http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/ Allnewswire: consumer affairs, incl fashion en-gb info@allmediascotland.com info@flamegreen.com 360 http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/3108/Shoppers_Head_to_The_Academy_for_a_Quickie The Academy Shopping Centre in Aberdeen is the first venue in Scotland to install the new Quickie mobile phone chargers.   Supplied in the North east by Albyn Services Limited, the products in the Quickie range allow a customer to top up the power on their mobile phones for a small... Wed, 13 Aug 2008 00:00:00 BST http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/3007/Why_Your_Imported_Leather_Sofa_May_be_Dangerous         A high level of imported upholstery sold in the UK does not meet the latest furniture and fire regulations introduced in the UK a decade ago, since when all upholstery sold in this country should contain fillings that have been tested and pass these... Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:00:00 BST http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/2974/Your_Guide_to_a_Good_Sofa   When people are looking to purchase a new piece of furniture, they are often understandably confused as to what they should look for to ensure that it is of good quality and built to last. With sofas and chairs this is made even more difficult because you cannot see inside and... Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:00:00 BST http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/2947/New_Face_of_Ortak_Revealed_with_a_Touch_of_Hollywood_Glamour Leading jewellery company Ortak has this week revealed the new face of the brand. Glamorous television presenter Amanda Lamb has signed up with Ortak, one of the UK’s biggest designers and manufacturers of silver and gold jewellery to model their stunning new collection.   ... Thu, 3 Jul 2008 00:00:00 BST http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/2802/Wood_Made_Good_Takes_the_Inside_Out_and_Brings_the_Outside_In_With_Launch_of_Garden_Furniture_Range Glasgow-based Wood Made Good, the company formed earlier this year to offer customers bespoke but affordable designer furniture, is taking the inside out and bringing the outside in with the launch of a garden furniture range. Featuring a range of garden and patio furniture in various styles and... Mon, 9 Jun 2008 00:00:00 BST http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/2677/Glenlivet_Plans_Outlined 8 May 2008MSP Richard Lochhead visited The Glenlivet Distillery during the Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival, on Friday 2 May, to be briefed on distillery expansion plans.  The plans include the installation of a new mash tun, six new stills and eight new wash backs. Richard... Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 BST http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/2657/Harris_Tweed_Hebrides_First_Order_Heads_to_Russia Harris Tweed Hebrides are delighted to celebrate the revival of Harris Tweed today. It has been announced that the first order to be produced since the company reopened the mill at Shawbost, will be sent to Russia this week.  All with the help of top Russian model Margarita... Sat, 10 May 2008 00:00:00 BST http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/2648/Talking_Gardens Talking Gardens at Mozolowski & Murray– a unique event for garden enthusiasts Homes and gardens feature high on the list of leisure and lifestyle priorities and in the current economic climate more people are choosing to stay in their present property and adapt their... Thu, 8 May 2008 00:00:00 BST http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/2568/Take_Your_Kids_to_Work_Meets_Beat_the_Boss_in_Perth On Thursday 24th April, five Perthshire school children will be taking home a work experience day to remember. St John’s Shopping Centre in Perth is playing host to five local school children in part of the national initiative “Take Your Child to Work Day”. ... Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:00:00 BST http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/2520/Roaring_Welcome_for_Full_Throttle_Bikers_at_St_John%92s_Shopping_Centre_Perth St John’s Shopping Centre in Perth gave a roaring Scottish welcome to the team of Full Throttle Fundraisers from the West Midlands who stopped off today at their most northerly point on the “round the UK” bike tour to raise funds to Air Ambulance and Mountain Rescue... Fri, 11 Apr 2008 00:00:00 BST http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/2500/Bike_Signed_by_the_Hamster_up_for_Grabs_at_St_John%92s_Shopping_Centre_Fundraiser A Suzuki GSX650F motorbike signed by Top Gear’s Richard Hammond is one of the top prizes up for grabs in St John’s Shopping Centre’s Full Throttle raffle which is being held this week to raise funds for Tayside Mountain Rescue.   The campaign, entitled... Tue, 8 Apr 2008 00:00:00 BST http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/2422/Chocolate_Maker_Willie_Lands_Golden_Ticket_with_Top_Supermarket_Deal As chocoholics across the country await the chance to indulge on Easter Sunday,  one man has embarked on the risky mission of turning his obsession with the dark stuff into a livelihood. William Harcourt-Cooze, a self-styled Willy Wonka, launches what is thought to be the strongest... Sun, 23 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/2264/Mum%92s_the_Word%85at_One_Spa Why not make her feel like a mum in a million by treating her to some heavenly pampering with One Spa’s sumptuous new Mother’s Day package? For just £105 the ‘Mum’s the Word’ package provides the perfect environment to relax and... Thu, 14 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/2219/A_Fair_Affair_%96_Lovers_Say_The_Right_Thing_with_Flowers_in_%9208 It's official - it’s not just looks that count in Britain’s £2.2 billion flower market. Waitrose has seen a 40% year on year uplift in sales of its Fairtrade certified flowers.    