Posts Tagged ‘highland’
All ready for the skirl of pipe band championships
Preparations are in full swing in the build up to the 19th Scottish Pipe Band Championships. The event has grown to be one of the biggest free pipe band competitions in the world and is this year taking place in West Dunbartonshire, bringing significant economic benefit to the area. More than 100 bands and 25,000 people…
Read MoreFirm picks charity partner for 150th birthday year
A famous Scottish food group is this year celebrating its 150th anniversary – and chosen a worth cause as its charity partner. Baxters will be working together with Macmillan Cancer Support throughout its 150th year in a bid to raise over £100,000. The funds will support two Macmillan nurses for a year, enabling them to…
Read MoreNew whisky from Tomatin with a Moscatel finish
Highland whisky distillery Tomatin has today revealed the release of its new limited edition Moscatel finished whisky. The expression, which was distilled in 2003, is aged 15 years and has a limited run of just over 6000 bottles available worldwide. The whisky has been finished in first fill Portuguese Moscatel wine barriques for a period…
Read MoreRoyal Highland Show 2018 captured in pictures
The 178th Royal Highland Show at Ingliston was a huge success. The four day event attracted just under 200,000 visitors this year, at Scotland’s iconic celebration of farming, food and rural life. Organised by the Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland (RHASS), the show delivers over £65 million in economic benefit to the UK with visitors expected…
Read MoreA double honour for Distiller of the Year Dr Bill
The man behind two successful Scotch whiskies has been named as Distiller of the Year at a renowned industry competition, for the second time. Dr Bill Lumsden, the driving force behind Glenmorangie and Ardbeg’s acclaimed whisky creation, was honoured at the International Spirits Challenge (ISC) for his innovation and exceptional craftsmanship, The Glenmorangie Company’s director…
Read MoreScotland to face Germany, Iceland and Austria
International competitors are heading for Scotland to take part in this year’s Cowal Highland Gathering. The event’s most fiercely contested competitions will this year welcome a fourth international team, as Austria joins the athletes battling to be crowned Cowal International Heavy Athletics Champions. Introduced to the Gathering in 2016, the Cowal International Heavy Athletics Championship…
Read MoreBuy-to-let a stunning lodge at Balloch Park
Offering investment buyers a superb return together with tax savings, buying one of the luxury timber lodges at Balloch Park, Kenmore, could be 2018’s brightest investment opportunity yet. Interested parties are encouraged to visit the development as soon as they can, with the first phase of bespoke, custom-built timber lodges now more than half way…
Read MoreA soaring welcome for new £2.4million Loch Ness cruiser
The summer is set to be ‘plane’ sailing for Loch Ness by Jacobite as the cruise tour operator welcomes a new addition to its fleet. The Jacobite Maverick embarked on its maiden voyage on the world’s most famous loch this week accompanied by a fitting wingman. In a nod to the Maverick moniker a fly-by…
Read MoreAthletes are coming to Orkney for international games
International athletes will be heading to Orkney after it was revealed they had successfully bid for the 2023 Island Games. The news was revealed at the International Games Association (IIGA) in Gibraltar at the weekend. The last time Scotland hosted the event was in 2005 when it was held in Shetland. Twenty-four member islands take…
Read MoreInverness to host European Pipe Band Championships
The European Pipe Band Championships will take place in Inverness for the next three years, it has been announced. Piping Inverness will bring together hundreds of pipers, drummers and Highland dancers to Bught Park, with live entertainment, food and drink and craft stalls. Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association (RSPBA) chief executive Ian Embelton: ‘The RSPBA…
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