Wear a jumper to see the jumpers and help a deserving cause

By Reporter | December 7, 2017

Race go-ers who take their Christmas jumper jumping can help raise funds for charity. Kelso Races is holding the Persimmon Homes Scottish Borders National Handicap Steeplechase on Sunday, 10 December. The race-meeting, which is set to have a festive theme and take place amid wintry weather, boasts £115,000 of prize money for the seven-race programme.…

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Protest march against plans to build homes on Culloden site

By Reporter | December 1, 2017

A group protesting at plans to build homes on part of the historic Culloden battlefield are holding a march next weekend. The group to Stop Development at Culloden have announced their plants to hold a march to protest against Kirkwood Homes Ltd’s proposal to build 16 homes at Viewhill Farm. The proposed development is called…

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Inverness property market gets a welcome boost through social media

By Reporter | November 27, 2017

The Highlands and Islands property market is going strong – and been boosted further by social media. The Inverness-shire property market is in a good condition, according to figures compiled by Scotland’s leading independent property consultancy, Galbraith. For the quarter ending 30 September 2017, sales of properties handled by the firm’s Inverness office are up…

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Council donates obsolete Trust funds to cancer charity

By Reporter | November 26, 2017

A Scottish council has given almost half a million pounds to a cancer charity. Perth and Kinross Council is donating nearly £450,000 to Macmillan Cancer Support from a trust fund administered by the council where the purpose can no longer be fulfilled in the modern day. The local authority has been reorganising a number of…

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Strutt & Parker launch two new properties to market

By Reporter | November 22, 2017

Property experts Strutt & Parker have launched two new homes to the Scottish market.  Benefiting from stunning scenery and tranquil surroundings,  both Nigg House and Dunfermline House would make the perfect family home.    Dunfermline House, Shore Road, Kingston, Morayshire – Offers Over £585,000 A stunning B listed traditional home with an abundance of period…

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CALA launches new Balerno development

By Reporter | November 21, 2017

CALA Homes (East) have launched the first of two new developments in Balerno’s Ravelrig Heights area. The development will consist of spacious four and five-bedroom family homes with a unique layout designed around attractive greens, feature gardens, quiet lanes and characterful cul-de-sacs, each offering their own peaceful seclusion. Many of the homes will benefit from…

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New £27million recycling facility will give Aberdeen a clean sweep

By Reporter | October 20, 2017

Aberdeen’s new £27million recycling and resource facility has been officially opened. The event was marked by Aberdeen City Council co-leader Councillor Jenny Laing. The Altens East site, where mixed recyclables which are collected from homes and businesses are sorted before being sold as high-quality materials for re-processing, is Scotland’s most advanced – and newest –…

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California wine fair highlights

By Reporter | October 20, 2017

Ahead of a fundraising event on Sunday for the wildfire relief efforts, Peter Ranscombe looks back at some of his highlights from the recent California wine fair. IT’S always hard when you see images of smoke and flames engulfing people’s homes. The wildfires that have swept through Northern California over the past fortnight have claimed…

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Canary in the coal mine

By Reporter | January 25, 2017

Mouth of Hell, a short film by award-winning Edinburgh director Samir Mehanovic and Glasgow producer Michael Wilson, along with their Scottish film crew, has been nominated for a BAFTA. The film is set in the Indian town of Jharia, where underground fires rage in the coal fields, swallowing up homes and causing terrible health problems…

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