This six-month-old Texel ram belonging to the Boden family entered the history books, selling for the world leading price of 350,000gns. Sportsmans Double Diamond was sold to three breeders after an action-packed sale at Lanark Mart (Pic: Catherine Macgre DEMAND FOR premium cuts of meat surged as diners took advantage of the UK Government’s ‘Eat Out to Help Out’ scheme to indulge in high-end steaks. More than 64million meals were enjoyed UK-wide under the initiative – which saw diners claim a 50% discount on food and drinks on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays, during August, up to a maximum of £10 off per person. The scheme was enthusiastically welcomed by the hospitality industry and across Scotland butchers saw a huge demand for beef to accommodate the rise in high-end steak orders from chefs.
The Wicker Man was a cult classic starring Christopher Lee.
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Scotland has never lacked for myths and legends and ample places of natural beauty with a wow factor which doesn’t require CGI.
So it’s no surprise that many film-makers have been drawn to the more picturesque and transcendent locations which proliferate in the north and north east of the country.
As Christmas approaches at the end of an unprecedented year, which will be devoid of the usual mass Hogmanay celebrations, most of us will be staying close to home, seeking escapism in the movies which have illuminated Scotland at its best.
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In this romantic comedy, Jen and Rob are two strangers who team up after finding all their partners wanted for Christmas was not them, and after getting lost in the snow, find a room at the inn - the real life Clachaig Inn in Glencoe.
Natalie Clark and Kenny Boyle star in Scotland s first Christmas film Lost at Christmas.
There an assortment of Yuletide avoiders including Sylvester McCoy (The Hobbit), Sanjeev Kohli (Stan and Ollie), Clare Grogan (Gregory’s Girl), Caitlin Blackwood (Doctor Who), Frazer Hines (Outlander and Emmerdale), Karen Bartke (Scot Squad) and Nicolette McKeown (Convergence) have planned to sit out the holiday in peace. But the blizzard blows in Jen, in a Miss Santa mini-dress with faux fur trim and red and white striped Elf tights, and accidental travelling companion Rob, who is frozen by romantic rejection and an inability to navigate despite possession of a watch with compass and a Duke of Edinburgh gold award.
White-tailed eagles spotted on west coast
Updated: 11/12/20, 9:02 am
White-tailed eagle by Helen Logan. The last week saw a pair of these huge eagles on Arran s west coast.
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