Katherine Deans: Animal magic Pet portrait artist Katherine Deans shares her love of drawing animals… I grew up in a small town in Surrey, England but moved to Aberdeen 4 years ago.  I love living near the beach and the beautiful Scottish scenery. I recently bought my first house and I am glad to call…

Have a magical Christmas If you’re planning the office Christmas bash or client event, by now you’ll have no doubt done all the hard work – finding and booking a suitable venue, hiring the caterers, and sending out the invites. But what about that certain something that makes it memorable – for all the right…

Aberdeen’s new music festival Over the past few years, the city’s Soundfestival has become a firm favourite amongst those with an appreciation for new music, with a thoughtful line-up of events that are always interesting and entertaining. The 2019 event runs from 23 October to 3 November and there’s a great mix of innovative and…

The best of Scottish Art Art lovers have been fortunate this year, with the imminent re-opening of the city’s art gallery and well known businessman and art collector, David Reid’s decision to set up a new gallery in Ballater. The Ballater Gallery specialises in work by over 50 internationally acclaimed Scottish artists, many of whom…

Michelle Herd Words by Peter Mitchell The children’s charity AberNecessities is barely out of its infancy but already it has helped dozens of needy families in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire with supplies of nappies, clothes and cots. If proof were needed of the impact it has made, I saw for myself rooms bursting with donations from…