

Give your mum a bottle to mark Mother’s Day

Edinburgh-based distillery, The Old Curiosity, is spoiling mums this Mother’s Day, by adding a ‘sprinkle of love’ to one of its most popular colour-changing gins....

Who is Nan Shepherd, the woman on the £5 note?

Two important days occurred this month: World Book Day and International Women’s Day. As I left my desk in the office to answer the horn...

Kieran delighted to be named as a tourism hero

Borthwick Castle front of house manager Kieran Rose has been named Scotland’s Tourism and Hospitality Hero at the 2018/2019 Scottish Thistle Awards. Kieran was presented...
Diana Gabaldon at Culloden House

Scottish tourism industry Oscars were presented

The great and the good of Scotland were honoured at a special awards ceremony. Aberdeen Standard Investments Scottish Open, ‘Paws for a Break’ from the...


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