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A wellness weekend in southwest Scotland
There’s something about being by water that makes my heart sing. As we rolled up to Trump Turnberry, which has enjoyed vast views of the Firth of Clyde and Ailsa Craig for well over 100 years, I couldn’t help but breathe a little deeper. Fresh sea air blew strongly, sending a Saltire flag high above…
Read MorePhoto Essay: Corner on the Square, Beauly
Corner on the Square may seem like any other delicatessen, but why is it that people all over the country flock to visit? Even the Hebridean Baker has been to experience this place first-hand. Photography intern Rachel Bolton heads to the deli to see what all the fuss is about Established in 2003, Corner on…
Read MoreRead the runner-up in the Glencairn Glass Crime Short Story Competition
Allan Gaw was the runner-up in the Glencairn Glass Short Story Competition with The Last Tram to Gorbals Cross. Once you’ve read his story then check-out the winning entry – The Dummy Railway by Francis Crawford in the May issue of Scottish Field magazine. GLASGOW, 1928: A bluebottle thuds against the pane. Reeling on the…
Read MoreOrkney and Argyll outperform Dunkeld
DUNKELD may have been crowned as the “best place to live in Scotland” by The Sunday Times, but Orkney and Argyll & Bute outperform Perthshire when it comes to job opportunities, according to a recruitment website. Hijobs said the number of positions advertised in Argyll & Bute nearly doubled between 2020 and 2022, while average…
Read MoreGlencairn Glass short story competition results revealed
THE Glencairn Glass – the world’s favourite whisky glass, produced by Scottish glassware company Glencairn Crystal – has today revealed the winner and runner-up of its Scottish-themed crime short story competition, in association with Scottish Field. Having supported and celebrated Scottish crime writing talent with its ongoing sponsorship of the prestigious McIlvanney and Bloody Scotland…
Read MoreGlad Rags & Cartridge Bags enters ninth year
MORE than 20 ladies attended the Glad Rags & Cartridge Bags clay shooting group’s first event of the year to “blast away the January blues”. After an afternoon of shooting, the group had dinner together in the Saplinbrae Hotel at Mintlaw in Aberdeenshire. “The sun was shining, the sound of laughter and cheers could be…
Read MoreRottal Lodge wins at The Purdey Awards
ROTTAL Lodge in Glen Clova has won a prize at The Purdey Awards. The Angus site took the bronze award “for the demonstrable conservation efforts and exemplary community partnerships displayed by this passionate family-run estate”. “Rottal has created a wonderful shoot that has been driven by the commitment of those involved and has shown how…
Read MoreGWCT training courses return for 2023
THE Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT) has unveiled its spring training courses. The charity’s advisory service runs half-day courses on topics including “snaring, heather burning, corvid control, mustelid control, and grouse health and disease”. People who pass the courses receive a GWCT certificate to demonstrate “due diligence and responsibility” under the 2011 Wildlife &…
Read MoreCrufts entry urged for young gundog handlers
YOUNG gundog handlers are being urged to enter this year’s Crufts competition by a previous winner. Tallulah Dyson, 13, has entered the contest several times. “I really enjoy picking up with our labradors and it is always exciting to have an opportunity to show them off at Crufts,” she said. “I could not recommend the…
Read MoreGrouse season gives £350m boost
THE grouse season ends today, following its five-month boost to Scotland’s rural economy. Grouse shooting generates more than £350 million a year and supports the equivalent of 11,000 jobs, according to “The Gift of Grouse” campaign. Ross Ewing, moorland director at membership body Scottish Land & Estates, said: “Grouse shooting is the bedrock of the…
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