Posts Tagged ‘partnership’
Turn Scottish beer into water and help a good cause
A Scottish beer brand is crowdfunding to fix 12 broken wells in Malawi with its new festive campaign, Jingle Wells. Brewgooder, the UK’s leading ethical beer brand, has this week launched its Jingle Wells campaign which will repair 12 wells (one for each day of Christmas), providing 4000 people with access to clean water by…
Read MoreThink pink as a new gin arrives in supermarkets
A supermarket has announced a further partnership with McQueen Gin after the remarkable success of its Forest Fruits Colour Changing Gin earlier this year. McQueen Pink Gin is the latest creation from the Trossachs Distillery in Callander is exclusively available from Scottish ALDI stores from today, Monday, priced £19.99. The vibrant pink gin has been…
Read MoreScotland starts its fightback against plastic waste
A new campaign to clear Scottish beaches of plastic waste has got off to a promising start. A beach clean at Sandford Bay, in Peterhead, was held last weekend, to mark the official launch of a regional initiative named Turning the Plastic Tide. The event was a great success having received a high attendance from…
Read MoreHave your say on the future of Scotland’s heritage
The public are being encouraged to have their say on the future of Historic Environment Scotland. HES has today, Friday, launched a nine-week public consultation on its new draft Corporate Plan 2019-22. The new plan sets out the strategic direction for the organisation over the next three years and beyond, focusing on the positive social,…
Read MoreExclusive Scottish salami is coming to our stores
A brand new pork salami, produced from Scottish pigs and smoked in the heart of the Highlands, is coming to Scottish shops this week. Lidl UK has announced that it will be stocking new local charcuterie in its stores across Scotland, as part of a new partnership with British cured meat champions, Cannon and Cannon.…
Read MoreAnother boost for Scotland’s food producing industry
A supermarket has increase its supplies of fresh Scottish produce by over 40%. Lidl UK has announced that it is now selling more local Scots produce than ever before, with the addition of nine new fresh fruit and vegetable lines including cabbages, seasonal blackberries, curly kale, and lettuces from Scottish suppliers. Lidl’s Scottish fresh produce…
Read MoreScottish train station goes off the rails
A Scottish train station has been named Britain’s most unpopular in a survey of passengers. Glasgow Queen Street took the unwanted honour after independent group Transport Focus surveyed more than 28,000 people at 56 stations. Just 58% of travellers were ‘satisfied’ with Queen Street, which is Scotland’s third busiest station, and currently undergoing a £100…
Read MoreSafer streets for visitors and residents in Stirling
Visitors and residents in Stirling will feel safer after the city increased its CCTV coverage. Stirling Council has reaffirmed its commitment to public safety through the installation and upgrade of CCTV across the Stirling area and partnership working with Police Scotland. At the council’s public safety committee meeting this week, councillors heard that since 2015,…
Read MoreNew partnership aims to make Fife a litter-free zone
Zero Waste Scotland is teaming up with a local authority to combat litter prevention. Working with Fife Council, they are encouraging organisations to prevent litter which is spoiling the area, writes Imogen Lovie. Organisations and businesses across all of Fife are invited to take part in the new initiative to tackle litter at the source…
Read MoreAnd so to Ayr…
Thursday April 14th – where tomorrow we run Forcefield for the Earley & Macdonald partnership in the 5.05, Lucy rides, 14 run and the ground is on the easy side of good. This is a step up in class and a step up in distance, it is a competitive handicap befitting of the Scottish National meeting…
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