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Top tips to make your garden feline friendly
Scottish cat lovers have been given some top tips to ensure their moggies make the most of their gardens this summer. With the growing season around the corner, Cats Protection has compiled its top tips to help Scottish cat lovers create the perfect feline-friendly garden. The charity, which will be attending this year’s Gardening Scotland…
Read MoreScottish recycling levels hit a new high
More and more Scots are doing their bit for the environment. Scottish recycling, composting and re-use of waste from all sources has rocketed past the 60% milestone for the first time. That was the key finding of Official Statistics published today by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA). In 2016, 6.96 million tonnes (61%) of…
Read MoreHotel rises from the ashes after £1.4million refurb
Last August, Edinburgh boutique hotel Nira Caledonia suffered major damage when a fire broke out as workmen carried out roof repairs. In the nine months since then, a massive refurbishment – costing £1.4 million – involving expert restoration has taken place. Located in the exclusive Stockbridge area of the capital, the hotel promises to offer…
Read MoreHeritage centre gets in a flap over its new arrivals
Almond Valley Heritage Centre in Livingston is celebrating the happy hatchings of their lively canaries. The centre kept canaries as part of their Shale Oil Story– in the past, the birds were often kept by shale miners with the specialised role of detecting dangerous gasses underground. At the centre, the birds appeared happy in their…
Read MoreFirst Scottish show for influential 70s designer
Renowned artist and textile guru, Maria Cayden is coming to Scotland for the first time. She will display her fashion exhibition, entitled Dressing up Drum, which will be staged at Drum Castle in Aberdeenshire. The fashion extravaganza will feature over 30 items of clothing from Clayden’s international collections as well as showcasing the artist’s textile…
Read MoreScotch Whisky distillery is branching out into gin
A Scots firm has revealed plans to create a handmade gin in Forres. The owners of The Benromach Distillery Company Ltd have unveiled plans for Red Door Gin, named after the distillery’s distinctive red doors, which will be available later this summer. The move marks a new milestone in the company’s strategic plans for growth…
Read MoreA host of classic cars ready for new summer event
Edinburgh’s West End will see a host of classic vehicles take centre stage down the picturesque William Street in a brand new event this summer. Free to attend, Edinburgh’s West End Classic Vehicle event will include more than 25 vehicles along both sections of William Street on Saturday, 9 June, from 10am-4pm. Home to a…
Read MoreCape Wrath Ultra is all set to get underway
Almost 200 runners will set off on Sunday (May 20) in the Scottish Highlands for the extreme Cape Wrath Ultra Race 2018. The 190 participants are from 23 countries worldwide and include 21 from Scotland. They face an eight-day expedition race over 400km with a total ascent of 11,200m into some of the wildest areas…
Read MoreA property offering some sensational scenic sights
A hugely impressive modern home built over four levels is now for sale in Dumfries and Galloway. Galbraith present for sale Braesyde, which is situated in the sought-after village of Kippford and offers spectacular panoramic views of the Urr Estuary, surrounding coast, and the farmland beyond. Built in 1998, the house features high-specification interiors, highly…
Read MoreAre whisky bloggers really the masters of malt?
Whisky blogs appear to have reached a level of saturation and are now omnipresent across the internet and social media. Anyone can write a blog, and it appears that every whisky drinker and his dog write a whisky blog these days. So, what will happen to all these whisky blogs and will this glut lead…
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