Posts Tagged ‘photo’
The Galloway Hoard is to go on a Scottish tour
National Museums Scotland are to tour an exhibition of the Galloway Hoard to museums across Scotland. An exhibition of the Galloway Hoard will be displayed at the National Museum of Scotland and will thereafter tour to Kirkcudbright Galleries, The McManus: Dundee’s Art Gallery and Museum and Aberdeen Art Gallery. The Scottish Government has provided £150,000…
Read MoreTwo proud whisky loving nations fused in new whisky
The Scotsman who helped modernise Japan has helped to inspire a pioneering fusion of Scotch and Japanese whisky. Now, on the anniversary of the death of Scottish Samurai Thomas Blake Glover, spirits business Fusion Whisky has announced it will be releasing another batch of its iconic Glover whisky, after overcoming a shortage of high quality…
Read MoreQueensferry Crossing is all light on the night
Scotland’s £1.3 billion Queensferry Crossing is looking stunning at night. The bridge opened to traffic on 30 August 2017, as the centrepiece of a major upgrade to the cross-Forth transport corridor in the east of Scotland. And now, architectural lighting has been installed on the Queensferry Crossing, which includes uplighting for each of the main…
Read MoreWhisky firm moves into plush new city address
Leading Scotch whisky business Chivas Brothers is to let the entire building at 2-4 Blythswood Square, Glasgow. Acting on behalf of the landlord, Local Authorities Mutual Investment Trust (LAMIT) c/o CCLA Investment Management Ltd, GVA alongside joint agents Graeme Faith & Co has agreed terms with Chivas Brothers which will see the company take a…
Read MoreChristmas is one of the best times to market your home
With festive decorations providing a warm and welcoming feeling to any house, sellers should be encouraged to market their properties over Christmas, according to independent property consultancy Galbraith. Boxing Day is reported as one of the busiest days for house hunters thinking about their next move with spikes in online traffic reported by agents. This…
Read MoreTaking horse power back to its original meaning
In this age of mechanised timber extraction, Andrew Whitaker is one of the few to take ‘horse power’ quite literally into the world of forest management. On first sight, five-year-old Ghalm seems surprisingly small for a draught horse, as compared to our leggier Scottish Clydesdales. On running an eye over his conformation, however, one can appreciate the…
Read MoreAladdin is a night packed with laughs – oh yes it is
Pantomime isn’t everyone’s cup of tea, but I’ve never understood why anyone would to knock it. It’s an art form in its own right – everyone knows what to expect from watching one, with audience interaction, a few topical gags, at least one silly character, songs, dancing, a twist on a well-known story, men dressed…
Read MoreDiscover how Scotland’s past was dripping in blood
The second episode of the real life story behind Scotland’s past is being shown tonight (Monday). Rise of the Clans will see Neil Oliver travel back in time to reveal the real life Game of Thrones – the story of Scotland’s ancient clans, in the three-part BBC Scotland series.. Rise of the Clans shows it…
Read MoreNever mind the Buzzcocks – John Maher on Harris
Tinkering with Volkswagen engines and photographing abandoned houses in the Outer Hebrides may be a million miles from the Manchester punk scene of the late 1970s. But that’s exactly where Buzzcocks drummer John Maher finds himself three and a half decades after the legendary band split. The Isle of Harris is a world away from…
Read MoreHigh street museum just misses out on award
Industry leaders have praised Paisley: The Secret Collection after it just missed out on the Cultural Project of the Year Award at the 2018 Architects’ Journal Architecture Awards. The project was ‘Highly Commended’ by the judges for the inventive nature of its aim to revitalise the high street by bringing the area’s historic collections to…
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