Posts Tagged ‘capital’
Scotch whisky firm to open its first Spanish store
Scotland is used to working with Spain and Spanish companies when it comes to whisky. But rather than importing sherry casks to Scotland, Johnnie Walker is going in the opposite direction to opening a flagship experiential retail store in central Madrid next month. The Spanish capital was selected as the location for the first Johnnie…
Read MoreThe Cramond Residence officially opens
Edinburgh’s newest care home is today officially opening its doors and welcoming its first residents. The much-anticipated Cramond Residence offers 74 luxury en-suite bedrooms and will provide the highest quality person-centred nursing care for older people in the capital. Now, having filled a number of key positions before opening, the residence is recruiting for a…
Read MoreIf you love Italian food, it’s time to go West Room
Italy’s answer to Spanish tapas have finally arrived in the capital city. The West Room, Edinburgh’s first Cicchetti bar, has opened in the heart of the West End. Based on Melville Place, owner Stefano Pieraccini works with the philosophy that drinks should always be served with good, homemade food. Cooking up Italian tapas dishes to…
Read MoreThousands of acres of forest land put up for sale
Nearly 9000 acres of forestry and agricultural land on the Buccleuch Borders Estate are being made available for sale. Located close to the A7 road to the south of Langholm at Canonbie in Dumfries and Galloway, the land comprises around 8,959 acres of agricultural and forestry land which is available as a whole, or in…
Read MoreDoors open to the world of elocution on Sunday
If you know of someone who believes the rain in Spain falls mainly down the drain, then perhaps they could be in need of assistant. If you believe that sex are what was used to bring in the coal, then there’s no doubt that you have no need to attend a special finishing school taking…
Read MoreMono fills a gap in the capital’s dining landscape
This was one of the most pleasant surprises I’ve had in years – Joseph Crolla and his team have filled a glaring hole in Edinburgh’s culinary landscape by producing a genuinely excellent fine dining Italian restaurant. With chef Maciek Zielinski, late of the Atelier, working his magic in the kitchen, the tasting menu we ate…
Read MoreA fundraising symbol of Remembrance
A Scottish charity is selling 10 inch perspex Tommies to raise money for the war veteran charity There But Not There. These symbols of remembrance are on sale to the public at The Royal Scots Club in Edinburgh. Made by veterans, the Tommies are part of a nationwide initiative to raise £15 million for the…
Read MoreTwo Scottish cities make it to the UK’s funniest list
Scotland’s big two are in the top 10 list of the funniest cities in the UK. Liverpool took the top spot when Comedy Central Live polled the nation to explore the places and people Brits find the funniest, but Glasgow took fifth and Edinburgh sixth. Glasgow has bred comedians as diverse as Billy Connolly, Chic…
Read MoreA taste of Skye is coming to the capital
An Edinburgh restaurant is teaming up with a dining establishment on the Isle of Skye to bring a taste experience with a difference. The Little Chartroom, Edinburgh is very excited to announce its first restaurant collaboration with Simon Mcatamney and Matt Kidd from Scorrybreac on The Isle of Skye. For two nights only, on Saturday…
Read MoreHotel’s proud railway heritage is restored
A Scottish hotel has restored a link to its proud railway past. Waldorf Astoria Edinburgh – The Caledonian has recently carried out work on the historic Princes Street Station gates, to bring them back to their former glory. Once the site of the Royal Family’s preferred railway station in the capital, the gates now act…
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