Posts Tagged ‘stirling’
The 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 MoreJohnnie Walker is just the ticket for the Fringe
With the countdown to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe well and truly on, Johnnie Walker is going to make the experience even more special for lucky festival-goers. From today (Wednesday 31 July) those who purchases Fringe tickets online or via telephone will be in with a chance of winning a host of Johnnie Walker and Fringe-themed…
Read MoreThe Trojans brought to the stage by war survivors
Real-life innocent survivors of a conflict are to tell the story of The Trojans at this year’s Fringe. Hiba is standing in the garden of the council house she shares with her family in Milton of Campsie, near Glasgow. It’s a long way from Syria, the country they fled after Hiba’s school was shelled by…
Read MoreBringing more tourists to the Forth Valley
A new collaborative campaign will promote the Forth Valley as an accessible visitor destination for the first time with the support of VisitScotland. Forth Valley Accessibility Tourism Promotion, which brings together four geographic areas across Scotland to target the Accessible Tourism market, has received a £19,800 VisitScotland Growth Fund award. The Growth Fund, delivered by…
Read MorenHouse modular home designer arrives in Scotland
Prefabricated modular home designer nHouse has arrived in Scotland. They have appointed Scottish property expert Graham Scott to represent the company. Based in Stirling, Graham will be helping self-builders, developers and local authorities to turn their nHouse projects into reality. nHouse was established in 2016 by Richard Hywel Evans and Nick Fulford. The company came…
Read MoreIconic British recording artist heads up Scottish gin campaign
Iconic British recording artist Paloma Faith is heading up Boe Gin’s new campaign. The singer stars in their latest advert and has her own signature serve, ‘Paloma’s Boe’ – a passionfruit flavoured spiced margarita. Distilled on-site in the village of Throsk near Stirling, Boe Gin is now one of the biggest independent gin producers in…
Read MorePeriod farmhouse offers private equestrian facilities
A handsome period farmhouse in a private rural setting, offering plenty of equestrian potential, is now for sale. Overton Farmhouse is located in a private situation, around 1.5 miles from the village of Kirkliston, amidst the West Lothian countryside. The farmhouse presides over approximately 13 acres of picturesque paddock grazing and is accompanied by a…
Read MoreHow our wildlife can reclaim the landscape
On a recent visit to London, I was blown away by the wildlife I spotted in parks and gardens. It was prolific – even more so, it felt, than at home in Perthshire. These urban green spaces have become vital for wildlife struggling to exist as boundaries between town and country become increasingly vague. It…
Read MoreA big boost for Boë Gin with supermarket deal
Boë Gin has announced two new major national listings in a phenomenal year of growth. Stirling-based Boë’s award-winning Boë Violet flavoured gin will now be available in Co-Op and Scotmid stores across Scotland. Boë Violet, a full-strength gin which uses Boë’s classic Scottish Gin, infused with violet flowers will now be available in 342 Scottish…
Read MoreChildren’s author produces second edition of novel
An acclaimed Scottish children’s author has had to produce a second edition of her popular adventure story. It comes after releasing what is believed to be the first novel study pack specially tailored to Scotland’s current Curriculum for Excellence. Launched earlier in the year, the magical pack has already been officially adopted and endorsed by…
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