Help prevent dog attacks on livestock this Easter

Dog-walkers, land managers and farmers can work together to reduce the risk of attacks on livestock during Easter and beyond. Scottish Land & Estates, which represents rural businesses, said it was crucial to minimise the risk of dog attacks when the lambing season was underway and the countryside was welcoming visitors and walkers across Scotland.…

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Made From Grapes: It’s time to subscribe to sustainability

Made From Grapes, the wine shop in Glasgow, has launched a monthly subscription service with some very special bottles, writes Peter Ranscombe. THERE’S a phrase on one of the bottles from Made For Grapes that really caught my eye: “Grapes from healthy vineyards – cultivated by real farmers”. It’s a mantra that could apply equally…

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Celebrating Glasgow’s food superstars in new campaign

More than 60 of the city’s best bars, restaurants, unique venues and makers are inviting you to taste the best of spring superstars on their food and drink menus this month.  Keeping it local and led by Glasgow’s new hospitality-led food and drink campaign #MadeinGlasgow the new April theme celebrates ‘Scottish Spring Superstars’ and you…

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Strathallan hockey star scoops up state-side scholarship

Orla Folan will swap Strathallan School for St Charles, Missouri this summer as she heads to Lindenwood University on a hockey and academic scholarship. The 17-year-old said she was over the moon to receive the offer from the division one team. Orla has been playing hockey since she was 10-years-old. She said: ‘I still can’t…

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Teacher’s book puts women’s football history into play

Strathallan School teacher Paul Beeson has become a published playwright this month as his play Sweet F.A. hits the shelves. Published by Tippermuir Books on International Women’s Day, the play-turned-book follows the story of a factory football team from Fountainbridge fighting for their right to play the game. Paul Beeson, an English and drama teacher…

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Bunkered LIVE set to have Glasgow in full swing

Bunkered LIVE, Europe’s premier golf show, has revealed its full line up of events ahead of its arrival at Glasgow’s SEC later week. The interactive golf event and exhibition will give attendees the chance to try out the latest equipment from leading brands, take part in innovative indoor challenges, and receive free lessons from PGA…

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SpeakGaelic project steps up to its second stage

Having had more than 250,000 plays of its media content since the launch of its first stage last year, the SpeakGaelic multiplatform learning project now moves to its second stage. This will see it offer its unrivalled multiplatform Gaelic learning materials to Gaelic users who are ready to take the next step in their Gaelic…

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Have you tried pancakes with smoked salmon?

We continues to bring you some recipes for tasty pancakes this week. If you’re a pancake fanatic looking to step up your game by experimenting with some unique flavours, toppings and even colour, then you’re in the right place. The UK’s leading bottomless brunch platform bottomlessbrunch.com has compiled a list of unique pancake recipes for…

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New gamekeeper training courses to take place

New accredited training programmes for gamekeepers across the country are being held in Scotland this spring. In 2021 and in response to the increased importance of best practice and the British Game Assurance (BGA) Scheme, St David’s Game Bird Services devised a new, accredited, Gamekeeper Training Programme to help Gamekeepers, across the country, to maintain…

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Still Gin launches in time for Mother’s Day

After the hugely successful launch of Jack & Victor whisky last year, Scottish comedy icons Ford Kiernan and Greg Hemphill are expanding their offering with a brand-new tipple. Launching this week, Still Gin, was born from an abundance of fan requests for something ‘filtered through the heather’. Launching in time for Mother’s Day, there will…

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