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Fishing season is now underway on the River Tay
The opening of the River Tay salmon fishing season took place at Meikleour on Monday this week. However, the 2018 season comes at a time of change, some positive and some very concerning, for fish runs into the Tay. On the positive side, early-running spring salmon are getting bigger. The mean weight of salmon caught between January…
Read MoreGlasgow Citizens Theatre’s 50p offer is just the ticket
Glasgow’s Citizens Theatre is kicking off 2018 by offering bargain hungry fans the chance to snap up 50p tickets for the company’s production of Rona Munro’s modern classic, Bold Girls. From 10am on Saturday, 20 January, 100 tickets for Bold Girls will be available for 50p. Tickets are available across 10 performances and can only…
Read MoreScots actress Karen Gillan is new ambassador for Edinburgh International Film Festival
Scots actress Karen Gillan has been announced as a patron of the Edinburgh International Film Festival’s The Young & the Wild strand. Born in Inverness in 1987, Karen is best known for her role as Amy Pond in Doctor Who, and for portraying Nebula in Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy films, a role which she…
Read MoreSupermarket gives its backing to small Scottish firm
A Scottish supermarket has given its support to a new bottling facility dedicated to overcoming the challenges in getting small batch craft sodas manufactured. Scotmid Co-operative has invested in The Start-Up Drinks Lab. Borne out of sheer frustration at the lack of accessible production facilities for small batch soft drinks, The Start-Up Drinks Lab was…
Read MoreOne quarter of house sales in Scotland continue to go to buyers from England
Changes in stamp duty levels in unlikely to deter buyers south of the border from snapping up a property in Scotland. It is expected that in 2018, one-quarter of all house sales in Scotland will be made by buyers from England. Experts say the number of Scottish properties being snapped up by English buyers should…
Read MoreReclaimed stone from original steading gives West Freuchies a special quality
West Freuchies is a substantial rural country house and independent Mill House, located near Blairgowrie in Perthshire. Presented by Bell Ingram, this is a substantial property which was constructed around 1995 using the stone reclaimed from the original steading which stood there. It has a pitched slate roof. Adjoining the main house, but independently accessed,…
Read MoreYour vote can help make Speyside the very best of British
Speyside has been shortlisted as the only Scottish location in the UK’s top holiday destination award competition. Speyside has been nominated in the BBC Countryfile Magazine Awards 2018 as Holiday Destination of the Year – the only area in Scotland to feature Only four other areas in the UK made the list; the Forest of…
Read MoreBook review: Charles Rennie Mackintosh and The Art of the Four by Roger Billcliffe
Wherever you go in the world, there’s absolutely no mistaking the work, style and influence of Charles Rennie Mackintosh. Although Mackintosh is the name most remembered today, he was one of a quartet whose work is known today as the Glasgow Style, with Margaret Macdonald – Mackintosh’s future wife – alongside Herbert MacNair and Frances…
Read More“Viva Escocia!” as huge numbers of Spanish youngsters come to Scotland
New research has shown that Scotland is being visited by increasing numbers of young Spanish people each year. While many Scots enjoy heading to Spain, more millennials from Spain come to Scotland than anywhere else in Europe, and the 2018 Year of Young People could help boost the Spanish visitor market, says VisitScotland. Scotland’s national…
Read MoreLegendary rare whisky fetches world record at auction
A rare 30 year old bottle of second edition Black Bowmore single malt whisky has been bought for a record £11,900 in an online auction held by Perth-based whisky auctioneer. Bought by an investor from the USA, the new record for this legendary bottle of rare whisky exceeds the previous mark of £9500 set in…
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