Posts by Grant Dickie
Harbinger of spring arrives at St Abb’s Head
The National Trust for Scotland has welcomed the first female wheatears at St Abb’s Head Nature Reserve in Eyemouth. Often known as a harbinger of spring, the wheatear has the longest migration of any small bird in the world with a return journey of 18,640 miles from sub-Saharan Africa. Male birds will typically arrive in…
Read MoreUrgent Appeal for PPE Donations
MedSupplyDriveUK Scotland, a volunteer group of NHS doctors, medical students and allies, are urgently appealing for personal protective equipment (PPE) to be donated directly to local healthcare facilities in order to protect frontline NHS staff and their patients, plus those in GP hubs and care homes. In particular are looking for the following: Alpha Solway…
Read MoreThe Battle of Prestonpans
Children aged between 10 and 17 are being invited to take part in a brand new project to mark the 275th anniversary of the Battle of Prestonpans, one of the most significant battles in Scottish history. Entries which commemorate the battle – which can be in prose, poetry or art and design – should be…
Read MoreKindness in adversity
When Dryfemount Care Home in Lockerbie, which has 29 residents and 45 staff, was struggling to get hold of sanitiser to keep residents and staff safe, it put out an SOS. This, fortunately, was picked up by local company ECO, which has a base in Annan, who donated and delivered five-litres of its specialist anti-virus…
Read MoreSimon Wood’s Steak and Onion Yorkshire Pudding Wrap
Masterchef Champion, Simon Wood, shares his recipe of the day for a Steak & Onion Yorkshire Pudding Wrap – perfect for over the Easter Weekend. Why not whip this up and treat your household to a great Easter dinner? Click HERE for more recipes from Scottish Field
Read MoreZero Waste Carrot Cake
There’s no doubt we will all be marking Easter somewhat differently this year. However just because groups are smaller, it doesn’t mean celebrations can’t still be special. Here to help make the preparations a little easier are two recipes created by Hamdy Hassan, executive chef at 5* lifestyle hotel Andaz London Liverpool Street. Yesterday’s was an…
Read MoreTime for a Bajan Rum Punch
Let’s transport ourselves once more to Barbados and treat our taste buds to another favourite recipe. This time it is an exotic Bajan Rum Punch perfect for the weekend and with fruity flavours bringing Barbados to your home. Click HERE for more recipes from Scottish Field
Read MorePineapple Maple-Glazed Ham
There’s no doubt we will all be marking Easter somewhat differently this year. However just because groups are smaller, it doesn’t mean celebrations can’t still be special. Here to help make the preparations a little easier are two recipes created by Hamdy Hassan, executive chef at 5* lifestyle hotel Andaz London Liverpool Street. The first is…
Read MoreBajan Bites: A Culinary Caribbean Holiday In Your Kitchen
Whilst we aren’t able to travel as perhaps planned, we can still transport ourselves to Barbados and tantalise our taste buds without leaving the kitchen. Some of the island’s chefs and mixologists have shared their favourite recipes to feed our appetite for travel and quench our thirst for exploring until we can do so once…
Read MoreRunrig’s last dance
Legendary Skye band Runrig will live stream their farewell concert film ‘The Last Dance’, free of charge between 7-10pm on 11th April. The 180 minute concert film captures Runrig’s farewell concert, filmed live in front of Stirling Castle in 2018 in front of an audience of over 50,000 fans. The film celebrates the end of…
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