Posts Tagged ‘Pitlochry’
Theatres to commission new musicals
SINGERS Barbara Dickson and Ricky Ross have joined a selection panel to find the next great Scottish musicals. Pitlochry Festival Theatre and Edinburgh’s Capital Theatres – which runs the Festival Theatre, the King’s Theatre, and The Studio – have created a musical commissioning hub, which will bring new shows to stages around Scotland. The submissions…
Read MoreArtists and makers invited to sign up for event
Applications are being invited from artists and makers to take part in Perthshire Open Studios (POS) 2020. The organisers say it’s important to sign up early as a maximum of 140 studios are able to take part. This year’s event will take place across beautiful Perthshire and Kinross-shire between 5-13 September and is expected to…
Read MoreThe best park in Scotland is revealed
Pittencrieff Park in Dunfermline has been voted by the public as the Best Park in Scotland in Fields in Trust’s UK’s Best Park 2019. Known locally as ‘The Glen’ the nomination celebrated the diversity of Pittencrieff Park: ‘from kid’s areas to glasshouses, peacock sanctuary and historical features… rocky waterfalls, imaginative paths, well-stocked, neatly trimmed flower…
Read MoreCelebrate grouse season with this tasty recipe
If you’re looking to try cooking game for the first time, then you can’t do much better than learn from a master. Neil McGown, the chef/patron of East Haugh House Hotel near Pitlochry, was chosen as Scottish Game Chef of the Year 2018. Now that the grouse season is upon us, Neil suggests a delicious…
Read MoreThe butterfly making a big Scottish comeback
A beautiful blue butterfly which has been struggling for the last 40 years could be making a comeback in Scotland, wildlife charity Butterfly Conservation can reveal. The Common Blue is the most widespread of the UK’s blue butterflies and during the record-breaking hot weather in 2018, the butterfly’s numbers increased by 29% across Scotland compared…
Read MoreModernised traditional cottage near a river
A pretty, modernised four bedroom stone cottage with four acres and 250m of river frontage is now on the market. Mill Cottage, presented by Strutt & Parker, is an attractive cottage, which has been sympathetically modernised and extended over the last 11 years and now features flexible and light accommodation. The cosy sitting room has…
Read MoreScotland’s the best place to pass your driving test
Pass rate data has reveals the easiest and hardest places to pass a driving test in the UK – and six Scottish test centres place in the top ten easiest. Marmalade has analysed 10 years of pass rate data from every driving test centre in the UK to reveal the ten spots with the highest…
Read MoreIt’s two in a row for Scotland’s Hotel of the Year
A Perthshire hotel is celebrating after being named Scotland’s Hotel of the Year (under 50 rooms) at the 2019 Prestige Hotel Awards. Presented by Allied Irish bank, the ceremony took place in Glasgow last week. Fighting off competition from hotels across Scotland, East Haugh House were back to defend their title of Scotland’s Hotel of…
Read MoreCraftsman Angus has reached the turning point
Angus Clyne, originally from Glenuig in Lochaber, is a man of many talents. Past professions have included fisherman, chef, DJ and busker, but now Angus’ focus is on artistic woodturning from his studio near Pitlochry. Using a lathe to spin the wood, a roughly chainsawed block of wet wood is mounted and spun at a…
Read MoreDelight at being named best small hotel in the UK
A Scottish hotel has been honoured as the UK’s best small hotel. Best Loved Hotels hosted a black tie awards ceremony in The Assembly Room of The King’s Head Hotel, Cirencester, which was attended by the UK’s top hoteliers. The Best Loved Awards, now in their fourth year, celebrated a whole host of winners, representing…
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