Posts Tagged ‘game’
Innis & Gunn’s new brewery plans are approved
Planning permission for Innis & Gunn’s brewery at Heriot-Watt University’s Research Park has officially been granted by The City of Edinburgh Council. Spanning a two-hectare site, the new facility will provide increased brewing capacity which will ultimately support the brewer’s continued growth, both in the UK and internationally. This will be the first major brewery…
Read MoreLESSONS IN LEADERSHIP FROM RUGBY LEGEND GAVIN HASTINGS
Chief Sub-Editor Rosie Morton interviews rugby legend Gavin Hastings ahead of his appearance at The Borders Book Festival… When it comes to sporting arenas, rugby presents one of the most challenging environments. Indeed, George Orwell once referred to the great game as ‘war by another name’. It is, of course, in these highly pressurised settings…
Read MoreCask and Still Magazine Issue 1
Cask & Still’s debut issue features Game of Thrones actor Clive Russell sharing his love of whisky. The Fifer – who played Blackfish Tully in the hit series – talks about his home area, life, love and Lagavulin. We feature the inside stories behind six new artisan distillers, In our The Rant column, Andy Byers…
Read MoreScotswomen launch supplement to help with menopause
Two Scotswomen have launched a powerful intelligent female supplement during National Menopause Month. With one third of the UK female population currently peri-menopausal or menopausal, and one in four of these women experiencing debilitating symptoms, two Scots have taken control to redress this key area of women’s health with the launch of Selaura – a…
Read MoreScotland’s newest poetry festival is nearly here
Push The Boat Out, Scotland’s newest and most boundary-bending poetry festival, has revealed its online and hybrid event. Taking place from October 15–17 within the creative hub of Summerhall, Push The Boat Out will be the second poetry festival ever to be held in Scotland and has already been making waves for its mission to…
Read MoreScottish Game Fair promotes greener farming and sustainable shooting
The Scottish Game Fair returns to the grounds of Scone Palace next week. Run by the Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust, and sponsored by NFU Mutual, the event will run from Friday September 24 – Sunday 26. A focal point as always is the Trust’s central exhibit which this year drills down into the future…
Read MoreScottish Field’s 2021 luxury edition is available now
Scottish Field’s annual luxury edition celebrates all things escapist this year. Every year our October issue highlights the best of the best in Scotland, whether food, places to stay, and incredible items to purchase. Editor Richard Bath said: ‘With Covid shrinking everyone’s world and bringing genuine hardship for some, we debated long and hard as…
Read MoreA hugely important book for the countryside
Three quarters of the world’s stock of heather uplands is to be found in the UK, much of it in Scotland, and it has become a political, cultural and environmental battleground. The subtitle of this book – ‘The Battle for the Uplands against Authoritarian Conservation’ – gives a sense of what to expect from this…
Read MoreAnnika has been a splash hit with actor Jamie Sives
New Scottish crime series Annika continues this week, with the fourth instalment of the detective show. Starring Nicola Walker as Annika Strandhed, the head of the Marine Homicide Unit at the fictional Scotland Police, she is joined by Scots actor Jamie Sives as one of her co-stars. In the fourth episode, when writer Cara Gibson…
Read MoreScottish Opera returns to theatres with new productions
A new Scottish Opera production of Gilberts and Sullivan’s The Gondoliers will open at Glasgow’s Theatre Royal before traveling to cities around the country. This co-production with D’Oyly Carte Opera and State Opera South Australia will tour Edinburgh, Inverness, and London for a total of 24 performances, and will include the Scottish Opera premiere of…
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