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Daily Record
03-07-2025
- Climate
- Daily Record
People in Scotland's rainiest town to be offered 'rain cheques' in bid to brighten the mood
Goodies including free pints, flight vouchers and £1,885 in cash will be up for grabs in Dumfries on Friday. People in the rainiest town in Scotland are to be offered 'rain cheques' from a special ATM in a bid to brighten the mood. Goodies including free pints, flight vouchers and £1,885 in cash will be up for grabs in Dumfries on Friday. Lager kings Tennent's have been dropping 'rain cheques' across Scotland and Northern Ireland this summer, lifting the mood in areas experiencing persistent rainfall. And it's now the turn of Dumfries, which is set to see more than 11 days of rain in July and an average temperature of just 17 degrees – despite other parts of the UK basking in sunshine. The specific location of the 'rain cheques' ATM will be revealed on Tennent's Instagram and Facebook channels towards the end of the week – but those who attend will be sure to know this is what they came for. Senior Brand Manager for Tennent's, Joanne Motion, said:'Braving the summer is practically a national sport. As a nation, we normally just have to get on with the fact we can experience four seasons in any one day - but last year was particularly bad. 'With the lift that we all got from having such a warm and sunny spring, we thought we'd do something to offset the rubbish days this summer and bring some joy, rain or shine.' Join the Daily Record WhatsApp community! Get the latest news sent straight to your messages by joining our WhatsApp community today. You'll receive daily updates on breaking news as well as the top headlines across Scotland. No one will be able to see who is signed up and no one can send messages except the Daily Record team. All you have to do is click here if you're on mobile, select 'Join Community' and you're in! If you're on a desktop, simply scan the QR code above with your phone and click 'Join Community'. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. To leave our community click on the name at the top of your screen and choose 'exit group'. If you're curious, you can read our Privacy Notice. The 'rain cheques' are part of Tennent's Braving the Summer campaign, highlighting the experience of summer for Scotland and Northern Ireland - as well as the fact that the brand has been helping the nation to 'brave the summer' since 1885, making it 140 years of Tennent's this year.
Glasgow Times
28-06-2025
- Business
- Glasgow Times
Seven historic Glasgow buildings now used as restaurants
From a multi-storey car park in the West End to the former home of The Herald in the city centre, learn the stories behind these historic Glasgow buildings that have been transformed into busy eateries. The Battlefield Rest 55 Battlefield Road Built in 1915, this distinctive building in the Southside of Glasgow was first used as a tram station and newsagents. After being established as a B-listed building in 1981, it later came under threat in late 1990 when a demolition order was imposed by Glasgow District Council Building Control, who deemed the structure unsafe due to damage. More than 1500 people signed a petition opposing the move, and the building was saved. In 1991, it was sold to businessman Marco Gianassi, who two years later began a restoration project to return the space to its former glory. In 1994, the Battlefield Rest was opened as a restaurant and is still going strong today after being sold to long-time staff member Alex Matheson and his wife, Jen Doherty, in 2023. The Citizen 24 St Vincent Place The Citizen restaurant and bar is located in the old offices of the Glasgow Evening Citizen, a daily newspaper first published in 1864, which went on to serve the city for over a century. Designed by T L Watson, the building took four years to complete and is said to have been the first red sandstone of its kind in the city. It was also one of the first buildings in Glasgow to be fully electric, with the newspaper linking to the Waterloo Street power station built in 1892. In the present day, the restaurant honours its home's rich history with nods to the past at every turn. This includes signage using the original Glasgow Evening Citizen font and a private function space dubbed the 'Editor's Suite'. "If these walls could talk, the stories they'd tell," they said. "Probably home to many a clandestine conversation over decanters of Scotch in years gone by, the old offices and printing rooms for the Glasgow Evening Citizen newspaper now tell a different story. "Malts, signature serves, and the best pint of Tennent's in the city." Sugo 70 Mitchell Lane Sticking with a print theme, next up on our list is Sugo. This fast-paced pasta spot might be best known as the sister restaurant to Paesano Pizza first opened in 2019, but the Mitchell Lane building it calls home has a history which stretches back long before then. "As a young draftsman working for respected Glasgow firm Honeyman and Keppie in 1893, Charles Rennie Mackintosh put together designs for a newspaper office on Mitchell Street," "With his first public commission, a 25-year-old Mackintosh would seize the chance to leave his mark on what was essentially a warehouse structure at the back of the printing office of the Glasgow Herald. "Completed in 1895, at a cost which would today be equivalent to £2m, the Category-A listed building now known as The Lighthouse would house the newspaper for the next 112 years until 1980, when new publishing practices created a requirement for more modern premises. " Pictured: Ka Pao is located in a building formerly used as a car park (Image: Historic Environment Scotland) Ka Pao 26 Vinicombe Street From the team behind Ox and Finch, Margo and Sebb's, Ka Pao is located on the basement level of a former multi-storey car park. Built in 1911, at a time when it was forbidden to keep motor cars on the street, the Botanic Gardens Garage just off Byres Road is said to be the city's oldest surviving purpose-built garage. The Botanic Gardens Garage before its conversion (Image: Historic Environment Scotland) (Image: Historic Environment Scotland) The building became