Posts Tagged ‘shetland’
Scottish Land & Estates were Helping It Happen in Westminster
Scottish Land & Estates has showcased how land-based businesses are Helping it Happen in an event at Westminster. Attended by politicians from across Scotland, the discussions highlighted how the rural sector was leading the charge in creating employment and housing, engaging with communities, embracing innovation and supporting wildlife and conservation in our countryside. Discussions with…
Read MoreBook Week Scotland has got the write stuff
Hundreds of free events will take place across the country to mark Book Week Scotland 2017. This year’s launch event took place today, Wednesday, to highlight the event which will run from Monday, November 27, untli Sunday, December 3. Organised by the Scottish Book Trust – the national charity changing lives through reading and writing…
Read MoreWinton celebrates with feast fit for a castle
Winton Castle, the business events and wedding venue in East Lothian, has just celebrated more than 500 years of history and changing back to being called Winton Castle. It only adopted the more modest name of Winton House in the 1960s, and ‘once a castle, always a castle’. Winton Castle was a stronghold of the…
Read MoreFinding a wee bit of heaven on earth at Champany Inn’s Creation wine dinner
PETER RANSCOMBE FEW sounds are more inspiring than hearing a winemaker talking about their love for their vineyard – and Jean-Claude Martin is clearly smitten with his vines. Along with Carolyn, his wife, he grows grapes and makes wines at Creation, their estate on the Hemel-en-Aarde Ridge near Hermanus, in South Africa’s Walker Bay region.…
Read MoreAlan Biggar is set to smash 10,000 miles in a classic car for Teenage Cancer Trust
On 14th May, Teenage Cancer Trust’s Scottish patron, Alan Biggar, will set out on a two-week drive with his 60-year-old Morgan sportscar around Scotland to raise funds and awareness for young people with cancer. Alan is taking his vintage Morgan to remote areas of Scotland; areas where Teenage Cancer Trust’s new Nursing and Support service,…
Read MoreCopper might be on trend, but Bronze is timeless
Hailing from the idealistic village of Riber, Derbyshire, Eddie Hallam is a passionate wildlife enthusiast, and a keen outdoor man. Not to forget, an artist who genuinely cares about all aspects of his work. From Lynx to Puffin, Hallam affirms that he is primarily a devoted conservationist. Being interested in wildlife from a young age,…
Read MoreTempus Restaurant & Bar unveils its new seasonal menu
Scottish produce is the order of the day at Grand Central Hotel’s Tempus Restaurant & Bar as it unveils its new seasonal menu. Making full use of Scotland’s finest ingredients, the spring menu features produce from across the country including Aberdeenshire game, St Mungo’s haddock and Cairnsmore cheese. Visitors…
Read MoreNominations are now open for the crofting elections
The process of nominating candidates opened this week, with Scotland’s 16,000 crofters able to put forward candidates or stand themselves for election to the Crofting Commission’s board as commissioners. The Commission regulates and promotes the interests of crofting. March’s postal election is to elect commissioners from the six crofting constituencies: East Highlands, Orkney and Caithness,…
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