Scotland
Dead Girl Walking presents a new thrilling mystery
Dead Girl Walking sees the long-awaited return of Jack Parlabane. Christopher Brookmyre’s ex-journalist protagonist has fallen from grace and has an investigative job looking for the missing lead singer of a pop group. Brookmyre writes convincingly from both the perspective of Parlabane and Monica (the violinist in the group). The plot is thrilling, tense and…
Read MoreScottish Venison Day boost with research funding
The Scottish Government has confirmed that it will fund baseline research to help Scotland’s venison producers and processors. The support will help them to better understand the UK venison market, its challenges and opportunities, with announcement coming today, Scottish Venison Day, 4 September, One year on from the launch of Beyond the Glen, a strategy…
Read MoreTen fantastic places to visit in… Stirling
You can never be bored if you’re on a visit to Stirling. The past is a huge part of its appeal – with the famous castle and Bannockburn – but there’s plenty of current things to enjoy and see too. Here’s 10 of our favourites. STIRLING CASTLE The centuries-old Stirling Castle has played a starring…
Read More10 fascinating facts about… Aberdeen
Aberdeen – the oil capital of Europe – is Scotland’s third most populous city. It outperforms other major cities in the UK in terms of jobs, skills, income and environment, but it’s also got a fascinating history. Here’s 10 fascinating facts. Nicknamed ‘The Granite City’ Aberdeen is famous for its locally quarried granite stone which…
Read MoreHorse sanctuary’s campaign is given thumbs up
A Scottish horse sanctuary has been rewarded for action on equine strangles. Redwings was recognised for the valuable contribution it has made in controlling equine strangles – a contagious upper respiratory tract infection of horses and other equines – by being awarded PASS Silver Status by SRUC Veterinary Services, which runs the national Premium Assured…
Read MoreGlad Rags and Cartridge Bags are sharp shooters
Glad Rags and Cartridge Bags blasted off their autumn schedule of events with a fantastic day at the iconic Gleneagles shooting school. Glad Rags and Cartridge Bags is the country’s foremost ladies shooting club, holding events mainly around the north east of the country. Mhairi Morriss is the owner of Jomm Events and founder of…
Read MoreAmazon gets a Laphroaig whisky exclusive
Laphroaig’s 16-year-old is the first time the distillery has made a bottle available exclusively through Amazon in Europe. This unique release has been matured on Islay for 16-years in ex-bourbon barrels – the long maturation softening the famously rich peat smoke that marks Laphroaig as a global icon. The celebrated smoky flavour is beautifully married…
Read MoreTwo Scots cities in UK Instagram top 10
Edinburgh and Glasgow are two of the UK’s top 10 most photographed cities on Instagram. Approximately 57.9 million domestic holidays were taken in 2018 by people in Great Britain, and with staycations proving so popular, insurance firm Safeguard has analysed five years of weather data and social media trends to reveal the picture-perfect holiday hotspots…
Read MoreScotland’s native oyster season has now begun
Scotland’s native oyster season opened yesterday (Sunday 1 September), with the landing of the first Loch Ryan oysters of the season. A two week race is now on to gather a tonne of native oysters, approximately 10,000, most of which will be enjoyed by the thousands of visitors travelling to Stranraer Oyster Festival, taking place…
Read MoreBrussels Sprout flavour gin is on the way
The Christmas spirit is on its way – and this year, Brussels Sprout flavour gin is on the way. Pickering’s Gin baubles are back for Christmas and this year the gin gift contains six new and original Christmas inspired gins – Christmas Clementine, Festive Cranberry, Spiced Pear and Cinnamon, Figgy Pudding, Plum and Ginger –and…
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