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Rednock Estate and Lake of Menteith hotel give pupils a taste for venison
REDNOCK Estate teamed up with the chefs from Karma’s Lake of Menteith hotel last week to give primary school pupils a taste of the countryside. Head chef Mike Potts cooked the Rednock venison he serves at the hotel for 92 pupils, estate staff, and volunteers from the Royal Highland Education Trust (RHET), which organised the…
Read MoreMurrayshall tweaks £30m masterplan
MURRAYSHALL Country Estate in Perthshire has tweaked its £30 million masterplan following feedback from the public. Plans have been unveiled to extend the hotel, erect lodges, build a spa and leisure centre, open a shop, and create a camping site with glamping pods. The estate has submitted proposals of application notice to Perth & Kinross…
Read MoreMorrison’s Academy art show returns
MORE than 150 people attended the return of the annual art and design exhibition at Morrison’s Academy in Perthshire. Pupils from throughout the independent school created works of art for the show, including sculptures, paintings, illustrations, photographs, and videos. Due to the pandemic, an in-person hadn’t been held at the school’s Crieff campus since 2019.…
Read MoreGlasgow artist Alberta Whittle closes Venice Biennale show
THE show by Glasgow artist Alberta Whittle at the Venice Biennale has drawn to a close after attracting an “unprecedented” 35,000 visitors. Whittle is due to unveil a major exhibition at the National Galleries of Scotland on 1 April. Her Venice film, Lagareh – The Last Born, is preparing to tour Scotland, with screenings in…
Read MoreTilda Swinton gets film archive award
NAIRN’S favourite actress, Tilda Swinton, has received the International Federation of Film Archives’ (FIAF’s) annual award. The actress – famous for starring in films including Michael Clayton, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, and Marvel’s Doctor Strange – was presented with the prize last night at the National Library of…
Read MoreScone Palace unveils refurbishment plans
SCONE Palace has unveiled plans to open all year round and turn its stables into a visitors’ centre, restaurant, and shop. Other proposals include an adventure playpark, a multi-purpose pavilion, and new greenhouses and refurbished potting sheds for its walled garden. The palace also plans to generate power from solar panels and a biomass plant.…
Read MoreRural college remembers Doddie Weir
TRIBUTES have been paid to Scottish rugby legend and motor neurone disease (MND) campaigner Doddie Weir, who died at the weekend. Professor Wayne Powell, principal of Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC), said: “We were saddened to learn of the death of Doddie Weir – who gained a higher national diploma in agriculture at SRUC – at…
Read MoreHill paths repair campaign begins at An Teallach
A CAMPAIGN is underway to raise money to repair Scotland’s hill paths, beginning with An Teallach in Wester Ross. Mountaineering Scotland and the Outdoor Access Trust for Scotland (OATS) have teamed up for the “It’s Up to Us” project, which aims to highlight the lack of funds for building and maintaining hill paths. Stuart Younie,…
Read MoreComedian Jim Smith tells farmers ‘keep talking’
COMEDIAN Jim Smith is backing this winter’s “Keep Talking” campaign for farmers and crofters. Organised by the Royal Scottish Agricultural Benevolent Institution (RSABI), the camaign encourages people to get together over the darker months. “We can all get a bit down at this time of year and this is a fantastic initiative by RSABI to…
Read MoreFrom wind turbine to bus shelter?
COULD old wind turbine blades be turned into bus shelters and park benches? That’s the question at the heart of a project that’s secured a £50,000 grant from Innovate UK, the UK Government agency that used to be called the Technology Strategy Board. ReBlade, a Glasgow-based company set up last year to specialise in decommissioning…
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