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AN AMERICAN tourist claims that she was left wearing just a coat for nearly eight hours after finding bedbugs in an Edinburgh hostel. Julie Ping Luu says she was staying at St Christopher’s Inn Edinburgh Original near the capital’s Waverley train station last week when she was woken up by bedbugs crawling on her. Julie […]
By Jeanie West LYING in bed in a boutique hotel in the Greek Mani, a wild bucolic place in the Peloponnese nurtured for centuries by Mother Nature and now undergoing a rediscovery, the howling is at first unsettling. It’s loud, mournful, wolf-like and offers up a hint of Halloween. But this is mid May – […]
A TOTAL of 22 Scottish firms and organisations have returned from a successful trade mission to Barbados with a slew of new business opportunities. The yearly Scottish Trade Mission to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean creates a forum for Scottish entities to strike deals and build relationships with the Caribbean Island. Now in its fourth […]
CONSERVATION charity the National Trust for Scotland has received a major gift of £2.4m from a donor after a visit to Barry Mill, Carnoustie. The donor, from Fife, visited the historic B Listed mill earlier this year and was impressed by the recent restoration work already carried out to the structure of the mill. The […]
SURGING whisky sales have seen turnover more than double at a drinks business based on one of Scotland’s most remote islands. Colonsay Beverages Ltd sold spirits worth nearly £3.5m last year as demand for theirwhisky bottling grows according to Companies House filings. The company distils gin on the island of Colonsay in the Southern Hebrides […]
ANGUS Dundee Distillers has announced it is building a malt whisky distillery and visitor’s experience in Chun’an, China. Construction work is now underway on the project, located in the picturesque setting of the Thousand Island Lake, an area popular for the exceptional natural beauty of its lakes and mountains. Spanning a site of over 20 […]
THE Energy Training Academy has completed the delivery of its first flagship Solar PV and Battery training course. Delivered by technical director Ian Edgeworth, the five-day course featured a hybrid mix of classroom theory learning complemented with a unique hands-on training experience at the facility in Dalkeith on the outskirts of Edinburgh. Local electrical engineers […]
INTERNATIONAL law firm CMS has announced it will offer scholarships to support three Scottish pupils in pursuing a legal career. As part of an annual UK-wide initiative, the CMS Law Scholarships Scheme for Scotland awards £2,500 each year to high-performing state school students from economically challenged backgrounds while they are completing their law degrees. The […]
FIVE Scots charities have received their share of the £110,000 raised during Piper Sandler’s recent Sportschallenge event. The record level of funds raised at the popular event have been split between its long-term beneficiaries, Maggie’s Aberdeen and Children’s Aid (Scotland), and three other smaller local causes. Sportschallenge, the North-east’s sports-themed corporate fundraising dinner, which is now entering its 10th year, […]
A SHOCKING VIDEO shows the horrendous aftermath caused by the tornado that ripped through County Leitrim. The rare weather arrived just after midday last Monday and left a trail of destruction to a number of cars and buildings in Leitrim village. A resident took to social media to anonymously share a video they filmed of […]
