Posts Tagged ‘Perthshire’
Rarely-available home in Auchertarder hits the property market
A traditional property is on the market in Auchterarder. Galbraith is pleased to announce that Ardenvohr is for sale, for offers over £575,000. The property is an impressive detached house in a quiet residential street close to the centre of the highly desirable small town of Auchterarder. Ardenvohr is notable for its well-proportioned rooms, period features…
Read MoreFishing season is now underway on the River Tay
The opening of the River Tay salmon fishing season took place at Meikleour on Monday this week. However, the 2018 season comes at a time of change, some positive and some very concerning, for fish runs into the Tay. On the positive side, early-running spring salmon are getting bigger. The mean weight of salmon caught between January…
Read MoreNew litter bin emptying scheme is a load of rubbish
Waste disposal isn’t a load of rubbish in Perthshire. Perth & Kinross Council is installing sensors in all public litter bins in Perth City Centre over the next few weeks to alert waste services when they need to be emptied. The city centre roll out is part of a Smart Waste Project, jointly funded by…
Read MoreCountryside farmhouse in fertile land is on the market
A traditional farmhouse with substantial stone steadings and paddocks is for sale as a whole or in three lots. Greenburns Farmhouse is surrounded by some of Perthshire’s most fertile farmland and has lovely open views across the countryside. Presented to the market by Savills, lot one is Greenburns Farmhouse – offers over £325,000. Greenburns Farmhouse…
Read MoreStar Wars actor Denis Lawson talks life, the universe and everything
When Scots actor Denis Lawson was cast as ace rebel pilot Wedge Antilles in Star Wars, it was a role that would change his life. The Crieff-raised actor went on to become known across the world, for his roles in Star Wars films A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi,…
Read MoreMary Berry comes to Scone Palace for new television show
TV’s favourite cook comes to Scotland for her new show this week. Mary Berry’s Country House Secrets comes to Scone Palace in the second episode of the series, and is due to be broadcast tonight, Wednesday. Mary will take views on a behind-the-scenes peek of stately home life when it features in a new four-part…
Read MoreLog cabin in Perthshire is a stunning property with a difference
An outstanding property with a difference in rural Perthshire has been brought to the market. Galbraith in Perth is offering Balnakilly Log Cabin, Kirkmichael, in Highland Perthshire, as a home with a difference. Balnakilly is an attractive detached four-bedroom log cabin situated in an elevated position on the outskirts of the village of Kirkmichael. The…
Read MoreScone Palace all set to feature on Mary Berry’s latest TV show
TV’s favourite baker comes to Scotland for her new show this week. Mary Berry’s Country House Secrets comes to Scone Palace in the second episode of the series, and is due to be broadcast tomorrow (Wednesday) night. Mary, a former judge on the Great British Bake Off, will take viewers on a behind-the-scenes peek of…
Read MoreCouncil donates obsolete Trust funds to cancer charity
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…
Read MoreBringing life under the sea to the surface in new Perth exhibition
Artist and diver Janeanne Gilchrist is sharing images from the mysterious underwater world in her first solo exhibition. The sea and the self are territories Janeanne explores and merges seductively in Above, Below, Beyond, an exhibition of intricately composed and infinitely ambiguous sub-aquatic images. The exhibition takes place at Perth’s Fergusson Gallery from this Saturday…
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