Issue 068

Galloway born artist and gallery owner, Allan McNally, is no stranger to the thrill of unveiling a new collection of paintings having exhibited his artwork both locally and internationally throughout his career.

There are journeys we plan, journeys we dream of, and journeys we stumble into by accident, but the most extraordinary ones are often the journeys we can only take through stories.

Ayrshire’s largest business event is set to return this autumn with an expanded and diverse programme designed to help businesses connect, grow and thrive.

Summer has a way of slowing things down, doesn’t it? Longer evenings, unhurried conversations, the kind of exchange you’d never quite have in the middle of January when everyone’s rushing somewhere.

As summer approaches, many people are looking forward to a well-earned holiday. The enjoyment of spending time with family, exploring new places and taking a break from everyday routines is something most of us enjoy.

I thought it was about time I touched on the subject of ladies’ golf, a game which has now evolved into a multi-million-pound global phenomenon.

“Reggie, go and put a pound on Lester Piggott.”

Oh, I do like to be beside the seaside. Especially on a dazzlingly sunny and hot July day

This 6 mile/9km route is the ideal introduction to the Ayrshire Coastal Path thanks to its mostly flat terrain, easy navigation and almost continuous sea views.

Retirement today looks very different from previous generations. For many people across Ayrshire and the west coast, life after 50 is filled with golf, gardening, coastal walks, travel and keeping up with family life.

One of the things I’m most passionate about in interior design is layering.

If you’re a fan of Gaelic or Celtic music, chances are you will have heard of Maggie MacInnes.

“We don’t take ourselves too seriously.” Gill Sherry You’d be forgiven for thinking that a band called ‘The Dodgy Jumpers’ would be adorned with a variety of questionable knitwear, but when it comes to this Ayrshire-based seven-piece, the band name has nothing to do with gawdy sweaters. Vocalist and percussionist, Jim Frew, explains: “Way back,…

There can’t be many people who aren’t familiar with William Golding’s debut novel, Lord of the Flies.

For more than 140 years, Scotland’s national charity, Children First, has been working tirelessly to improve the childhoods of the nation’s children and young people.

The French Riviera has an intoxicating, sun-drenched colour palette of its own, which perfectly captures the charm of the region.

It’s 25 years since the Dolphin House first opened its doors as an outdoor education centre in South Ayrshire.

There’s no denying the popularity of lawn bowls. Quintessentially British, the sport can be traced back as far as the 13th century.

When was the last time you played a game of rounders, built a LEGO structure, or even kicked a football aimlessly around the park purely to have some fun?

Long gone are the days when a salad constituted some iceberg lettuce, a few cucumber slices and a tomato.

Tea drinking might be a favourite nationwide pastime, but in Ayrshire our love affair with tea is laced with the romance of midnight smugglers, armed merchant ships and hidden coves.

At just eight miles long and two miles wide, the Isle of Colonsay is significantly smaller than its neighbouring islands of Mull, Isla and Jura in the Inner Hebrides.

We all know we should eat better, drink more water, move our bodies, get to bed earlier.

Lee McAllan has been a golf caddie for over four decades. Having fought cancer twice in the last five years, he is now learning to live life to the fullest, trying to enjoy every little moment and doing his best to get back to fitness and normality.

Taj Bar and Kitchen has been a much-loved institution on the Prestwick food scene for over 40 years.

At 77 years old, Lenny Pyper has become one of the most recognisable and valued faces at Rugby Park.

The River Ayr Way is a 40+ mile route which traces the length of the River Ayr from source to sea.

Are you visiting the Isle of Arran soon? Do you enjoy exploring new experiences? Then an introduction to hand-spinning might be for you…

Decked out in a bright red GBR fleece, Rory McKinna looks every inch the world-class athlete that he is.

In my nearly 40 years as a travel agent, one of my favourite places in the world is Sorrento and the Amalfi Coast.

When Pete Cotter and Ewan Watson met on a postgraduate Advanced 2D/3D Motion Graphics and Animation course at The Glasgow School of Art

In an age of mass production and off-the-shelf solutions, there is something refreshingly different about a company that still believes in craftsmanship.

As an award-winning outsourced HR consultancy based in Kilmarnock, Arena HR has spent the last decade helping businesses across the UK navigate the ever-changing world of people management.