Posts by Kenny Smith
£26.5million plan to put Stranraer back on the map
A plan to regenerate a Scottish town and make it a tourist destination has passed it first hurdle. Members of Dumfries and Galloway Council’s Stranraer Waterfront Development team met with the Wigtown Area Committee to discuss the development, work carried out and options for the future. The master plan for the area clearly set out…
Read MoreIt will be cheers for the beers at festival
South Queensferry is set to host its largest-ever outdoor beer and music festival. Ferry Brewery, the first and only brewery in South Queensferry since 1851, are set to launch the inaugural Ferry Fest event due to soaring attendances and demand from their Lothians-based monthly beer and music event, Ferry Brewery Nights. The headline event is…
Read MoreFive places to dine with your four-legged friend
The summer months are now here and the warmer weather means we can get out and about more with our four-legged friends. But it’s not always easy to find somewhere we can take them if we’re looking to stop, when we want a bite to eat and a drink. Since the introduction of the first…
Read More600 ice cream tasters must be found this week
One of Scotland’s top food brands is looking for around 600 volunteers from the public to take part in blind taste tests this week. In a rare opportunity to get a behind-the-scenes glimpse into how products get to the mass market, Mackie’s is teaming up with Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) and its high-tech mobile sensory…
Read MoreClaymore taken as island suffers its third theft in 50 years
Police Scotland are investigating the theft of a claymore from the remote Hebridean island of Canna. The police are investigating the theft of the sword from Canna House, as the island normally has a crime rate of zero. The nearest police station is on the mainland in the town of Mallaig. Canna has been in…
Read MoreThey had a whale of a time spotting Scottish sealife
The 2018 Orca Watch event in Caithness, around the Orkney and Shetland Isles was full of fantastic sealife sightings. The Sea Watch Foundation, in collaboration with their regional co-ordinator Colin Bird, have been organising an annual national recording event, the Orca Watch for the past seven years. Cetaceans is the collective name for all whales, dolphins and…
Read MoreScotland’s land-based traditions will be shared
Youngsters are set to learn more about Scottish farming, food and the land at the Dumfries House Estate. Staff at the Ayrshire estate have welcomed a new colleague who will help deliver the growing number of education and training initiatives at the Ayrshire site. Arianne Knowles, who is originally from Annan, has recently been appointed…
Read MoreBeautiful new home on the site of an old mill
A modern home built from the stone of a former mill is now for sale. Presented for sale by Galbraith, the Old Mill at Deskford is a very impressive home sitting in a charming and easily accessible rural setting to the south of the popular village of Cullen, a historic coastal town located between the…
Read MoreNew music and dance production is coming to Orkney
The founder of Orkney’s St Magnus International Festival is to be remembered in a special music and dance event. The St Magnus International Festival has taken place annually on the Islands of Orkney since being founded by Peter Maxwell Davies in 1977, and this year runs from Friday 22-Thursday 28 June. The magical atmosphere of…
Read MoreOfficial unveiling all set to take place in Argyll
A new landmark is set to be unveiled on the site of the Beinn Ghlas wind farm in Argyll. Onshore wind generation firm Ventient Energy is throwing its support behind the installation, commissioned by the original landowner. Sam Macdonald, who owned the land overlooking Loch Etive, commissioned Scottish sculptor and public artist David Wilson to…
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