Posts Tagged ‘breakfast’
REVIEW: Cavens Country House
A trip to the south west of Scotland proved a welcome break from city life for Rosie Morton… Carpe diem. Two words we’ve heard countless times, and yet they seem to resonate far more in 2020 than ever before. Having been on our starting blocks since the end of March, all the trips we’ve been…
Read MoreScots prepare to head outdoors as lockdown eases
SCOTLAND’S hospitality, tourism and leisure businesses are gearing up to welcome back guests as lockdown measures continue to ease. CCW, which runs outdoor stores in Callander, Glasgow and St Andrews, is offering customers a 20% discount, which it’s encouraging them to spend in other local businesses. The company, which was launched in 1985 by husband-and-wife…
Read More‘Bad Girl’ serves up good news as bakery reopens
BAD Girl Bakery in Muir of Ord has turned its café into a shop – and is even giving away some of its baking secrets. The bakery, which opened in 2017, is selling the ingredients for some of its signature dishes, so customers can try their hand at baking at home. Baking equipment is also…
Read MoreScottish Hospitality for Heroes
Crerar Hotels are to gift 2,000 free ‘nights away’ for NHS staff, care workers and their families in an initiative that will give the company and the public an opportunity to express their gratitude to those who have worked tirelessly throughout the Covid-19 crisis. The ‘Scottish Hospitality for Heroes’ campaign will begin with two key…
Read MoreChicken wings its way to charities
Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) has donated 1.4 tonnes of chicken to Scottish food banks, school breakfast clubs and homeless shelters. The meat, which included 600kg of whole chicken, 250kg of chicken legs and 615kg of chicken breasts, was donated by SRUC from its carcass evaluation unit on the Auchincruive Estate in South Ayrshire. The chicken…
Read MoreDirect to your door
A substantial number of Scottish restaurants and sandwich shops are trying to keep the show on the road during the lockdown by delivering ready-made restaurant quality meals direct to their customers. One such example is 65 Pleasance in Edinburgh, one of the capital’s leading vegan eateries. The service includes contactless purchase and delivery of their breakfast,…
Read MoreHow the BBC continues to bring us the news
Reporting on a pandemic while trying to keep staff safe is a huge challenge. With Scotland in lockdown with the coronavirus, we all want to know the facts about what is happening, not just here, but across the UK and indeed the world. That is proving to be a challenge to BBC Scotland, who are…
Read MoreLoch Lomond Group switches to making sanitiser
Independent distiller the Loch Lomond Group has completed production of its first batch of hand sanitiser with deliveries across the country scheduled for today, 1 April. The group has already started working with Fareshare Scotland, who will ensure onward distribution to those who need it most in our society, helping to support Scotland’s most vulnerable…
Read MoreCall to join daily Scottish birdwatch
Scots are being invited to join in with the RSPB’s daily breakfast birdwatch. It is taking place between 8-9am weekdays, at a time when many of us would have been commuting to work, doing the school run, or otherwise unable to enjoy the splendour of nature, from the safety of our homes. Using #BreakfastBirdwatch on…
Read MoreFood bank donation call from LOVE Gorgie Farm
LOVE Gorgie Farm will be providing breakfast for children amid school closures and set a delivery service from its new café for those staying at home. It is also urging people to donate to its food bank. The education and social care charity LOVE Learning, who recently took ownership of former Gorgie City Farm, decided…
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