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Opportunities for young people to collaborate with Muckmedden Summer festivals

Date of article: Wed 23 May 18

Young people invited to collaborate in Muckin’ good summer festivals In celebration of Scotland’s Year of Young People 2018, Muckmedden Events, the fun-loving mountain bike ev ...

Student Cube Completes Set to Create Monument of Remembrance

Date of article: Tue 22 May 18

Fife College Construction students have been busy creating a huge ‘anti-tank’ concrete cube as part of a community project to educate others about World War 2 and create a monu ...

Celebrate the opening of Fife Cycle Park

Date of article: Mon 21 May 18

Locals will be given the opportunity to try out Fife Cycle Park on the facility’s opening day, later this month. As part of a wider programme of community events that is being p ...

St Andrews businesswoman picks up top hospitality award

Date of article: Fri 18 May 18

The Adamson in St Andrews and has been named 'Scotland’s Best Bar' at a glittering awards ceremony in Glasgow last night.    The upmarket cocktail bar, which opened in the Fi ...

New start for Brand Scotland

Date of article: Thu 10 May 18

Cat Leaver has today (10 May) been announced as the project director of a bold new marketing strategy for Scotland. Ms Leaver takes on the role of project director for Brand Scotl ...

Trading Opportunity for Local Food & Drink Producers : 14-16 Sept 2018

Date of article: Thu 10 May 18

Perth City Centre is playing host to a Food & Drink Festival run by RR Events from 14-16 Sept 2018.  This is an extension to the Continental Food Market, which appears regular ...

Introduction to Chinese Market & Toolkit

Date of article: Thu 10 May 18

Outbound travel from China has been growing quickly in the last few years and it has become the 5th largest market in the world in terms of spend on international travel. Much of t ...

Eden Mill single malt breaks auction record

Date of article: Thu 10 May 18

The first bottle of single malt Scotch whisky from Eden Mill distillery has sold for £7,100 (US$9,630) at auction, setting a new world record for the first release from a distille ...

Fife Pride 2018 Needs You

Date of article: Wed 9 May 18

A wealth of colour is expected at the second ever Fife Pride, which will this year take place on the 7th July 2018 across Kirkcaldy town centre. With support from Fife Council, Fif ...

Daily flights to Dubai to take off in October

Date of article: Tue 8 May 18

One of the world’s most renowned airlines will arrive into Edinburgh later this year with the launch of an Emirates service to Dubai. The daily service will begin on the 1st of ...

Visitors Flock to Fife’s Historic Sites

Date of article: Tue 8 May 18

Heritage attractions across Fife are celebrating a surge in footfall as Historic Environment Scotland (HES) announce visitor figures for the 2017/18 financial year. The 12-month p ...

New Regional Leadership Director for Fife

Date of article: Wed 2 May 18

VisitScotland are delighted to announce the appointment of Caroline Warburton as the new Regional Leadership Director for the East. A familiar face across the industry, Caroline h ...

Get Nominating #ThistleAwards

Date of article: Wed 2 May 18

Do you think your business deserves recognition for being a leader in the tourism industry or know of a business that does? The Awards celebrate innovation, excellence and quality ...

How to get compliant for GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation)?

Date of article: Mon 30 Apr 18

In summary, the Data Protection Act is being overhauled and will be superseded by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) which will become enforceable across Europe, inc ...

Chinese Tourists and their Travel Behaviours

Date of article: Mon 30 Apr 18

Following the recent news of the first direct flight from Edinburgh to China, more and more companies want to appeal to Chinese tourists. After all, 2018 is the official EU-China T ...

History in the making

Date of article: Mon 30 Apr 18

Visitors to some of the country’s most popular historic attractions can now learn more about the local area while delving into Scotland’s past. As part of a new approach to vi ...

Opening date revealed for Scotland's first cycle circuit

Date of article: Fri 27 Apr 18

Fife Cycle Park, the first purpose built cycle circuit in Scotland, will be officially opened at a special event next month. Record breaking long-distance cyclist Mark Beaumont wi ...

“Bonjour” and “Wilkommen” to Dunfermline

Date of article: Fri 27 Apr 18

Dunfermline tourism business steps up service to meet needs of international visitors As more cruise ships sail into Fife, South Queensferry and Edinburgh this season, one Fife bu ...

Wild Garlic Festival Events and Activities

Date of article: Fri 27 Apr 18

Cambo Gardens and The Stables Visitor Centre – MAY 2018 WILD GARLIC FESTIVAL EVENTS Wild Garlic Festival events and activities The Stables Visitor Centre – now open Ca ...

Premium Bar And Restaurant Rogue Opens In St Andrews Following Six-Figure Investment

Date of article: Fri 27 Apr 18

Kained Holdings and Greene King join forces to launch flagship restaurant, cocktail bar and gin distillery     A new premium bar and restaurant is set to open its doors in St ...

