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Tartan Blanket Company gets thumbs up from B Corp
THE Tartan Blanket Company (TBCo) in Leith has been certified by B Corp, an organisation that measures the social and environmental impact of businesses. The fashion and homeware company donates 2% of its revenues to charity each month, with 1% going to organisations that help people and the other 1% to bodies that help the…
Read MoreGlasgow Coffee Festival promises to be ‘biggest ever’
ORGANISERS of this May’s Glasgow Coffee Festival have promised to lay on the “biggest coffee festival Scotland has ever seen”. Dear Green Coffee Roasters is bringing the festival back to The Briggait on 13 and 14 May. Last year, more than 2,400 people attended the festival, which this year will be staged for the eighth…
Read MoreArran supports Arran Trust with donations
THE Arran Trust is receiving donations from Arran Sense of Scotland, the toiletries maker known formerly as Arran Arromatics. The trust, which was launched in 2010, funds projects that help to look after the island’s environment and landscape. Last year, Arran Sense of Scotland launched its “Naturals” collection. The company is donating 5% from sales…
Read MoreOld Man of Storr footpaths restored
FOOTPATHS at the Old Man of Storr on Skye have been relaid ahead of the busy summer tourist season. Phase two of the project involved relaying the path near the top of the “Photographer’s Knoll”. Duncan Bryden, chair of the Outdoor Access Trust for Scotland (OATS), said: “OATS [is] delighted that the paths at the…
Read MoreWorld Gaelic Week gets underway
EVENTS kick off today to mark the start of World Gaelic Week. Seachdain na Gàidhlig, which runs until Sunday, includes more than 100 events and projects, from football and films through to ceilidhs. This year’s World Gaelic Week includes education packs to help teachers deliver lessons about Gaelic in both primary and secondary schools. The…
Read MoreScots adventurer returns after Antarctic row
SCOTTISH rower Jamie Douglas-Hamilton has returned home after breaking eight world records in the Antarctic, despite bad weather scuppering his hopes of reaching South Georgia. Douglas-Hamilton was part of a six-strong crew that set out from Northern Antarctica’s King George Island on 11 January, aiming to recreate Sir Ernest Shackleton’s escape to South Georgia after…
Read MoreTen Scots chosen for Collect 2023 show
GLASS artist Suh Moonju is among ten maker selected to represent Scotland at the Collect 2023 art fair in London. The ten artists were selected by Craft Scotland, the national development agency for contemporary craft. More than 20,000 collectors, enthusiasts, and representatives form galleries are expected to visit the show in London on 1-5 March.…
Read MoreThe Balmoral gets five stars from Forbes
THE 2023 Forbes Travel Guide has awarded a five-star rating to The Balmoral hotel in Edinburgh. The Balmoral became the first hotel in Scotland to receive five stars from the guide and has retained the accolade for the past three years. Forbes magazine has published its travel guide since 1958, with anonymous inspectors spending at…
Read MoreWhisky news round-up: tourism, auctions, and more
Peter Ranscombe takes another irreverent look at all the latest whisky news. IT’S been a week for splashing the cash in the world of whisky. The Scotch Whisky Experience unveiled plans to spend £3 million upgrading its tourist attraction on the approach to Edinburgh Castle. Susan Morrison, chief executive of The Scotch Whisky Experience, said:…
Read MoreUniversities mark Adam Smith tercentenary
THE second lecture in a series to mark the tercentenary of Scottish economist Adam Smith takes place in the United States. Sam Peltzman, who is the Ralph & Dorothy Keller distinguished service professor of economics at the Booth School of Business, will deliver the lecture in Chicago. His talk follows the inaugural event in the…
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