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Fife tourism stars through to national Scottish Thistle Awards final

Date of article: Mon 19 Nov 18

The best tourism businesses in Tayside and Fife have been given gold at the regional Scottish Thistle Awards. The ceremony in Prestonfield House Hotel Edinburgh highlighted the wo ...

Former Students Play Starring Role at First Ever Two Rivers Film Festival

Date of article: Fri 16 Nov 18

A brand new film festival, celebrating the work of film makers from Fife and across Scotland, took place at Kirkcaldy’s Adam Smith Theatre yesterday (14 November).   Organised ...

Casting the Net Project “Ring Net Bus” visiting the Scottish Fisheries Museum

Date of article: Wed 14 Nov 18

The Ring Net bus is a fishing boat on wheels. It was designed by Tarbert Primary School pupils to spark memories of ring net fishing for the herring. It is a product of “Casting ...

Keep your business cyber secure

Date of article: Wed 14 Nov 18

Cyber Essentials certification Cyber Essentials certification is being increasingly recognised as a cost effective way for organisations to protect themselves against cyber attack ...

Year of Coasts and Waters 2020 Funding

Date of article: Wed 14 Nov 18

2020 has been designated Scotland’s Year of Coasts and Waters, a year that will spotlight, celebrate and promote opportunities to experience and enjoy Scotland’s unrivalled Coa ...

The reel Outlaw King challenge

Date of article: Fri 9 Nov 18

Two of Scotland’s top bloggers will battle it out to visit as many film and real-life locations associated with Robert the Bruce in under 36 hours, as VisitScotland celebrates th ...

‘Journey Home’ – a new exhibition by local artist, Janice Headrick

Date of article: Wed 7 Nov 18

An exhibition celebrating the personal ‘Journey Home’ of Clackmannanshire painter, Janice Headrick, opens at the Greengate Gallery in Culross this week. This exhibition illust ...

The Menu Food & Drink Awards 2019

Date of article: Tue 6 Nov 18

We’re back…. and this year we are celebrating our second year. The Courier’s the menu food & drink awards will celebrate and recognise the best producers and purveyors of ...

Balbirnie House Hotel named world's top wedding venue

Date of article: Mon 5 Nov 18

IN what is being seen as a major accolade for the Scottish hospitality and tourism industry, the Balbirnie House Hotel in Fife has been named as the world’s best wedding retreat. ...

Great Night for Fife at the Scottish Golf Tourism Awards

Date of article: Mon 5 Nov 18

Fairmont St Andrews, host venue for Scottish Golf Tourism Week 2018, was crowned best hotel over 50 rooms whilst Kingsbarns Links was declared golfers’ favourite course at the S ...

Brexit planning for Scottish companies

Date of article: Fri 2 Nov 18

Cabinet Secretary for Government Business and Constitutional Relations, Mike Russell will launch the next phase of the ‘Prepare for Brexit’ campaign, extending our support to a ...

Tourism St Andrews Launches November Digital Kilt Campaign to Celebrate St Andrews Day

Date of article: Fri 2 Nov 18

Tourism St Andrews (the St Andrews Local Tourism Association) has this week launched a social media campaign to celebrate the St Andrews Day celebrations during November. After a ...

Get Yer Kilt On for St Andrew’s Day this year!

Date of article: Wed 31 Oct 18

To celebrate St Andrew’s Day this year, The Fife Tourism Partnership are raising awareness of Scotland’s National Day by appealing to members of the public, businesses and comm ...

Scotland on Screen: Outlaw King

Date of article: Wed 31 Oct 18

Biggest film made on Scottish turf “a love letter to Scotland” Epic locations and sweeping vistas provide travel inspiration Friday, 9 November sees the global Netflix releas ...

Gaelic Tourism Strategy unveiled

Date of article: Mon 29 Oct 18

A new tourism strategy aimed at increasing promotion and access to Gaelic as part of the Scottish visitor experience has been launched . A new tourism strategy aimed at increasing ...

GORDON RAMSAY, GINO D’ACAMPO AND FRED SIRIEIX ROAD TRIP COMES TO ARDROSS FARM SHOP

Date of article: Thu 25 Oct 18

Aired on ITV at 9pm Thursday 25th October Gordon Ramsay, Gino D’Acampo and Fred Sirieix visited Ardross Farm Shop on their mission to find the best quality food Scotland had to ...

Third Scottish Golf Tourism Week ready to tee off at Fairmont St Andrews

Date of article: Wed 24 Oct 18

The third Scottish Golf Tourism Week tees off in St Andrews next week aiming to deliver millions of pounds worth of extra tourism business to Scotland. The weeklong event is ret ...

Delta doubles flights to Edinburgh with new Boston service for summer 2019

Date of article: Mon 22 Oct 18

Delta Air Lines will double its flights from Edinburgh next summer by adding a new service to Boston’s Logan International Airport, effective May 24, 2019. Complementing the airl ...

Fife Business Awards 2019

Date of article: Mon 22 Oct 18

The Fife Business Awards, is the premier event for the Fife business community, and it’s back for 2019, to recognise excellence, and to celebrate the most successful and forward- ...

