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 […]
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Wedding delayed but Lady Mone now has TV shows in mind
Among those thinking about what might have been, were it not for the lockdown, is lingerie tycoon Michelle Mone, who should have woken this morning as Lady Barrowman. The Scots businesswoman was due to wed her Renfrewshire-born billionaire fiance yesterday (2 May) at the Palace of Westminster. It was billed as a ‘no expense spared’ […]
Bear sculpture dons virtual eye patch to mark ‘Big Night In’
The DunBear sculpture, part of the Hallhill development, Dunbar, will be donning a virtual spotted eyepatch, Pudsey-style, to support the joint BBC Children In Need and Comic Relief “Big Night In”. Taking place tonight (23 April) at 7pm, the show will raise funds for local projects across the UK during these challenging times. It will […]
Download a poster and show thanks to NHS workers
Print company, Where The Trade Buys, has launched a poster campaign to show support for the NHS during the Covid-19 pandemic. The ‘Together We Are Stronger’ poster campaign coincides with the UK public’s overwhelming response to the doorstep ‘Clap for our Carers’, which takes place every Thursday at 8pm. The company is calling on people […]
Sir David joins stars for charity night at the museum
Business leaders, entertainers and politicians were among the guests at a charity dinner in Edinburgh addressed by the natural historian Sir David Attenborough. The event, hosted by the Hunter Foundation at the National Museum of Scotland, drew an audience 800 paying upwards of £5,000 for a table to hear Sir David deliver his views on […]