Festival will mark all that’s great in current jazz

Aberdeen’s Jazz Festival is the city’s opportunity to celebrate all that’s great in jazz in 2020, from classic to cool to contemporary. Over 11 days, the festival presents over 50 bands travelling far and wide across the styles – all around jazz: from trad to swing to bop to cutting edge, and into related musics…

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New exhibition marks women and their crimes

From the written confession used in evidence at a 16th century witch trial to early 20th century mugshots of a pair of Birmingham’s female felons, a new exhibition in Aberdeen showcases women criminals across the centuries. Drawn from original records found in Aberdeen City & Aberdeenshire Archives, Outcasts: Women, Crime and Society examines how women…

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Tennent’s does the light thing with new lager

Tennent’s has launched Tennent’s Light – Scotland’s lowest calorie light lager at 114 calories per pint and 3.5% ABV. It was revealed after teasing its release by anonymously floating illuminated white LED balloons at iconic landmarks across the country. The brewing team at Wellpark in Glasgow has spent the last year perfecting a new light…

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Scotland’s lowest calorie lager is on the market

Tennent’s has announced the launch of Tennent’s Light – Scotland’s lowest calorie light lager at 114 calories per pint and 3.5% ABV – after teasing its release by floating white LED balloons at iconic landmarks across the country. The brewing team at Wellpark has spent the last year perfecting a new light recipe to strike…

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Gallery welcomes 100,000 visitors in less than 100 days

Aberdeen Art Gallery has welcomed more than 100,000 visitors since it re-opened to the public less than 100 days ago.  The revitalised gallery is now well on its way to reaching the target of 235,000 visits in its first year. The milestone 100,000th visitor was 20-year-old, final year journalism student at RGU, Ceilidh Jeffrey who arrived at…

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Piper and whistle played crowned Young Trad Musician

Piper and whistle player Ali Levack has been named BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician 2020 – the 20th recipient of the prestigious award – after an outstanding winning performance at Glasgow’s City Halls. The 26-year-old, of Dingwall, accepted the award, now seen as the premier accolade for young musicians in their field, from Gareth…

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An A-listed Georgian country house for £2.35million

An A-listed Georgian country house with the main reception rooms, eight principal bedrooms, and a number of estate cottages is for sale. Nestled within the Nairn Valley, Holme Rose is an attractive residential and amenity estate close to the Moray Firth, with lovely views overlooking the policies towards the Nairn River, presented for sale by…

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The growing appeal of living in the north east

Property consultancy Galbraith has witnessed a healthy start to the New Year, and 2020 looks set to be an exciting time in the Aberdeenshire property market as it bounces into action. With green spaces aplenty and one of only a few UK cities to have a beach, Aberdeen is the perfect location for family living…

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Lantra Scotland reveals finalists for 18th awards

A select group of the country’s top trainees have been named as finalists in Lantra Scotland’s much-anticipated Awards for Land-based and Aquaculture Skills (the ALBAS). The talented apprentices and trainees who have made the shortlist will find out if they have won at a prestigious gala dinner and award ceremony on Thursday, 5 March, at…

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Whisky festival is expanding south of the border

The National Whisky Festival of Scotland is growing, as it is set to hold its first ever London edition this spring. Following popular events in Glasgow, Paisley, Edinburgh and Aberdeen, the festival will make its debut appearance in the UK capital on Saturday 25 April at the city’s Round Chapel. Spanning three sessions (of three…

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