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Seonaid Aitken Ensemble ready for new release
Chasing Sakura is the hopeful new album from the Seonaid Aitken Ensemble, influenced by jazz, classical and folk music and due for release on Friday, 29 April. The album, which features a stunning all-female ensemble, was written in response to a serious accident that award-winning violinist, vocalist and composer Seonaid Aitken faced during the pandemic…
Read MoreA 44-year-old from Glenturrent for £4500
The Last Drop Distillers have announced the launch of their 2022 Collection. This will feature three exceptionally rare, aged spirits: a 44 Year Old Highland Single Malt Scotch from the Glenturret Distillery (Release No.27), a 20-40 Year Old Japanese Blended Malt Whisky (Release No. 25), and a 70 Year Old Hors d’Age Petite Champagne Cognac…
Read MorePlanting trees for the Queen’s Green Canopy event
The National Trust for Scotland was delighted to start its participation in The Queen’s Green Canopy with a planting in the grounds of Haddo House, in Aberdeenshire. The QGC is a unique tree planting initiative created to mark Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee in 2022 which invites everyone from across the United Kingdom to Plant a…
Read MoreGold Green Tourism Award for bothies business
Cairngorm Bothies, near Aboyne in Royal Deeside, has secured a Gold Green Tourism Award which recognises the business’ commitment to becoming more sustainable. Acknowledged worldwide as an indicator of best practice in sustainability, the awards provides a practical way for a tourism business to progress on a ‘œgreen journey’. They also act as a hallmark…
Read MoreEdinburgh Food Festival is back – bigger than before
Edinburgh’s largest free-to-enter food festival will be back with another delicious helping this summer. Taking place from Friday 22-Sunday 31 July, this year the Edinburgh Food Festival is back and more ambitious than ever; showcasing more brewers, more bakers, more producers and makers than ever before. Launched in summer 2015 in tandem with Scotland’s Year…
Read MoreAddressing the worries people have about rewilding
Rewilding has recently generated more media interest than ever before, with the heightened focus on nature recovery following COP26. And there is widespread recognition that Scotland has become one of the most nature-depleted countries in the world. According to a recent poll carried out by YouGov, 77% of Scots support rewilding – the large-scale recovery…
Read MoreA stunning five bedroom detached family home
A beautiful detached house offering impressive accommodation has been brought to the market. Presented by Paton & Co, 8 Grange Road is a stunning five bedroom detached family home situated within easy walking distance of Berwick Upon Tweed’s main line railway station. The property offers practical and manageable family accommodation over two principal floors and…
Read MoreBorders Art Fair looks to a flourishing future
The return of Borders Art Fair last weekend has been hailed as a tremendous success, attracting thousands of visitors to browse, buy and chat to artists and makers. Preliminary estimates suggest that more than 3000 visitors invested around £130,000 in art and craft from the Borders and beyond. More than 70 individual artists and makers,…
Read MoreGlen Scotia’s 46-year-old is its rarest liquid yet
Campbeltown-based distillery, Glen Scotia, has unveiled its oldest and rarest limited-edition liquid to date, a 46-year-old single malt Scotch whisky with only 150 individually numbered bottles available worldwide. Refined through years of patience, the remarkably aged expression has been slowly maturing for over four decades, under the careful custodianship of various distillery teams from the…
Read MoreNational Museum of Flight’s airfield heritage
The National Museum of Flight in East Lothian will commence seven-day opening on Friday, 1 April, for a new season. It will feature a number of special events exploring the East Fortune attraction’s history as a wartime RAF base. Supported by players of People’s Postcode Lottery, Make Do and Mend runs from Tuesday 19-Friday 22…
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