This year, one in four bunches of all flowers sold at... Sat, 9 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/2064/Heres_Tae_us_-_Quest_for_Scottish_Identity Here’s Tae Us - Quest for Scottish Identity   Sales surge on back of tartan wave   For immediate release 14 December 2007       Scotland’s new found national identity and cultural confidence is making itself felt in an... Fri, 14 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/2053/Stunning_Fashion_Models_Give_Sneak_Preview_of_Masterful_Fashion_Collections News release from The Glasgow School of Art  Stunning fashion models give sneak preview of masterful fashion collections The lid was lifted yesterday, (Tuesday, 11 December 2007) on five stunning womenwear collections which will debut at the chic ‘Masters Fashion... Wed, 12 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/1960/Edinburgh_Boutique_Wins_Best_Lingerie_Retailer_UK_at_the_Drapers_Awards Thursday 22nd November 07 - Edinburgh based Lingerie boutique Boudiche, last night fought off tough competition from household names La Senza, and Rigby & Peller to be awarded ‘Best Lingerie Retailer’ at the annual prestigious Drapers Awards hosted at the Grosvenor... Thu, 22 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/1906/PhonepayPlus_to_Apply_Code_of_Practice_to_0871_Numbers PhonepayPlus, the phone-paid services regulator (formerly ICSTIS), has today published a Statement of Application for the regulation of 0871 numbers. The Statement explains how PhonepayPlus proposes to apply the existing requirements of its Code of Practice to services offered on 0871 numbers.... Tue, 13 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/1757/Customers_Getting_a_Much_Better_Service_says_Water_Watchdog The level of service being provided to customers of Scottish Water has improved significantly in the last year, according to a report published today by the Water Industry Commission for Scotland. The Commission measures Scottish Water’s service using an overall performance... Thu, 18 Oct 2007 00:00:00 BST http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/1126/Nevis_Continues_Cool_Elegance_with_87_for_Hamilton_and_Inches Nevis Design Consultants have continued their development of Hamilton & Inches' customer publication '87' with the release of the latest Autumn-Winter collection.Research undertaken by Hamilton & Inches into their demographic customer base, buying habits and retail... Thu, 20 Sep 2007 00:00:00 BST http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/1622/Miss_Scotland_Shimmers_for_Seeglasgowcom  Nieve Jennings, dripping in gold, walks Glasgow’s ‘Golden Z’ to launch world’s most comprehensive guide to Glasgow shopping at seeglasgow.com    Miss Scotland will take to Buchanan Street in the heart of Glasgow’s... Wed, 5 Sep 2007 00:00:00 BST http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/1615/Jasmine_Measures_Up_for_Corset_Couture Nineteen-year-old Jasmine Woodcraft is staging a ‘made to measure corset day’ in Dingwall on Thursday (6 September) in Branded, a Ross-shire fashion store. The entertaining event will focus on the magic of corsetry, allowing people to see and try on different... Tue, 4 Sep 2007 00:00:00 BST http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/1535/Doctorate_for_Zandra_Rhodes At the Heriot-Watt University graduation ceremony Ms Zandra Rhodes, fashion designer, will be awarded a Doctorate of Letters in recognition of her outstanding contribution to the fashion and design industries, and Mr Tony Taylor, former member of Heriot-Watt University Court, will be awarded... Fri, 6 Jul 2007 00:00:00 BST http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/1532/Two_Summer_Contemporary_Furniture_Oulets_for_the_Price_of_One For those that like contemporary furniture and furnishings, two fantastic, unmissable summer sales are now on in Edinburgh. Tony Walker contemporary furniture at 14 Telford Road brings the best European names to help furnish your home - Rolf Benz, Interlubke, Cor, Mobilieffe,... Tue, 3 Jul 2007 00:00:00 BST http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/1489/Honorary_Degree_for_Zandra_Rhodes Fashion designer Zandra Rhodes will be awarded an honorary degree by Heriot-Watt University in July. Ms Rhodes will be awarded a DLitt in recognition of her outstanding contribution to the fashion and design industries at the University's Scottish Borders Campus graduation ceremony in... Fri, 15 Jun 2007 00:00:00 BST http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/1420/Mystery_Lanarkshire_Winner_Bags A winner, known only as Mrs T from Lanarkshire, has banked thousands without ever touching a ticket – the lucky lady scooped the £77,777 top prize on the Instant Win Game, Double Winning 7s, available at National-Lottery.co.uk.    She joins the interactive... Tue, 22 May 2007 00:00:00 BST http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/1419/The_Early_Birds_Beat_The_Night_Owls New figures released by National-Lottery.co.uk have discovered the different habits of men and women when it comes to trying to bank a big win online – analysis of game-playing habits has revealed that women across the UK are officially early BIRDS while the boys are more likely to be... Tue, 22 May 2007 00:00:00 BST http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/1418/Spring_Comes_Over_All_Shy A niche brand of luxury vibrators has appointed a Scottish digital creative agency to redesign its online store. It was through a positive experience with designer handkerchief brand, Atishoo that Shy founder Shadi Halliwell discovered Spring Corp, based in Edinburgh.Says Halliwell, “I came to... Tue, 22 May 2007 00:00:00 BST http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/1391/__Not_A_%91Lotto%92_Time_To_Go_For_Mystery_Prizewinner Time is running out for the missing owner of a Lotto ticket worth £86,945 bought in the Highlands area who only has until 5.30pm on Monday 14 May 2007 before the deadline to come forward to claim this life-enhancing prize expires.   The search is still on to find the mystery... Thu, 10 May 2007 00:00:00 BST http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/1383/Clock_is_Ticking_for_Edinburgh_Mystery_Prizewinner Time is running out for the missing owner of a EuroMillions ticket worth £56,339.70 bought in the Edinburgh area, who only has until 5.30pm on Wednesday 9 May 2007 before the deadline to come forward to claim this life-enhancing prize expires.   The search is now on to locate... Wed, 2 May 2007 00:00:00 BST