Posts Tagged ‘living’
Search for Home Of The Year looks north
The search for Scotland’s Home Of The Year continues on our TV screens. In the fifth instalment of the show, the owners of the first home up for consideration in this week’s instalment of Scotland’s Home of the Year spent more than a year renovating their des res. And the results are stunning. Their Edwardian…
Read MoreDaring to dream to discover more of Gavin Maxwell
Being offered a position as warden of Kyleakin Lighthouse Island, the last home of Ring of Bright Water author Gavin Maxwell, was a dream come true for Dan Boothby. This book tells of his time living on this tiny island on the Western seaboard of the Highlands; the people he met, and the history that…
Read MoreLive by the banks of a bonnie loch
A delightful modern home on the banks of Loch Snizort offers spectacular views over to the Cuillin mountains and to the Outer Hebrides. Galbraith present to the market Crionach, at 3 Kingsburgh, Snizort, Portree, which lies in a delightful, private setting in the scattered crofting township of Kingsburgh on the north-west coast of Skye. The house,…
Read MoreVolunteers sought for dementia golfing project
A project supporting people with dementia to be more active and healthy is recruiting golfing buddies. Movement for Memories, launched in September 2018, and delivered by Edinburgh Leisure is looking for volunteer Golf Buddies to support people living with dementia to be physically active. The project is supported with funding from the Life Changes Trust.…
Read MoreInterior design trends for the year ahead
Everyone wants their home to look at its best. Sian Astley, property expert for the homebuilding and renovating show and project manager for BBC2 series Your Home Made Perfect, is predicting the biggest interior trends for the year ahead. And she gives Scottish Field readers some pointers for their homes, to ensure their interiors look…
Read MoreHelp halt the harm from doorstep criminals
Independent charity Crimestoppers is today launching a campaign to raise awareness of Doorstep Crime and encourage people to pass on any relevant information 100% anonymously. From bogus callers to rogue traders, doorstep criminals are cunning, creative, and often very convincing at targeting people There are two main types: Bogus callers try to get into your…
Read MoreSee Scotland as you’ve never seen it before
We all enjoy seeing Scotland from a different angle – and it will be easy to do that from our living rooms. Wednesday, 17 April, sees the return of the hit series Scotland from the Sky where presenter Jamie Crawford explores the country from above, using stunningly beautiful aerial images to uncover fascinating stories from…
Read MorePutting Scots sealife under the microscope
Sometimes it’s the little things in life that have the biggest impact – and a Scots aquarium is bringing into sharp focus the importance that the tiniest lifeforms have for our oceans and even ourselves. A new display about plankton has been introduced at Macduff Marine Aquarium in Aberdeenshire for the Easter holidays. Plankton are…
Read MoreHuge gap in monthly Scots property prices
Homeowners in Edinburgh are paying almost £300 per month more on their property than those in Glasgow. The information comes from MoneySuperMarket, which has looked at the difference in monthly payments and how much interest people really pay on their mortgages in cities up and down the country. Their research shows homeowners in Edinburgh pay…
Read MoreWelcome news at plans for littering drivers
Environmental charity Keep Scotland Beautiful has welcomed the Scottish Government’s commitment to make it an offence to litter from vehicles. It follows a announcement from the Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform, that Holyrood will vote on proposed legislation. Keep Scotland Beautiful has been pushing for a change to legislation in this…
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