Posts Tagged ‘aberdeenshire’
Maximised space in an outstanding country home
A superb four-bedroom detached bungalow with excellent equestrian potential is now for sale. Presented for sale by Galbraith, Hill House is a superb detached family home built in the early 1990s to an exceptionally high standard, and well designed to maximise on space whilst positioned to perfectly capture the surrounding countryside setting. The main entrance…
Read MoreSee the baby seahorses as they meet their public
Baby seahorses will be put on display at Macduff Marine Aquarium as part of a weekend of celebratory events throughout Aberdeenshire with the theme New Year, New You, New Us. The aquarium is delighted to have successfully raised four baby native spiny seahorses (Hippocampus guttulatus), after their adult male seahorse gave birth for the first…
Read MoreLast call made for Food & Drink Awards entries
A last call is being made for entries from businesses for the North East Scotland Food & Drink Awards 2019. The team behind the only food and drink producer awards in the region are reminding firms to enter, before the deadline on Monday 28 January 2019. The awards have been running for more than 25…
Read MoreDrug networks target rural and coastal Scotland
The charity Crimestoppers has this week launched a campaign to highlight the pain and suffering that criminals from English cities are inflicting on vulnerable people in Scotland’s rural and coastal towns. The campaign aims to raise awareness of County Lines, which is when criminals from major cities such as Liverpool, Manchester, London and Birmingham are…
Read MoreScots aquarium joins the fight against sea pollution
A Scottish marine facility is joining aquariums from around the world to help tackle the serious issue of plastic pollution. Huge quantities of plastic waste pollute our seas and coastlines, threatening most marine species all over the world – and Macduff Marine Aquarium in Aberdeenshire is doings its bit to help with the problem. The…
Read MoreLoch, mansion and boathouse on the market
An outstanding Edwardian mansion house restored to perfection is on the property market. Presented to the market by Savills, Tilliecorthie Mansion House in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, has been fully refurbished and such meticulous attention to detail is rare indeed. Originally built in 1911 for mining tycoon James Duncan, the house sits within a stunning gated and…
Read MoreWhy BrewDog were not barking up the wrong tree
Whether they are brewing beers at the bottom of the ocean, or bottling them in taxidermy squirrels, BrewDog has started a craft beer revolution. Gone are the days of bland yellow lagers, poured from uninspired glass bottles. Looking around the latest pubs that have appeared on our streets in the last decade, it takes no…
Read MoreNorth east gin festival returns next month
A gin festival is to be held in the north east of Scotland in February. After this success of this year’s GIN:NE event, it will be returning to Inverurie, in Aberdeenshire, on Saturday 2 February and Sunday 3 February 2019. It will take place in Inverurie Town Hall. A spokesman said: ‘There will be the…
Read MoreCastle Fraser welcomes exotic visitors on safari
If you go down to the woods at the National Trust for Scotland’s Castle Fraser, you’re in for a big surprise with elephants and giraffes having just arrived. Some topiary animals that are more at home in Africa than Aberdeenshire have come for a visit. The magical menagerie has arrived at the conservation charity’s historic…
Read MoreWater feature is back working at Scots castle
A water feature first built in the late 19th century has been revived a Scottish castle, after a programme of conservation and repair work by the National Trust for Scotland. Designed in the shape of a compass, the fountain and pond are a key feature in Crathes Castle’s Fountain Gardens. Originally installed in the 1880s,…
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