vacant in 2006, with owners Arnold Clark then revealing plans to demolish it. The structure escaped this fate in 2007, when it was upgraded from a category B listed status to an A, ranking it alongside nationally important sites like Edinburgh Castle. Ka Pao opened within the distinctive green and white tiled building in 2020, and now shares the space with equally brilliant Crabshakk seafood restaurant, as well as a Nando's and a Pure Gym. Pictured: The Òran Mór building was founded as the Kelvinside Free Church (Image: Newsquest) Òran Mór Byres Road Standing tall over Byres Road in Glasgow's West End, the building now known as the Òran Mór bar, restaurant and event space was first established as the Kelvinside Free Church in 1862. The church was based there until 1978, when it merged with the Hillhead Parish Church as congregation numbers dwindled. The site then became derelict until 2002, when it was taken over by a group led by Colin Beattie with a view to transforming the space into a thriving cultural hub. The Òran Mór, a name meaning 'big song' in Scottish Gaelic, opened in 2004 and later became famous as the birthplace of A Play, A Pie and A Pint theatre company. One of the building's most striking features is a ceiling mural in The Auditorium created by the Glasgow-born writer and artist Alasdair Gray. It is one of the largest pieces of public art in Scotland and was commissioned for Òran Mór by Colin Beattie. In 2022, it was announced that the Scotsman Hospitality Group had taken over the venue. Pictured: Hutcheson's Hall is currently home to a brunch restaurant (Image: Newsquest) Saints of Ingram 158 Ingram Street The fascinating story of the Hutchesons' Hall building goes back to its construction between the years of 1802 and 1805. Designed by renowned Glasgow architect David Hamilton, the Ingram Street site served as a hospital thanks to funds left in the wills of brothers George and Thomas Hutcheson. The following centuries saw the space used as a school, a public library, a bank and even a filming location for Oscar-nominated movie, The Wife, after a £ 1.4 million renovation carried out by restaurateur James Rusk in 2014. The Hollywood-approved spot continued to operate as Hutchesons City Grill until 2020 when a devastating failure to reopen after lockdown led many to question what the future held in store for the category A -listed building. Pictured: A look inside Hutcheson's Hall from 2023 (Image: newsquest) The venue was taken over by team behind Tabac and The Devil of Brooklyn 2023 and that summer opened as a cocktail bar and restaurant dubbed 1802 at Hutchesons' Hall. The owners last year introduced a new concept, renaming the business as Saint of Ingram and serving a menu of brunch dishes. Pictured: Miller & Carter in Glasgow city centre (Image: Miller & Carter) Miller & Carter 47 St Vincent Street It was stamps rather than steaks you would be more likely to encounter at this city centre building before it was transformed into a Miller & Carter restaurant in 2016. Until the year prior, the site had been occupied by a busy Post Office branch, though there's more to the story yet. The building, constructed at the turn of the last century and occupying a prominent site at the junction with Buchanan Street, had previously been home to a number of banks, including the National Commercial Bank of Scotland. Pictured: An archive photo from 2016 shows work underway at Miller and Carter (Image: Newsquest) (Image: Newsquest) During the £1.5 million project to create a new restaurant space, construction firm Pacific Building reportedly had to drill through steel, concrete and sand floors as well as walls that were up to a metre thick and fortified with metal anti-drilling devices. This dates back to the days when the building functioned as a bank and required protection from the threat of burglary. Many of the interior features from its financial past have been retained at Miller & Carter, including the huge dome, clock and bank vaults.
Glasgow Times
06-06-2025
- Climate
- Glasgow Times
Scots offered 'rain cheques' to help keep damp spirits up
A pop-up ATM will appear in Skye next week, which suffered some of the country's worst weather last year, with only 13 days without rain between June to August. It will produce 'cheques' offering reasons to stay cheerful this year, such as having beers with friends or airport pints. They may even include £1,885 in cash, in a nod to the year Tennent's - the company handing the cheques out - was founded. Here's a minute of sweet Glasgow rain. I wish you could smell what it's doing to the soil and the vegetation, the air is rich and dreamy. — stuart murdoch (@nee_massey) May 23, 2025 Joanne Motion, senior brand manager for Tennent's, which has been helping the nation 'brave the summer' since 1885, said: 'Braving the summer here is practically a national sport in Scotland. 'As a country, we normally just get on with the fact we can experience four seasons in any one day - but last year was particularly bad. 'With the lift that we all got from having such a warm and sunny Spring, we thought we'd do something to offset the rubbish days this summer and bring some joy, rain or shine.' Despite enjoying the sunniest-ever spring on record, summer has officially started with gale-force winds in Scotland. The Met Office is forecasting longer periods of rain and strong winds in the north, driven by low-pressure areas moving in from the Atlantic. While London will see highs of 21 degrees over the next seven days, forecasts in Scottish cities like Glasgow and Edinburgh will average 14.5 degrees with rain predicted almost daily, with it having rained every day since summer began on 1st June.. Recommended reading: Set against the backdrop of last year's washout - summer 2024 was the worst since 2015 – Tennent's decided to keep spirits high, even when temperatures are annoyingly low. Further Rain Cheques will come to Glasgow next week too, before hitting other locations across Scotland and also Northern Ireland this summer. To make a withdrawal, all people need to do is track down the Rain Cheque ATM and figure out a special PIN. Its specific location will be revealed on Tennent's social media channels on Monday.
