Posts by Ellie Forbes
Scots to cycle from Edinburgh to Rome in aid of My Name’5 Doddie Foundation
A group of seven friends will cycle more than 2700 km from Edinburgh to Rome in aid of Motor Neurone Disease charity, My Name’5 Doddie Foundation. The cycle will begin at Edinburgh’s Murrayfield Stadium on 1 March continuing through London, rural France and trailing the Apennine mountains of Italy before descending into the group’s final…
Read MoreNew evidence discovered of Jacobite siege of Stirling Castle
New evidence of the last ever siege of Stirling Castle by Bonnie Prince Charlie’s Jacobite army is believed to have been discovered at the city’s only surviving medieval gate. The Jacobites first laid siege to Stirling, which surrendered after a few days, and then unsuccessfully laid siege to Stirling Castle across January 1746 as part…
Read MoreSlow Horses star Jack Lowden returns to stage in home country after ten years
Scottish star Jack Lowden is set to return to the stage in his home country for the first time in a decade when he makes his debut at the Edinburgh International Festival. The Slow Horses actor made his theatrical debut in Black Watch back in 2010, but is heading back to stage this year to…
Read MoreThe Cellar: Michelin Star restaurant in Scotland set to be sold
Michelin starred Fife restaurant The Cellar has flourished under the leadership of head chef Billy Boyter since 2014. But now the chef has announced he now plans to sell the long-standing eatery, with it on the market for £500,000. Billy took over the restaurant in Anstruther in 2013 after the death of legendary Scottish chef…
Read MoreThe Diamond Collection: Douglas Laing releases six rare whiskies
Scotch Whisky business, Douglas Laing & Co, toasted it’s 75th anniversary with the release of six rare single casks from the family vaults. Named, The Diamond Collection, it features some of the finest drams from Scotland’s most acclaimed distilleries. This collection provides a unique opportunity for whisky enthusiasts to experience the breadth of the family…
Read MoreThe Reach: Aberdeenshire hotel buys £150k single malt for whisky club
A hotel in Aberdeenshire has purchased a rare £150,000 single malt to sell to customers at their whisky club. The Reach by The Macallan was distilled during World War II in 1940 and has matured it for 81 years. It is often dubbed the ‘oldest whisky in the world.’ Meldrum House Country Hotel will be…
Read MoreSpirit company makes green move to phase out whisky presentation boxes
A spirits firm has made the bold move to phase out its presentation boxes and cartons from across its whisky brands to help it reach net zero. The move by Wemyss Family Spirits, which owns and operates Kingsbarns Distillery near St Andrews as well as Wemyss Malts, will result in the saving of more than…
Read MoreBorders Art Fair: Scotland’s Friendliest Art Fair Invites You to Discover the Beautiful Borders
Scotland’s friendliest art fair is set to return with more than 70 artists and galleries, from across the Borders and as far apart as Aberdeenshire and Devon, for visitors to discover. The 2024 McInroy & Wood Borders Art Fair (BAF) takes place in Kelso, in The Borders, on the weekend of 15-17 March. Within an…
Read MoreNew Ewan McGregor movies to premiere at Glasgow Film Festival
Two new Ewan McGregor movies are to be premiered at the Glasgow Film Festival later this year. The Trainspotting actor will star alongside his daughter Clara McGregor as a fictional father and daughter on a road trip in Bleeding Love. McGregor will also star alongside Rhys Ifans in a dysfunctional family comedy based on Swedish…
Read MoreWorld’s Toughest Row: Scottish man rows 3,000 miles across the Atlantic
A Scottish businessman who rowed 3,000 miles across the Atlantic has told of enduring blistering heat and massive 12 metre waves – which capsized his boat. Robbie Laidlaw, from Gullane, East Lothian, set sail from La Gomera, an island off Tenerife where Christopher Columbus set sail for the New World, on 13 December with his…
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