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Edinburgh International Book Festival flits to new home
THE Edinburgh International Book Festival won’t return to its traditional home in the city’s Charlotte Square Gardens, but is instead moving into the former Edinburgh Royal Infirmary. The book festival, which began in 1983, broadcast online sessions during 2020 and then moved into Edinburgh College of Art last year to hold hybrid events. The festival…
Read MoreGleneagles Townhouse names opening date
GLENEAGLES Townhouse, the eponymous Perthshire hotel’s outlet in Edinburgh, has unveiled its opening date. The 33-bedroom hotel, members’ club, and The Spence restaurant will open on St Andrew Square on 6 June. The venue will initially open to hotel guests and club members, before admitting members of the public “in early summer”. Gleneagles owner Ennismore’s…
Read MoreVirgin Hotels names executive chef for Edinburgh site
VIRGIN HOTELS has selected Steven Wilson as the executive chef for its Commons Club restaurant in Edinburgh. The hotel is due to open on Victoria Street in the capital’s Old Town on 1 June. It will be the first Virgin Hotels site in Europe. Originally from Edinburgh, Wilson has almost 30 years’ experience in the…
Read MoreBirlinn founder Hugh Andrew receives Shackleton medal
PUBLISHING house Birlinn founder Hugh Andrew has been presented with the Shackleton medal by the Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Andrew received the award for his “leadership and citizenship in publishing”. He was also made an honorary fellow of the society. Roger Crofts, former chair of the society, described Andrew as the “vital spark” of Scottish…
Read MoreHigh School of Glasgow gears up for ‘sustainability social’
PUPILS from The High School of Glasgow picked up litter at Lennox Park in Milngavie as they prepare to hold a “sustainability social”. Children from the junior four year group have been learning about sustainability and the impact that plastic has on the oceans. The pupils will tell their families what they have learned about…
Read MoreLangholm Moor extension for community buyout
THE Langholm Moor community buyout has been given an extra two months to raise the money it needs to purchase 5,300 acres in Dumfriesshire. The Langholm Initiative needs to raise £2.2 million to buy the land from Buccleuch Estates. A deadline of 31 May had been set to complete the deal, but the landowner has…
Read MoreWine to Dine – June 2022 – Buck & Birch
Wine columnist Peter Ranscombe forages for five favourites to back-up the Buck & Birch recipes in the June issue of Scottish Field magazine. IT’S a tale of two malbecs this month. Argentina’s all-conquering red is a favourite with steak, yet the best examples are versatile and a good match for many game dishes too. The…
Read MoreScottish Field’s Rosie Morton makes her Landward debut tonight
SCOTTISH FIELD writer Rosie Morton will make her television presenting debut tonight on the BBC Scotland channel’s Landward series. In tonight’s episode at 20:30, Morton – who joined Scottish Field in 2018 and became its chief sub editor in 2020 – meets a man who has carved himself a career as a master craft butcher…
Read MoreAtholl Gathering returns after three-year hiatus
THE Atholl Gathering will return to Blair Castle this month following a three-year break due to the pandemic. More than 4,000 spectators are expected to attend the Highland Games, which will be overseen by the Marquis of Tullibardine, heir to the 12th Duke of Atholl. The event kicks off on Saturday 28 May, when Atholl…
Read MoreBuglife survey shows 28% drop in Scotland’s flying insects
CONSERVATION charity Buglife today reports a 28% plunge in the number of flying insects spotted in Scotland over the past 18 years. The group’s 2021 Bugs Matter survey involved members of the public recording how many insects they found squashed on their car’s number plates. Scotland saw the smallest decline, compared with England’s 65% fall…
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