Posts Tagged ‘Angus’
Scottish gin selected for $125,000 Oscars gift bags
A Scottish spirits manufacturer has made it to Hollywood after its gin was selected to go into the $125,000 gift bags at the Oscars. Gin Bothy, distilled in Angus, has been chosen as part of a lavish offering that will be hand delivered to the top 25 Oscar nominees in February. The exclusive gift set…
Read MoreLost opportunities and a touching human story
From the very first page of this poetic novel, the reader can witness the story shimmer into life. Writing simultaneously in Gaelic and English, Campbell evokes the haunting beauty of the Western Highlands in this romantic tale of chance encounters and missed moments. When the narrator passes a girl on the staircase of a ferryboat,…
Read MoreHighland games postponed until bicentenary
The organisers of the annual Inverness Highland Games confirmed today that they have decided to cancel the event in 2021 – but aim to return for its bicentenary next year. The Inverness Highland Games committee said that the ongoing uncertainty around what COVID restrictions might be in place by the date of the event left…
Read MoreA murder mystery on the isle of Jura
We didn’t have to wait long for the next instalment of Inspector Angus Blue’s whodunnits, and it doesn’t disappoint. Called to Jura after an attempted assassination on a cabinet minister, the inspector finds himself in a series of fantastically eerie landscapes and is forced to overcome several unexpected hurdles. As with The Peat Dead, the…
Read MoreA crime thriller on a Scottish island
We didn’t have to wait long for the next instalment of Inspector Angus Blue’s whodunnits, and it doesn’t disappoint. Called to Jura after an attempted assassination on a Cabinet Minister, the inspector finds himself in a series of fantastically eerie landscapes and is forced to overcome several unexpected hurdles. As with The Pead Dead, the…
Read MoreDiscovering the darker side of her family tree
Cal Flyn was holidaying at her childhood home in the Highlands of Scotland when she stumbled upon a little-known, dark family secret. The journalist discovered that her great-great-great uncle, Angus McMillan, who had been mythologised as a great explorer and pioneer of early Australia, had in fact been the leader of a number of gruesome…
Read MoreMeet Scotland’s four-legged police force
Scotland’s mounted police work out of Stewarton in East Ayrshire and provide policing for high-profile events across Scotland. Mounted officers carry out public order patrols and are a presence at sporting events, demonstrations and processions as well as open ground searches for missing persons, where they can get into areas that vehicles would be unable…
Read MoreSearch for Scotland’s home of the year goes west
Three houses in the west of the country go under the spotlight in the ongoing search for Scotland’s Home Of The Year. Judges Michael Angus, Anna Campbell-Jones and Kate Spiers first visit a stunning renovated Edwardian family home in the suburb of Giffnock, East Renfrewshire. The homeowners spent three years painstakingly restoring period features and…
Read MoreCraftsman Angus has reached the turning point
Angus Clyne, originally from Glenuig in Lochaber, is a man of many talents. Past professions have included fisherman, chef, DJ and busker, but now Angus’ focus is on artistic woodturning from his studio near Pitlochry. Using a lathe to spin the wood, a roughly chainsawed block of wet wood is mounted and spun at a…
Read MoreRoyal Navy sailed from Scotland for Battle of Jutland
Just over 100 years ago, World War I came to an end. In May 1916, the two greatest battle fleets the world had ever seen came together in a clash of arms off a little known peninsula of Denmark and fought a battle whose name has gone down in history. Jutland was the biggest naval…
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