Posts by Ellie Forbes
Scotland’s chough population could be lost forever experts warn
The red-billed chough is clinging on in its last Scottish stronghold on the islands of Islay and Colonsay, with barely 50 pairs remaining. And now experts have warned Scotland’s critically endangered population of chough could become extinct within decades. Chough are doing relatively well in the UK and Ireland, although it noted some concerns about…
Read MoreLocharber Live: Gary Innes reboots popular music festival which wound down 30 years ago
It captivated music fans from across the Highlands 30 years ago. But now festival Lochaber Live is being rebooted thanks to renowned musician Gary Innes. The event used to be a landmark show on the festival calendar in the 80s and 90 before winding down to a smaller-scale concert. But broadcaster Gary Innes, from Spean…
Read MoreThe Traitors: Inside Ardross Castle where The Traitors is filmed
The Traitors has been back on our screen and viewers are loving the show’s Gothic castle as much as its twists and turns. We take inside the castle where the hit TV show has bee filmed. The show is filmed at Ardross Castle, a 19th house and estate north of Inverness in the Scottish Highlands. The…
Read MoreRare Burns family needlework samplers returned to Scotland
Two rare needlework samplers thought to have been embroidered by Robert Burns’s sister and mother have been returned to the poet’s birthplace. The two samplers, one attributed to the poet’s mother, Agnes Broun and the other to his youngest sister, Isabella Burns (later Isabella Begg), had been held in a private collection in the south…
Read MoreSpirit of Speyside: One of the world’s largest whisky festivals launches preview of 2024 events
One of the world’s largest whisky festivals will celebrate its 25th anniversary this year, as its programme of events was launched. The Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival, which starts on 1 May and runs for six days, will see 85 venues opening their doors and 650 events, including a helicopter flight with Glenfarclas and the…
Read MoreCollection of Scottish coins including rare Robert the Bruce penny sells for £90k
A collection of Scottish coins, including a rare Robert the Bruce silver penny, has sold for nearly £90,000 at auction. The large coin collection was amassed over the last 50 years by an anonymous collector and were sold at Noonans Mayfair for £86,270. The Robert the Bruce silver penny from the mint of Berwick fetched…
Read MoreCancelled Robert Burns manuscript could have put his career at risk
A scholar has discovered an unseen manuscript from Robert Burns which he believes could have cost him his career had it been published because of its revolutionary ideas. The cancelled work was a different version of the famous song Ye Jacobites By Name, which was written by Burns in 1791 in the inflammatory early period…
Read MoreWatch: Edinburgh International Festival releases film following local dancers
They stunned audiences with their precision performance at last year’s Edinburgh International Festival. And now a short film has been released following three emerging Scottish dancer as they joined the world renowned Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater on stage. Alvin Ailey was a visionary choreographer and activist with a global impact. His career began in…
Read MoreSuperb Scottish whiskies for Burns Night celebrations
We take a look at some superb Scottish whiskies you can enjoy for your Burns Night celebrations. Tomatin – 12 Year Old single malt (43% ABV, £47) This remarkable 12 Year Old single malt is matured in a combination of ex-bourbon, ex-Spanish sherry and traditional Scotch whisky casks. Initial aromas of wild heather, pine…
Read MoreMichelin Star Timberyard team launch new Edinburgh restaurant and wine bar
The team behind the Michelin Star restaurant Timberyard in Edinburgh has announced plans to open a new restaurant. Owned and operated by the Radford family since 2012, Timberyard was awarded its first Michelin Star in 2023. Just a year later, the team has launched ‘Montrose’, a new restaurant and wine bar in the Abbeyhill area of…
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