Posts by Kenny Smith
A stunning five bedroom detached family home
A beautiful detached house offering impressive accommodation has been brought to the market. Presented by Paton & Co, 8 Grange Road is a stunning five bedroom detached family home situated within easy walking distance of Berwick Upon Tweed’s main line railway station. The property offers practical and manageable family accommodation over two principal floors and…
Read MoreRickshaw & Co set to bring roadside cafe culture
A new restaurant and bar, Rickshaw and Co, is set to bring Indian roadside café culture to Glasgow’s West End with the opening of their debut venue next month. Over two years in the making, the expansive space is split over two vibrant floors, complete with a 120 cover restaurant mezzanine, an outside terrace and…
Read MoreBorders Art Fair looks to a flourishing future
The return of Borders Art Fair last weekend has been hailed as a tremendous success, attracting thousands of visitors to browse, buy and chat to artists and makers. Preliminary estimates suggest that more than 3000 visitors invested around £130,000 in art and craft from the Borders and beyond. More than 70 individual artists and makers,…
Read MoreDalkeith Palace to stage an arts and ornamental event
Dalkeith Palace is set to open its doors for Art and Ornament, an exhibition celebrating 300 years of Master Carver Grinling Gibbons. Taking place from April 15 to 18, Art and Ornament is a collaboration with the Master Carvers’ Association and friends, to commemorate and celebrate the legendary Baroque Master, Grinling Gibbons. The tercentenary of…
Read MoreGlen Scotia’s 46-year-old is its rarest liquid yet
Campbeltown-based distillery, Glen Scotia, has unveiled its oldest and rarest limited-edition liquid to date, a 46-year-old single malt Scotch whisky with only 150 individually numbered bottles available worldwide. Refined through years of patience, the remarkably aged expression has been slowly maturing for over four decades, under the careful custodianship of various distillery teams from the…
Read MoreA true celebration of Scottish mountaineering
Subtitled ‘A Celebration of Scottish Mountaineering’, The Great Mountain Crags of Scotland is a huge guide to the greatest crags in Scotland revolves around some stunning photography. This, along with the first-hand experiences of some of Scotland’s greatest mountaineers and detailed descriptions of the places and possible routes to take, make this excellent book a…
Read MoreA whisky atlas of Europe will hit the shelves this week
An atlas covering the whisky (and whiskey) distilleries of Europe is set to be published next month. The Whisk(e)y Atlas Europe 2022 is the continuation of the Whisk(e)y Atlas North America 2021, with the aim being to show lovers of a dram the rapid development of whisk(e)y in recent years. However, this time, the focus…
Read MoreArtist Erraid Gaskell – from Bangladesh to Buchlyvie
Modern Expressionist painter Erraid Gaskell finished her degree in Fine Art at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design in 2020 but, like many others during the pandemic, left university quietly, without a fanfare. Yesterday (Sunday) not only marked the opening of her solo show at the Greengallery in Buchlyvie, near Stirling, but her…
Read MoreArt for Peace project at St Giles’ Cathedral
Burns&Beyond – Edinburgh’s flagship Burns festival – today launched the Art for Peace project Les Colombes. Les Colombes, a major, internationally renowned installation created by Michael Pendry, is on display in St Giles’ Cathedral until Thursday 7 April with free entry to the Cathedral during the day. The artwork can be viewed in the evenings…
Read MoreAn exclusive luxury apartment brought to the market
An exclusive luxury appartment at Riverview, in the former Edington Mill, Duns, has been brought to the property market. Presented by Paton & Co, 2 Riverview is one of five exclusive luxury apartments in what was originally the granary at Edington Mill. The secluded and peaceful setting with spectacular views over the Whiteadder River can…
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