Posts Tagged ‘living’
Ambitious £10million development at Glenrothes town centre
A major £10million town centre retail development plan has begun in Glenrothes. The massive investment will begin a legal agreement between the developers and Fife Council was reached earlier this year. The redevelopment, that will transform and regenerate the North Street site, is set to create over 150 new local jobs. Atmore Properties Limited and…
Read MoreChildren discover the impact of World War I on their area
A new education resource exploring the impact of the First World War on East Dunbartonshire has been launched. The new teaching and learning resource features stories from the EDLC archives and local studies collections – many of them are new discoveries from the East Dunbartonshire’s War research volunteers, who have spent the past two years exploring the lives of…
Read MoreEdinburgh spa launches touch therapy spa treatment
Edinburgh’s One Spa is thinking pink this October as they launch a new spa treatment suitable for those currently living with or recovering from cancer. Launching as part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, their new ‘Hands on Heart’ treatment is a touch therapy treatment designed to allow guests to drift away into a meditative state…
Read MoreAdagio Edinburgh unveils charity photography exhibition, open to the public until 29 May
Adagio Edinburgh Royal Mile, has unveilled a special charity photo exhibition, The Hospitality of Edinburgh, in collaboration with local photographer Patrick Keast. Patrick Keast is a local man and former alcoholic who got himself back on his feet with the support of Cyrenians and along the way Patrick picked up…
Read MoreAdagio Edinburgh teams up with Cyrenians to celebrate the legacy of hospitality at the Old Sailor’s Ark
Adagio Edinburgh Royal Mile, has launched a charity partnership with Cyrenians, a charity which works with those in Edinburgh and Scotland who have been excluded from family, home, work or community on their life journey. The partnership follows the launch of the Adagio’s ‘Old Sailors Ark’ campaign, to gather memories and photos to celebrate the…
Read MoreDryburgh Abbey to celebrate Scotland’s 2017 Year of History, Heritage and Archaeology this weekend
Dryburgh Abbey is set to transport visitors back to 1322 this weekend (Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 May) in celebration of Scotland’s 2017 Year of History, Heritage and Archaeology. Dryburgh 1322 will give visitors the chance to step back in time to the abbey’s heyday, with presentations and demonstrations on everything from medieval cooking to…
Read MoreNewcomer Stone Acre signs off prime Edinburgh developments
Dynamic property development company, Stone Acre, has sealed deals for two prime property projects, which it has carefully revitalised – Blackfriars Lofts and Distillers House – in Scotland’s capital city. Set in a former church dating back to 1871, Blackfriars Lofts offered an ideal opportunity for conversion into residential apartments. Located…
Read MoreAlternatives to Chablis
PETER RANSCOMBE CHABLIS will always hold a special place in my heart. As a red drinker, it was the white that opened the door for me to a whole world of elegant and exciting wines, eventually leading to delights such as riesling and gruner veltliner. That’s why last year’s news sent a shiver down my spine…
Read MoreYoung modern makers create an environmentally friendly bird hide in Wigtownshire
A leading ecological building designer has worked with six young people to create a state-of-the-art environmentally friendly bird hide at an RSPB Scotland reserve. The Modern Makers scheme, run by the Upland arts development organisation, was completed at the weekend when the structure was lifted into place on the side of a lagoon near the…
Read MoreA Musical Evening with Sophie Ramsay and Sarah Smout on Friday 21st April
On Friday 21st April at 7.30pm Aigas Field Centre, near Beauly, will host an evening of music with Sophie Ramsay and Sarah Smout Sophie Ramsay combines old and new folk, singing songs – accompanied with guitar and viola – from her native Scotland, alongside originals with freshly poetic lyrics…
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