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1 day ago | 
businesslive.co.za | Fiona McDonald
ON THE GRAPEVINE P is for … puny, precarious, patriotic, problematic, proud — and pinotage. And all of those words can be applied to South Africa’s home-grown grape. But there’s another P-word too: persistent. In 1935, there were just four little seedlings left. That was the puny total of South African viticulturist and chemist Prof Izak Perold’s 1925 experiment in crossing pinot noir and hermitage, or cinsaut. (Get it? “Pinot” from pinot noir — plus the “tage” from hermitage.)..
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3 weeks ago | 
hotmetalmag.com | Fiona McDonald
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3 weeks ago | 
thecourier.co.uk | Fiona McDonald
An impaired Perthshire OAP is unable to sleep downstairs because the council has blocked her application to build an extension. Gillian Morison suffers from osteoarthritis, which hinders her from reaching the upstairs bedroom of her home near Blairgowrie. The 77-year-old applied for a downstairs extension to create a bedroom, accessible bathroom and storage area. It would also have given her easy access to the garden from her bedroom.
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4 weeks ago | 
thecourier.co.uk | Fiona McDonald
First Minister John Swinney raised concerns about the way NHS Tayside managed its move to scrap new referrals for children’s autism and ADHD services. His comments at Holyrood come one week after the health board announced it will no longer accept neurodevelopmental referrals to the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) for those without a co-existing mental health problem.
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1 month ago | 
thecourier.co.uk | Fiona McDonald
A Kinross chip shop has passed over to its third generation, with the new owner launching all-day opening hours for the first time in 15 years. Central Fish and Chips has been managed by the Andreucci family since 1989. Donato Andreucci has taken over from his father Lorenzo after first helping out when he was 13. The 31-year-old, who became an official employee at 15, has renovated the High Street business and plans to increase its summer opening hours.
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1 month ago | 
thecourier.co.uk | Fiona McDonald
An adventure park in Perthshire is to hike the entrance fee of one of its top attractions by 37%. Active Kids in Stanley is introducing a new immersive play area in its facility on Burnside Farm. It says the play area’s original fort structure will be replaced by a “wooden ensemble” of towers, nets and climbing equipment. There will also be a series of interactive wall activities. Active Kids says work is currently taking place to get the children’s play area fully in use by early summer.
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1 month ago | 
businesslive.co.za | Fiona McDonald
ON THE GRAPEVINE “The Globe Sauvignon Blanc embodies the forward-thinking spirit of Diemersdal Estate, it exemplifies the innovative legacy of the Louw family, marking a milestone as the first South African wine to be fermented and matured in a unique 220-liter glass globe. “This entirely neutral vessel preserves the pure essence of the terroir, delivering unparalleled varietal expression.
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1 month ago | 
thenational.scot | Fiona McDonald
Tressa Burke is chief executive of the Glasgow Disability Alliance. Image: Supplied A DISABILITY membership organisation has highlighted the devastating impact that proposed cuts to welfare benefits would have, raising the difficulties that their members are already facing. Glasgow Disability Alliance (GDA) has shared the severe impacts that the cuts will have on disabled people if they go ahead and challenged the political choice to do so.
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1 month ago | 
thenational.scot | Fiona McDonald
Dr Dalin Jiang revealed the findings of the investigation (Image: University of Stirling) THE destruction of a Ukrainian dam has caused devastating environmental consequences for the Black Sea, according to Scottish scientists. Experts from Stirling University investigated the impact of the Kakhovka Dam’s destruction using Earth Observation (EO) satellites and water sampling.
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1 month ago | 
thenational.scot | Fiona McDonald
AN Aberdeen academic’s film inspired by their family connection to a 20th century soprano has achieved international success. Madame Donalda, written by Professor Alan Marcus, delves into the life of a Canadian soprano, Pauline Lightstone, who performed as Pauline Donalda on the stage. The University of Aberdeen professor has said that he first learned of her story from a family member.
