Wine: ‘Once the world discovered New Zealand wines, things took off’
UNBELIEVABLY, the 2012 New Zealand wines now arriving here represent the 50th vintage for the Villa Maria operation. It was in 1961 that a wine enthusiast of Croatian descent, George (now Sir George)...
View ArticleTravel: Waterton Park Hotel and Walton Hall, West Yorkshire
THERE can be few hotels in the UK as visually rewarding on first sight as Waterton Park and Walton Hall. The hall is a gracious 18th-century Georgian mansion built by Thomas Waterton on an island. Cars...
View ArticleSalma Hayek on making it in Hollywood and her new film ‘Here Comes The Boom’
AFTER fame in Mexico, Salma Hayek hit Hollywood with charming innocence, self-belief and persistence. It may have taken time for her calls to get through, but now nobody puts her on hold.Some actresses...
View ArticleTom Kitchin: ‘Salt-baking is almost like being a child again’
SALT-CRUSTING is a technique that has been used for centuries and in many culinary styles across the world. The beauty of baking in a salt crust is that you can cook your dish gently and evenly.The...
View ArticleLouisa Pearson: ‘The ash dieback crisis has sent me lurching into “we’re all...
IT’S GOING to be like living on Shetland. That’s what I keep thinking. There’s a reason I’ve never visited those islands, despite their many charms, and that’s because they have no trees.OK, maybe...
View ArticleInterview: James Henderson Robe owner of Drift Wood Tea
TAKING tea with James Henderson Robe is not my usual bag-of-Tetley-dunked-in-a-stained-mug affair. Oh no. First, the fresh leaves (we’re drinking Oriental Beauty, since you ask, a summer harvest oolong...
View ArticleThree British tourists held after British soldier dies in Ayia Napa knife attack
A TEENAGE British soldier was stabbed to death early this morning during a confrontation with UK tourists at a nightclub in the popular Cypriot resort of Ayia Napa, police said.Three British men – aged...
View ArticleRestaurant review: Craigsanquhar House Cupar, Fife
A FRIEND in Fife has long been recommending Craigsanquhar to me, and I’ve always been pretty receptive. After all, what’s not to like about a faded but lovely old country house that serves essentially...
View ArticleTeams work round the clock to save ash trees from silent killer
A MAJOR survey of Scotland’s tree stocks is under way to assess the scale of a fungal disease which is threatening to wipe out the nation’s ash trees. • Fungal disease Chalara ash dieback is...
View ArticleLeaders: EU civil servant guilty of unelected arrogance
Fresh or vintage, the emergence of a videoed question-and-answer session in which Herman van Rompuy, the president of the European Council, expresses opposition to separation and insists that the...
View ArticleVoltage firm sparks deals for £750,000
SDC Industries, an East Kilbride-based engineering firm, has won a series of contracts worth a total of £750,000.Under the deals, SDC will supply its “voltage optimisation” equipment – which helps...
View ArticleSeparatism is a thing of the past, says Europe’s president
THE president of the European Council has said he opposes separatism and suggested there is nothing to gain from it in a globalised world.In a question and answer session, Herman van Rompuy, who is one...
View ArticlePeople: Sir Sandy Crombie spotted moonlighting as a DIY man
WHAT with all the criticisms hurled at Creative Scotland, chairman Sir Sandy Crombie has found an interesting way to relax and unwind.The former Standard Life boss has been moonlighting as an...
View ArticleApple pays just 2% tax on foreign profit
APPLe, the world’s largest business by stock market value, is set to be thrust back into the eye of a political storm after new documents reveal that it paid less than 2 per cent tax on its overseas...
View ArticleCommuters set to face more disruption as derailed Edinburgh-Aberdeen train...
COMMUTERS in the North-east could face further disruption today after a train derailment brought chaos to the railway network yesterday.The front wheels of the 8:04am CrossCountry Trains service...
View ArticleComet investors ‘will get £60m’ despite collapse
THE backers of Comet could emerge from the electrical retailer’s collapse with up to £60 million, while 6,600 staff jobs remain at risk, it has been claimed.Industry sources say OpCapita, the investor...
View ArticleTennent’s brewer denies reports of switch to London
TENNENT’S lager-owner C&C Group continues to mull a move for its primary listing from Dublin to London to boost the shares’ liquidity – but denied weekend reports that it had told investors it will...
View Article76% of Scots believe the very rich should pay more in tax
THREE-quarters of Scots believe the highest earners should pay more in taxes to fund public services, according to a survey.The poll, compiled by Ipsos Mori for Oxfam, also found that more than half...
View ArticleThe Scotsman cartoon - 05/11/2012
David Cameron is set to endure an uncomfortable ride this week in the wake of the publication of a cache of personal texts exchanged between the Prime Minister and Rebekah BrooksIllustration by Iain Green
View ArticleStop children eating junk food at lunch by keeping them in school, parents...
PARENTS believe that their children should not be allowed to leave school at lunchtime to buy unhealthy junk food from take-aways and shops.• Parents are in favour of keeping children in school grounds...
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