WILLIAM WILKIE says that in an age of screen teaching all parents must focus more on their children’s eyesight After a year of home schooling there are legitimate questions to be asked about the potential effect of an unprecedented increase in screen time on children’s eye health, particularly younger children in their formative years. While […]
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‘Wedflix’: the ultimate guide to planning a themed wedding
Diamond engagement ring retailer Angelic Diamonds has launched a new online platform, ‘Wedflix’. The platform promises to be the one-stop destination for planning a fun and extravagant themed wedding. The brand-new platform offers an interactive way for couples to plan every element of their wedding. After researching the UK’s most popular themed weddings using Google […]
First look inside Gleneagles’ new Townhouse
Gleneagles’ has revealed images of how its new Townhouse in Edinburgh will look when it opens later this year. Its new city-based boutique hotel is the first such venture for the five-star resort and will be housed in a former branch of Bank of Scotland, built for the British Linen Bank in 1846. The building […]
Shops enjoy an uplift as consumers go local
Local loyalty may be a lifeline for independent retailers, says JULENA DRUMI We keep hearing that retail is in trouble. It is. But not all retailers are suffering. Emma Parton, founder of the Fort William-based Highland Soap Company is preparing to add to her small chain of shops, and she’s not alone. High street and […]
Restoration turns back time to famous meeting place
One of Edinburgh’s traditional meeting places, known as the Binn’s Clock, has been meticulously restored as part of the new Johnnie Walker whisky experience. The cantilever clock on the corner of Princes Street and Hope Street was a popular rendezvous for couples meeting before an evening out. It took its name from the former department store […]