Daily Record
06-06-2025
- Climate
- Daily Record
Scots offered 'rain cheques' to keep spirits up in the face of a wet summer
Scotland is facing the prospect of such a wet summer that residents are being offered physical 'rain cheques' to help keep their spirits up. As Scotland braces for another summer of relentless rain and chilly temperatures, drinks brand Tennent's is stepping in to lift the nation's spirits. In a bid to defy the dreary forecast, the company is introducing physical 'Rain Cheques,' offering residents tongue-in-cheek reasons to stay positive and weather the storm, alongside a chance to get cash prizes. Starting next week, a special ATM will appear on the Isle of Skye, an area notorious for last year's soggy summer, where locals endured just 13 dry days between June and August. The machine will dispense 'cheques' providing reasons to remain upbeat this year, such as enjoying pints with mates or airport beverages. In a nod to the founding year of Tennent's, the brewing company behind the campaign, lucky locals might even pick up a 'cheque' of £1,885. Joanne Motion, senior brand manager for Tennent's, which has been assisting the nation to 'brave the summer' since 1885, commented: "Braving the summer here is practically a national sport in Scotland. "As a nation, we usually just soldier on with the fact we can experience four seasons in any one day - but last year was particularly grim. "With the lift that we all got from having such a warm and sunny Spring, we thought we'd do something to offset the rubbish days this summer and bring some joy, rain or shine." Despite basking in the sunniest-ever spring on record, summer has officially started with gale-force winds in Scotland. The Met Office predicts extended spells of rain and potent winds in the north, propelled by low pressure systems sweeping in from the Atlantic. While London is set to enjoy highs of 21 degrees over the coming week, Scottish cities such as Glasgow and Edinburgh are expected to average a cooler 14.5 degrees with almost daily rainfall – having experienced rain every day since summer began on 1st June. In light of last year's washout, the summer of 2024 was the wettest since 2015,Tennent's decided to keep spirits high, even when temperatures are annoyingly low. Additional Rain Cheques will be issued in Glasgow next week, before being rolled out across other parts of Scotland and Northern Ireland this summer. To make a withdrawal, all people need to do is track down the Rain Cheque ATM and figure out a special PIN. Its specific location will be revealed on Tennent's social media channels on Monday.
Scotsman
06-06-2025
- Climate
- Scotsman
Scots are being offered physical 'rain cheques' to help keep their spirits up
These rain cheques may include £1,885 in cash | Tennent's Scotland is facing the prospect of such a wet summer that residents are being offered physical 'rain cheques' to help keep their spirits up. Sign up to our daily newsletter – Regular news stories and round-ups from around Scotland direct to your inbox Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... A pop-up ATM will appear in Skye next week - which suffered some of the country's worst weather last year, with only 13 days without rain between June to August. It will produce 'cheques' offering reasons to stay cheerful this year, such as having beers with friends or airport pints. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad They may even include £1,885 in cash, in a nod to the year Tennent's - the company handing the cheques out - was founded. Joanne Motion, senior brand manager for Tennent's, which has been helping the nation 'brave the summer' since 1885, said: 'Braving the summer here is practically a national sport in Scotland. 'As a country, we normally just get on with the fact we can experience four seasons in any one day - but last year was particularly bad. 'With the lift that we all got from having such a warm and sunny Spring, we thought we'd do something to offset the rubbish days this summer and bring some joy, rain or shine.' Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad The pop-up ATM will appear in Skye next week | Tennent's Despite enjoying the sunniest-ever spring on record - and summer has officially started with gale-force winds in Scotland. The Met Office is forecasting longer periods of rain and strong winds in the north, driven by low pressure areas moving in from the Atlantic. While London will see highs of 21 degrees over the next seven days, forecasts in Scottish cities like Glasgow and Edinburgh will average 14.5 degrees with rain predicted almost daily – with it having rained every day since summer began on 1st June.. Set against the backdrop of last year's washout - summer 2024 was the worst since 2015 – Tennent's decided to keep spirits high, even when temperatures are annoyingly low. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Further Rain Cheques will come to Glasgow next week too, before hitting other locations across Scotland and also Northern Ireland this summer.