Crowdfunding Appeal Launched as Part of Historic Reaper Restoration

Date of article: Mon 22 Oct 18

For generations of locals and visitors to Anstruther, The Reaper has been a familiar sight. It is this affinity for the 1903 Fifie Lugsail Herring Drifter, which the Scottish Fish ...

‘Watch where you are…’ The Enduring Town Art of Glenrothes

Date of article: Wed 17 Oct 18

A Celebration in Photography and Film of David Harding’s Creation of Place… and Belief in the Incomplete   Kingdom Shopping Centre, Glenrothes   Sat 20 – Sun 28 October ...

ASSC Annual Conference and Exhibition

Date of article: Wed 17 Oct 18

The ASSC Annual Conference and Exhibition is the only major event aimed directly at the people and businesses providing short-term let and holiday rental accommodation in Scotland. ...

Fife’s Atomic Attraction is a Total Blast

Date of article: Fri 12 Oct 18

Secret Bunker Celebrates 25 Years of Visitors Deep down below the picturesque and peaceful rolling hills of Fife lies a historic tourist attraction unlike any other. Scotland’ ...

Plaque marks Burntisland as Fife's favourite conservation area

Date of article: Wed 10 Oct 18

Provost Jim Leishman today (Wednesday 10 October) unveiled a new plaque marking Burntisland as Fife’s favourite conservation area. Almost 2,000 people took part in the vote, whi ...

Official Opening of St Andrews Beach Wheelchairs Centre

Date of article: Wed 10 Oct 18

The Opening of “Jerry's Wee Hoose” Saturday 6th October was a beautiful day for the opening of the Beach Wheelchair Centre in St Andrews.  The team were delighted that so man ...

Emirates touches down in Edinburgh

Date of article: Tue 9 Oct 18

Emirates, the world’s largest international airline, last week celebrated the inaugural flight of its new service between Dubai and Edinburgh. The EmiratesBoeing 777-300ER touche ...

Fabulous food at Savour St Andrews Chefs Taster Lunch

Date of article: Mon 8 Oct 18

Join Savour St Andrews for a buffet style journey involving a number of top chefs and acclaimed local establishments, with part of the proceeds going towards bursaries for hospital ...

Tay Country Tourism Development Programme

Date of article: Mon 8 Oct 18

Following on from industry feedback from the recent business support survey the Tayside Local Authorities, Scottish Enterprise, SDI & Visit Scotland are all working together to ...

Great Dane Bjerregaard Masters the Wind to Win Alfred Dunhill Links

Date of article: Mon 8 Oct 18

‘Ryder Cup visit inspired me to victory’ says Lucas Bjerregaard Tyrrell Hatton’s gallant hat-trick bid runs out of steam  Leading amateurs join top professionals in cel ...

DIGITAL DEVELOPMENT LOAN

Date of article: Fri 5 Oct 18

The Digital Development Loan was created by the Scottish Government to provide loans to companies who wish to improve their digital capabilities and processes in areas such as cybe ...

Fife Tourism Industry Barometer for Q3 2018 & Q2 Results

Date of article: Fri 5 Oct 18

The Fife Tourism Industry Barometer for Q3 2018 is now available until 18th November. You can take part at https://www.snapsurveys.com/wh/s.asp?k=153795716264   The industry b ...

Filming Fife Business to Business Event

Date of article: Thu 4 Oct 18

Join Filming Fife on 24th October for their second business to business event for networking and presentations from VisitScotland, Filming Fife and businesses who have seen the ben ...

Fireworks and music spectacular in St Andrews on Saturday

Date of article: Wed 3 Oct 18

The St Andrews night sky will be lit up with a spectacular fireworks display on the eve of the final day of this year’s Alfred Dunhill Links Championship. An annual favourite wi ...

Fife vintage specialist invests to meet demand for design trend inspired by V&A Dundee cruise liners exhibition

Date of article: Tue 2 Oct 18

Scottish vintage specialist Scaramanga has invested in curating its biggest & best range of original antique and vintage travel trunks and suitcases to satisfy an expected home ...

Digital Tourism Scotland Workshops

Date of article: Wed 3 Oct 18

Do you want to learn how to use digital marketing and technology to benefit your tourism business? Or perhaps you’re looking for straightforward advice on the subject that you c ...

The Spindrift Guest House Changes Ownership

Date of article: Tue 2 Oct 18

The Spindrift Guest House in Anstruther will be changing ownership, as proprietors Ken and Christine Lawson announce the sale of the guest house to new owners Mark and Jeni Carmich ...

Elmwood Fairways

Date of article: Mon 1 Oct 18

Elmwood Fairways, located at Elmwood Golf Course, has updated its opening hours as it enters the colder season. Set in a lovely parkland with the Lomond and Tarvit Hills as a backd ...

Christmas at Balgove Larder

Date of article: Fri 28 Sep 18

Scotland’s best loved farm shop has put together a calendar of festive events this winter including a sparkling Christmas night market, the opportunity to take part in Christmas ...

Fife entries shortlisted for Scottish Thistle Awards

Date of article: Fri 28 Sep 18

A FAMILY-run ice cream business, Scotland’s international poetry festival and a self-catering cottage set within 90 acres of farmland are among the nominees representing Fife, as ...