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A degree of success for master blender Rachel Barrie
The University of Edinburgh has honoured its first female whisky blender with an honorary doctorate. As a master blender, Rachel Barrie creates some of the world’s finest single malts for BenRiach, Glenglassaugh and The GlenDronach distilleries. Rachel, raised in Aberdeenshire and one of only a handful of women in the ‘top job’ in the whisky…
Read MoreKnow the tax score if you’re selling from a historic home
HMRC is revising advice notice regarding VAT and the acquisition and disposal of assets of historic houses. Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs has updated its guidance on VAT and assets of historic houses, replacing that previously issued in 2002. The guidance reconfirms that assets sold from a house used as a private residence are not…
Read MoreExperience the joy of six bedrooms
Six bedrooms and four reception rooms can be found in Arden House, which offers spacious and well-appointed accommodation. Presented by Galbraith, Arden House near Elgin sits in a magnificent elevated position with delightful views to the south over open countryside, and is a very impressive family home. Completed in 2014, the house was designed and…
Read MoreFour Scots dishes appear on new UK food map
Four of Scotland’s famed dishes have been featured within Premier Inn’s ultimate food tour of the UK. The tour has been compiled by Premier Inn in order to encourage the nation to sample the delicious tastes and flavours across the UK, placing the spotlight on 16 of the most famous and, in some cases, most…
Read MoreFirefly Music Festival set to light up summer nights
One of the liveliest small music weekends in Scotland will soon be setting the summer nights aglow when the Firefly Festival returns. This year, the event in to Moniaive, Dumfries and Galloway, features a line-up including The Hoolits, Trongate Rum Riots, Greg Lawson and Pete Garnett and Emma Gillespie. Originally conceived as a stopgap in…
Read MoreOpen aspects at a glorious Perthshire steading
An attractive modernised home offering space and tranquility is presently available. Brought to the market by Galbraith, 4 Newbigging Grange near Blairgowrie is an end of terrace, two-storey house forming part of a small steading style development and benefits from an open aspect across fields to the rear. The vestibule, with a tiled floor and…
Read MoreGalbraith appoints head of residential agency for Lothians
Property consultancy Galbraith has appointed Rebecca March to lead its sales team in Edinburgh and the Lothians. Rebecca from North Berwick joins the firm from Bidwell’s where she was responsible for agency and valuation in Fort William and later Perth. She said: ‘Property in the Lothians offers an excellent combination of easy access to the…
Read MoreCaorunn Summer Garden opens at Edinburgh’s Hotel Du Vin
Edinburgh’s Hotel Du Vin has reopened the Caorunn Summer Garden for the summer season. Offering a new menu of refreshing gin cocktails, al-fresco dining and a chilled retreat from the city heat, the outdoor oasis is open from 11am to 11pm every day until mid-September. Guests can lounge in the relaxing courtyard space and enjoy…
Read MoreRural home is perfect living for the young and old
An attractive home in the north of Scotland is currently for sale. Chapelstane is located near Elgin, Moray, and is presented to the market by Galbraith. With a pleasant rural outlook in an accessible location, Chapelstane is a delightful extended traditional cottage located on the outskirts of the small hamlet of Kellas. Built from harled…
Read MoreGlenlivet Mountain Bike Trail Centre opens new skills area
The Glenlivet Mountain Bike Trail Centre is opening a new skills area allowing bikers to practise their skills away from the main routes. Designed by Paul Masson, the new area adds to BikeGlenlivet’s varied trails which are suitable for all ages and experience. Simon Ovenden, Crown Estate Scotland’s countryside manager for the Glenlivet Estate said:…
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