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Posted: April 24, 2018Categories: James Pirie NewsRead more »
Are you A Piggy Bank for Your Council? –
Motorists Seen as Cash Cows
I know I’ve written about this before, but it is a bit much when your local council sees your piggy bank as the place to raid and treats you as a cash cow when you are trying to squirrel away the odd few bob. But did you know parking fees have gone up above inflation in the nation? Motorist are being used to plug the holes in the...
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Posted: April 24, 2018Categories: James Pirie NewsRead more »
The Top 10 You Don’t Want to Be In-
Scotland’s Top 10 Places to Get a Parking Ticket
Well blow me down if Scotland’s two major cities aren’t next to London in the battle against the motorist. The English capital is just a money box for the councils, but Edinburgh and Glasgow stick it to the motorist in a big way too. They generate millions for local coffers.
That Top 10 in Full by Number of Tickets...
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Posted: April 17, 2018Categories: James Pirie NewsRead more »
Super Spaniel Get the Needle-
Truffle Hound Gets ‘Miracle’Cure
As you get on a bit most of the body starts to hurt and they will tell you that stuff like arthritis just happens, but perhaps there will be treatment that will make it better. Well if you are a one of kind truffle hunting dog then you will be first in the queue. Max a seven year old truffle-hunting dog is back at work after a £5,000...
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Posted: March 16, 2018Categories: James Pirie NewsRead more »
Scotland for the Brave –
Diehard Yorkshireman Helps Make the Best of Scottish Knitwear
I don’t often celebrate a life in this blog, but Yorkshireman James Sugden was a human dynamo when it came to rejuvenating the almost moribund textile manufacturing industry in Scotland. Mr Sugden almost singlehandedly created a world brand for Scottish cashmere and in the process he saved existing jobs and created...
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Posted: February 13, 2018Categories: James Pirie NewsRead more »
Sudden Stratospheric Warming –
Another Bout of Log Splitting Ahoy
It seems tha we haven’t escaped the worst of the winter and not by a long shot. The forecasters expect more snow could be on the way with more extreme weather and a longer winter. The boys and girls at the Met Office say an atmospheric event is taking place known as a Sudden Stratospheric Warming. I can feel the chill of the phrase from...
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Posted: February 13, 2018Categories: James Pirie NewsRead more »
Some Forget Bricks and Mortar and Invest in Scotch-
Rare Whiskies Values Soaring
Well I’m never going to get rich from hoarding my meagre supplies of fine Scotch, but some investors are paying top dollar for rare examples of the fine amber drink. The most the most expensive bottle sold in 2017 was a 62-year-old Dalmore, which went for £95,000. A Macallan sold for £65,000 and a Bowmore for £61,000...
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Posted: February 09, 2018Categories: James Pirie NewsRead more »
Scotland Leaps Ahead of Swedes –
Making World’s Strongest Gin
Well for years I didn’t hear anything about gin, it was always Scotch, the pride of Scotland, but now everyone is inundated with the latest on trend drink – GIN! A distillery based in Banchory has made a limited edition gin that is a whacking 77% abv. That’s nearly twice as strong as ordinary gin and Scotch.
Strange Brew
The limited edition...
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Posted: February 09, 2018Categories: James Pirie NewsRead more »
St Valentine’s Day-
Last Chance
Well what are you waiting for! Splash the cash with confidence!
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Posted: February 08, 2018Categories: James Pirie NewsRead more »
A Right Royal Brew- St Valentine’s Ideas
First Scotch from Annandale for 100Years
After nearly a century of neglect the Annandale Whisky Distillery is back in business and the first bottles have been drawn. The brewery as you will recall was closed by Johnny Walker in 1919, but such is the interest in Scotch worldwide that after a multi-million investment whisky is on the go go there again. (Sorry...
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Posted: February 08, 2018Categories: James Pirie NewsRead more »
Scottish Charity Leads the Way-
Sound Ideas Make Life Easier
A family trust running an Aberdeen-based charity has made life a lot better for Rwandan tea farmers and Tanzanian tea factory workers. The charity wants to make life sustainable for 16,000 smallholder farmers. The family trust was established in 2007 and has so far distributed £142 million to charitable causes. The Foundation has been working...
