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Stay in style at Sandhill House in Troon

Nigel Duncan - December 9, 2024 6:19 pm 0

Sandhill House was built in the late 1800’s by the Duke of Portland as a home for his mother, the Dower Dutchess of Portland....

‘Luxury’ hotel option in central Dublin

Nigel Duncan - October 25, 2024 9:09 am 0

A luxury independent hotel recently opened in Dublin city centre called The Chancery and it is claimed to be a new beacon of luxury...

Galgorm spending to attract new visitors

Nigel Duncan - October 7, 2024 5:54 pm 0

The Galgorm Collection is currently investing £30m to enhance resort and spa facilities at its flagship hotel in Northern Ireland in a bid to...

Change is Painful – a resumé of Spokes May meeting

Charlie Ellis - May 26, 2023 5:10 pm 0

An account of the SPOKES meeting held on Wednesday - suggesting it might be possible to make enough change in Edinburgh that few need...

Air Canada’s Edinburgh-Toronto service to resume this summer

admin - March 30, 2023 2:04 pm 0

Air Canada has announced it will resume and extend its non-stop service between Edinburgh and Toronto. Starting from June 2023, the service will operate...

ScotRail reminds customers to plan their journey in advance for Scotland v Spain

Una Purdie - March 27, 2023 1:14 pm 0

ScotRail is reminding customers to plan their journey in advance for the Scotland v Spain match at Hampden tomorrow night. Scotland take on Spain in...

New poster competition aims to inspire Eco-friendly rail travel

John Preece - July 14, 2021 4:50 pm 0

Children and young people are being encouraged to take part in an inspiring new poster competition, launched by London North Eastern Railway (LNER) to...

airBaltic to make Edinburgh debut this summer

Phyllis Stephen - April 12, 2021 10:23 am 0

airBaltic will begin flying to Edinburgh Airport this summer with flights between Edinburgh and Riga from June. It’s the Latvian airline’s first route from Edinburgh...

M90 Diversion via Forth Road Bridge to be trialled

John Preece - January 27, 2021 10:28 am 0

On Saturday 30 January motorists using the M90 at Queensferry will be diverted over the Forth Road Bridge in the first trial of the...

Ten M8 overnight carriageway closures from 30 Nov. to 12 Dec.

John Preece - November 27, 2020 4:18 pm 0

M8 Motorway users are set to benefit from an improved road surface at Ratho, with £750,000 worth of resurfacing set to begin on Monday...

Forth Road Bridge to close for on-going repair work

John Preece - November 26, 2020 2:48 pm 0

From 06:00 on Thursday 3 December until 06:00 on Monday 7 December, the Forth Road Bridge will be closed to vehicular traffic as part...

First Bus has a new app to live track buses with room on board

Laura - June 4, 2020 11:32 am 0

First Bus is launching an update to its mobile app that will enable customers across Edinburgh to live track not only the location of...

Turning a new page on travel writing in lockdown

Stephen Rafferty - May 22, 2020 11:08 am 0

Award-winning travel-writer Nick Thorpe and national newspaper journalist Jean West are hosting an online workshop in travel writing during the Covid-19 lockdown. Newhaven-based Nick Thorpe...

More ScotRail Seats Added for League Cup Semi-finals

John Preece - October 29, 2019 3:12 pm 0

ScotRail has announced it’s adding more seats to its trains to help fans travel to the upcoming Betfred League Cup semi-finals at Hampden Park. Hibernian...

Head to Dornoch – B&B for £20.20 in 2020

Phyllis Stephen - August 27, 2019 10:21 am 0

DORNOCH CASTLE OWNERS REFLECT ON 20 YEARS OF OWNERSHIP AS THEY ANNOUNCE B&B FOR £20.20 & A WINTER WEDDING FOR £2020! One of Dornoch’s best...

Travel feature – French Leave

Robin Gauldie - July 2, 2019 11:15 am 0

You can fly from Edinburgh to a dozen airports all over France, so the whole country is your oyster. Here I suggest a menu of...

Four star luxury awaits your next weekend away

Phyllis Stephen - June 30, 2019 9:41 am 0

Pamela and Rui Fernandes, owners of multi award winning Garvock House Hotel in Dunfermline, have shared the story of their business success, taking what...

Loganair fly direct to Norway and Guernsey from Edinburgh

Nigel Duncan - May 11, 2019 8:57 am 0

Loganair’s direct services to the Norwegian cities of Bergen and Stavanger have now taken-off along with a seasonal link to Guernsey. Stavanger is now 70...

ScotRail to add more seats for 6 Nations

John Preece - January 31, 2019 11:22 am 0

ScotRail is adding more seats for fans travelling to Scotland’s Six Nations home game at the BT Murrayfield Stadium this weekend. Scotland play Italy on...

Silverwood trying to tempt you out of the city with discount offers

Phyllis Stephen - November 28, 2018 11:04 am 0

SILVERWOOD LODGE OFFERS TO TEMPT YOU FROM THE CITY With Christmas approaching, some Capital dwellers may want to go further afield for festive shopping, dining...

More ScotRail seats for Final Test

John Preece - November 22, 2018 3:48 pm 0

ScotRail is, once again, adding more seats on trains to and from Edinburgh this weekend as Scotland play their third, and final match, in...

ScotRail adds Extra Carriages for Scotland v South Africa

John Preece - November 13, 2018 11:38 am 0

ScotRail is adding more seats on trains to and from Edinburgh this weekend as Scotland look to follow up on their sensational win against...

Two Capital options for visitors

Nigel Duncan - July 2, 2018 8:49 am 0

Hostelling Scotland offers two Edinburgh bases during the summer promising value and flexible accommodation to budget conscious travellers. Edinburgh Haddington Place Youth Hostel offers 143...

Local Ethical Tourism Business Awarded

John Preece - November 8, 2017 2:39 pm 0

Edinburgh tourism business wins national innovation competition An Edinburgh-based ethical tourism business has scooped an award in a national competition. The Social Innovation Competition, delivered...

Edinburgh Airport enjoys busiest September on Record

John Preece - October 16, 2017 12:06 pm 0

International passenger figures soar to almost 1.3 Million The number of international passengers passing through Edinburgh Airport soared by 14.1% during the busiest September on...

Edinburgh graduate secures senior role at ‘Scotland’s Best Five Star Hotel’

stacey@nicheworks.co.uk - August 2, 2017 12:34 pm 0

Megan Milliken joins Edinburgh’s The Chester Residence team as new operations manager Five star luxury hotel, The Chester Residence, has welcomed new operations manager, Megan Milliken, to...

Sir Freddie Laker’s back!

Phyllis Stephen - July 17, 2017 10:22 am 0

When travelling with Norwegian recently we mentioned more than once the lovely tail fins on the distinctive planes, and also the late Sir Freddie...

Virtual Reality Travel around Scotland

Nigel Duncan - February 28, 2017 10:45 am 0

Experience Scotland from your armchair People across the world can now instantly walk through the prehistoric village of Skara Brae in Orkney, soar high over...