A celebration of Scottish poetry, music and food

Date of article: Fri 27 Apr 18

On Friday 11 May, Lindores Abbey Distillery will host an evening of music, poetry and fine local food at its second annual Music and Poetry Festival. The evening will showcase som ...

Courier Business Awards 2018 - Entries Now Open!

Date of article: Thu 26 Apr 18

Entries are now open from today (26th April '18) until 1st July '18 for the Courier Business Awards 2018.  Shortlist is annouinced on 22nd August before the prestigious awards ...

Eden Mill Launches its First Single Malts

Date of article: Wed 25 Apr 18

Eden Mill is launching its first single malts since distilling began at the Fife brewery and distillery in 2014 The distillery in Guardbridge, St Andrews, has created seven single ...

Balbirnie House named as Wedding Hotel of the Year

Date of article: Tue 24 Apr 18

Balbirnie House has scooped the prestigious accolade of Wedding Hotel of the Year at the Scottish Hotel Awards. It was an evening of celebration for Balbirnie House in Markinch, ...

Brian’s Change of Career is a HIT

Date of article: Tue 24 Apr 18

Brian Mayne from Rosyth has been on a culinary adventure to Switzerland which is guaranteed to set him on the path to a fabulous career in the hospitality industry. The 35-year-ol ...

Daly and Rocca ready to renew great rivalry over the Old Course

Date of article: Mon 23 Apr 18

John Daly and Costantino Rocca, who conjured up an epic finish to The Open 23 years ago, will aim to turn back the clock this summer when they renew their great rivalry on the Old ...

Veteran ex-councillor Willie Clarke opens revamped Lochore Meadows

Date of article: Mon 23 Apr 18

Former local councillor and forever champion of ‘the meedies’, Willie Clarke has officially opened the new Lochore Meadows Country Park visitor centre and sports pavilion. A c ...

How to Get Involved in Doors Open Day

Date of article: Thu 19 Apr 18

Basic criteria for venues / events wishing to take part in Doors Open Days Any buildings or events that wish to take part in Doors Open Days must fit all three of the following cr ...

Scotland's Winter Festivals fund now open

Date of article: Thu 19 Apr 18

From toasting our patron saint on St Andrew’s Day to Burns Night and Hogmanay in between, Scotland’s Winter Festivals is designed to bring people together to celebrate the spir ...

Scottish Curry Awards: Tayside and Fife restaurants officially among best in the country

Date of article: Thu 19 Apr 18

Winners of the hotly contested Scottish Curry Awards have been announced. Restaurant of the year in central Scotland is naan other than Tulsi Fine Dining Indian and Thai Restauran ...

Breaking Down Barriers

Date of article: Tue 17 Apr 18

We are a group of five Masters Students from the School of Management supporting the work of the Hamish Foundation.  The Hamish Foundation in partnership with Tourism St Andrew ...

Fife Tourism Industry Barometer for Q1 2018

Date of article: Fri 13 Apr 18

Fife Tourism Industry Barometer for Q1 2018 The Fife Tourism Industry Barometer survey provides a unique opportunity to capture and measure business performance and trends in Fi ...

Scottish Enterprise funding secured to enhance visitor experiences across Fife

Date of article: Fri 13 Apr 18

£200,000 allocated to create authentic augmented reality experiences across the Kingdom Dunfermline and the Heartlands of Fife has secured nearly £200,000 of funding from Scotti ...

Food Business Opportunity - Goody bags

Date of article: Wed 11 Apr 18

Fife Tourism Partnership will be hosting an exclusive Feast of Fife foodie weekend aimed at food bloggers/writers 11/12th May. Throughout the weekend, we'll be looking to promote ...

Scotland is Now

Date of article: Wed 11 Apr 18

A major new campaign will put Scotland in the international spotlight and showcase the country’s world-leading assets to a global audience. Check out the video at https://youtu ...

Funding approved for St Andrews beach scheme

Date of article: Tue 10 Apr 18

An initiative aimed at making St Andrews’ famous beaches open to everyone has received a financial boost from Fife Council. Members of the North East Fife Area Committee agreed ...

That's the spirit!

Date of article: Mon 9 Apr 18

A Fife ghost tour which gives customers educational and historical - as well as paranormal – information has received its Quality Assurance 5* Tour award from VisitScotland. The ...

THE SUNDAY HERALD CULTURE AWARDS 2018 ENTRIES NOW OPEN

Date of article: Mon 9 Apr 18

Scotland is at the cutting edge of cultural talent, having enjoyed decades of success in art, music, drama and dance. From The Edinburgh Fringe Festival, to Celtic Connections, Sco ...

Free workshops for food and drink businesses

Date of article: Fri 6 Apr 18

Food and drink business across Tayside are being invited to a two-part series of free workshops in Perth, aimed at supporting businesses who are looking to develop their commercial ...

£250k to Promote Regional Produce

Date of article: Fri 6 Apr 18

Small grants of around £5,000 each will be made available to promote Scottish produce. Recipients will include local food and drink producers, and regional food and drink networks ...