Posts Tagged ‘Thrown’
Leave your sword for Game of Thrones parody
Game of Thrones is one of the biggest TV shows in the world, and a musical parody is coming to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Following three total sell-out years – with extra shows included – and a five star sell-out run at this year’s Adelaide Fringe, alongside sell-out shows in LA and Chicago, Thrones!, the…
Read MoreTackling seagull menace on the Scottish coast
A Scottish council is fighting back against the winged menace that plagues our seaside towns – seagulls. Fife Council’s Councillor Ross Vettraino and enforcement officers visited Kirkcaldy Esplanade today providing advice to businesses on preventing litter and seagull deterrents. This summer, the council is asking people not to feed the gulls and property owners affected…
Read MoreTasty treat as Ideal Home Show Scotland begins
The Ideal Home Show Scotland gets underway today – and there’s a bonus for foodies this year. Returning to the SEC, Glasgow from 31 May-3 June 2018 is the Eat and Drink Festival – a foodie nirvana within the Ideal Home Show Scotland – and this year is set to be even bigger and better…
Read MoreFighting back against Scotland’s feathered fiends
Campaigns to fight back against the annual seagull menace are now underway across Scotland. Fife Council has launched a new campaign to keep the feathered fiends off their streets, while Shetland Islands Council is asking property owners to get in touch if they think they may have a problem with nesting gulls. Shetland Islands’ environmental…
Read MoreLeading Scottish cosmetic expert gets ready to host a masterclass
One of the UK’s most distinguished cosmetic experts is set to speak volumes as she hosts an in-depth industry masterclass at a prestigious Glasgow university. Jackie Partridge, who founded Edinburgh-based Dermal Clinic with husband Jarrod in 2007, will share her expertise with an audience of 85 cosmetic professionals at the University of Strathclyde on Wednesday, 7…
Read MoreNew partnership aims to make Fife a litter-free zone
Zero Waste Scotland is teaming up with a local authority to combat litter prevention. Working with Fife Council, they are encouraging organisations to prevent litter which is spoiling the area, writes Imogen Lovie. Organisations and businesses across all of Fife are invited to take part in the new initiative to tackle litter at the source…
Read MoreGlamis Prom announces line up
Glamis Proms have announced the artists taking to the stage for this year’s lavish concert and have promised a spectacular evening of beautiful music featuring The Glamis Prom Orchestra. Casualty and Holby City star Lee Mead (Any Dream Will Do, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Wicked, Legally Blond), Broadway singing sensation Christina Bianco (Me Myself…
Read MoreGoing beyond bubbles
PETER RANSCOMBE FLICKING through the pages of a wine textbook sometimes feels like looking back at an old photo album. There on the pages are all the old friends – from Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Pinot Noir through to Chardonnay, Pinot Grigio and that cheeky wee Sauvignon Blanc. Then you reach the pages about England…
Read MoreCalifornia Part 3: Diversity in the winery and in the glass
PETER RANSCOMBE THINK you know Californian wines? Think again. They’re mostly white zinfandel or blush aren’t they, with some over-oaked and over-ripe chardonnays and cabernet sauvignons thrown in at the top end, right? Wrong. If California was a nation then it would be the world’s fourth-largest wine producer, behind Italy, France and Spain. That scale…
Read MoreThis pub aint big enough for the both of us…
Hmm, Sparks 1974, or was it “town” not pub, never mind, the gauntlet has been thrown down, Mrs A and her friends have decided to meet up in our pub tonight at exactly the same day and time that we (men) normally go there. What do we do? We can’t go there, we wouldn’t be…
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