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High demand from international buyers for Scottish sporting estates
Scottish sporting estates are being snapped up by overseas buyers – especially Europeans – thanks to the weak pound. Leading independent property consultancy, Galbraith, reports that international buyers, particularly from the continent, are continuing to purchase sporting estates in Scotland. But this is not only due to the fall in the value of sterling, but…
Read MoreIconic Scottish sites to turn purple for World Pancreatic Cancer Day
Famous Scottish landmarks are turning purple today to mark World Pancreatic Cancer Day. The one-day campaign demands a focus on earlier detection to improve survival rates. People around the world are uniting to ‘Demand Better’ for patients and survival. The annual one-day campaign is an initiative of the World Pancreatic Cancer Coalition, which is comprised…
Read More£1 million boost to build world class distillery and visitor centre
A project to build a new world-class lowland malt whisky distillery and visitor centre has received a £1 million boost. The Ardgowan Distillery in Inverkip, Renfrewshire, secured £982,000 from the Scottish Government’s Food Processing, Marketing and Co-operation (FPMC) grant scheme – providing vital capital towards construction costs. The award was announced today (Wednesday) by Fergus…
Read MoreSporting estate landowners reminded over rates revaluations
Landowners of sporting estates are being urged to be savvy and make sure they don’t pay unnecessary fees amid concerns surrounding the revaluation of sporting rates. Sporting rates were first introduced in 1854 under the Lands Valuation (Scotland) Act and require land to be included in the Valuation Roll. Shootings and deer forests were excluded…
Read MoreHistoric Antonine Wall project is going back to the future
Exciting plans are being developed to go back to the future with the world-famous Antonine Wall. A new £1.6m project aims to bring the Roman frontier to life with a variety of initiatives. Public meetings are being held in Bearsden next Tuesday (November 21) and in Twechar on December 2 to help build exciting plans…
Read MoreBookie slashes the odds on Nessie being found after latest ‘sighting’
A bookmaker has slashed the odds on proving the Loch Ness Monster’s existence. A latest ‘sighting’ of the Loch Ness Monster, the eighth in the last 12 months, has left Betway slashing the odds of the beast’s existence being confirmed from 5000/1 to 500/1. The UK’s greatest unexplained mystery has reportedly surfaced no less than…
Read MoreHarbour festival is all set to be a blazing success
There’s just over two weeks to go until a flaming hot programme of entertainment by the sea. Dazzling fire performances have been added to the programme in preparation for the Scottish Maritime Museum’s award-winning Illumination: Harbour Festival of Light in Irvine, North Ayrshire. One of the major highlights of illumination, which runs from Thursday, November…
Read MoreEnd of an era with final mid-80s distillations from Islay
A distillery has released three whiskies which have been described as ‘the last of their kind’. The Bruichladdich bottlings are the final casks from distillations in 1984, 1985 and 1986 have been bottled at the Islay distillery. Adam Hannett, head distiller at Bruichladdich, said: ‘These rare, old single malts are a direct link to our…
Read MoreThere’s nothing dry about these fishy tales and fascinating facts
A fisherman has brought together a fascinating collection of stories from fishing on the Dee and Spey. Iain Ogden has written his second book, Great Salmon Rods of the Dee & Spey, which has recently been released and is limited to 500 signed copies. In over forty years of regularly casting a line over the…
Read MoreGlen Nevis hostel gets a major revamp
Visitors to the Glen Nevis Youth Hostel will be in for a treat when they visit next year. SYHA Hostelling Scotland has announced a major redevelopment project at the facility, to give it a major revamp. The project is a key part of SYHA’s long-term strategic plan, which includes a continual programme of modernisation across…
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