Review: Doxford Hall Hotel and Spa, Northumberland
Grant Reid takes the time to explore one of those places you always see signposted while driving somewhere else and finds there is indeed plenty to amuse off the beaten track... (...)
Growth of craft breweries is no small beer
Mentioning craft beer to most folk will probably induce flashbacks of heinous home brew kits from student days. However the truth about craft beer is as far removed from these hazy heady headless beer days as you could possibly imagine. (...)
The Hideaway Experience: another world on your doorstep
Sometimes a little deception is no bad thing. Well, it was in my case recently when the opportunity arose to test drive something new in the shadow of the Sidlaw Hills, just outside Dundee. (...)
Review: Jools Holland and his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra, at Clyde Auditorium
We all have odd little musical likes and dislikes that seem to be far removed from our normal fare. (...)
Touring Historic Scotland's St Andrew's Day treasures
As Historic Scotland prepares to mark St Andrew's Day by offering free access to a number of its properties next weekend, Grant Reid takes a tour of some of the treasures on our doorstep. (...)
Whatever happened to the paperless society?
Up to his neck in the modern-day flood of bills, flyers, pamphlets and brochures, Grant Reid remembers being promised that it would all be so different. (...)
Review: Ship Simulator Extremes (PC)
A past fan of flight simulators games, Grant Reid was "hand-picked" to test this boat sim. Unfortunately, it was more 'all abhorred' than 'all aboard'. (...)
Review: Les Miserables at Edinburgh Playhouse
Among those in the audience to see Les Miserables at Edinburgh Playhouse on Saturday was The Courier's Grant Reid — a man who does not like musicals. Would Cameron Mackintosh's 25th anniversary production win him over? (...)
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Review: Jethro Tull, Perth Concert Hall
It is an astonishing 43 years since Jethro Tull were formed, although their veteran status was easily confirmed by the age of the faithful who filled Perth's splendid concert hall on Monday. (...)
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