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Scotsman
26-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Scotsman
Scotland's Home of the Year: Remembering the historic Edinburgh house that won Scotland's Home of the Year 2023
As fans of the popular show will remember, a Victorian renovation in Edinburgh which was once a train station was named Scotland's Home of the Year for 2023. Old Train House, in the Leith area of the city, is home to Christina and Ben Blundell, their daughter Vesper and Watson the dog. It was boarded up and laid empty for 10 years before the couple lovingly transformed it into a welcoming family home. Inside, Christina and Ben's eclectic tastes can be seen as well as their desire to be sustainable with second hand furnishing adorning the three levels. In addition to extensive renovations, there are nods to the building's past including graffiti on the exterior garden walls, giving Old Train House a unique style. The SHOTY judges – interior designers Anna Campbell-Jones and Banjo Beale and architect and lecturer Michael Angus – crowned the winner of Scotland's Home of the Year 2023 from a shortlist of six finalists from across Scotland. From Edinburgh to Aberdeenshire, Auchterarder to Peebles, the Isle of Skye to Glasgow, the search showcased a variety of home styles including quirky conversions to grand designs self-build homes to period renovations, environmentally-friendly homes to bijou pads. Take a look through our photo gallery to see inside The Old Train House – as it looked in 2023. The final of Scotland's Home of the Year 2025 will be screened on BBC Scotland at 8.30pm on Monday, June 2. 1 . Look inside Old Train House Take a look through our gallery to see the Old Train House in Edinburgh, winner of Scotland's Home of the Year in 2023. Photo: BBC Photo Sales 2 . Street view The outside of Old Train House is attractive and well-maintained. Photo: Kirsty Anderson Photo: Kirsty Anderson Photo Sales 3 . Old Train House, Edinburgh Christina and Ben pictured in their stunning Edinburgh home. Photo: Kirsty Anderson Photo: Kirsty Anderson Photo Sales 4 . Home office One of the rooms at Old Train House has been converted into a home office. Photo: Kirsty Anderson Photo: Kirsty Anderson Photo Sales
Daily Record
20-05-2025
- Health
- Daily Record
East Kilbride bank to host dementia clinics hosted by admiral nurses
Clinics in the local Nationwide branch will be available for anyone affected by dementia, whether they're a Nationwide customer or not. Nationwide Building Society in East Kilbride has been selected to offer dementia clinics in partnership with Dementia UK. Under the charity partnership, they be funding 30 new admiral nurses - fifteen of which will run dementia support clinics from Nationwide branches across the country, providing access to help and advice in areas of need across the UK. Admiral nurses specialise in providing life-changing care for families affected by all forms of dementia. Clinics in the local branch will be available for anyone affected by dementia, whether they're a Nationwide customer or not. The free 45-minute appointments will be hosted by an admiral nurse, who can support with any aspect of dementia, including: worries about symptoms, understanding the diagnosis, financial and legal issues and emotional support. Kirsty Anderson, local customer relationship manager, said: "It's such a privilege to be a part of such a valuable service to not only our customers but the wider community. "Dementia affects everyone at some point in their lives and the support these admiral nurses can give is vital to helping families deal with this illness. "Having somewhere to go that is familiar and not clinical such as hospital really puts the families at ease and provides a safe space to have these difficult conversations." The East Kilbride branch will be running fundraising event 'Time for a Cuppa' On Wednesday, June 28 from 10am-4pm. There will be a bake sale, raffles and information available on the dementia clinics. Pop in and show your support to this fantastic service available for the local community and surrounding areas. *Don't miss the latest headlines from around Lanarkshire. Sign up to our newsletters here. And did you know Lanarkshire Live is on Facebook? Head on over and give us a like and share!
Scottish Sun
26-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
We built our incredible home from scratch – now it's in the running for BBC Scotland's Home of the Year
THE judges – interior designers Anna Campbell-Jones and Banjo Beale and architect Danny Campbell - must run the rule over the home GORGEOUS GAFF We built our incredible home from scratch – now it's in the running for BBC Scotland's Home of the Year Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) A FAMILY hopes to milk their success on Scotland's Home of the Year - after turning an old farm steading into their Californian dream home. Chris and Jessica Zanoni, 45 and 39, their son Chase, 18, and dogs Enzo and Dino all feature in the new series of the hit BBC series as they show off the unique property in Pitmedden, Aberdeenshire. Sign up for the Entertainment newsletter Sign up 5 It's a stunning home. Credit: Kirsty Anderson / IWC 5 The home gets a lot of natural light. Credit: Kirsty Anderson / IWC 5 There's a lot of modern twists on the traditional farm steading. Credit: Kirsty Anderson / IWC 5 The bathroom looks very plush. Credit: Kirsty Anderson / IWC Dubbed Hilltop House, the building was designed around the original footprint of the farm and given a modern twist when they created their dream home from scratch. The judges – interior designers Anna Campbell-Jones and Banjo Beale and architect Danny Campbell - must run the rule over the home, as well as a modern build in Orkney and a Victorian farmhouse in Peterhead, to see who will represent the North East and the Northern Isles in the Scotland's Home of the Year grand final. Designer Chris reckons building your own home is becoming more popular. He said: "The actual process of building a house is so much fun and it can be quite addictive. "It takes a lot of your time but the creative process is a lot of fun "It was an old farm building but we knocked most of it down and kept good parts like granite walls and arch window features and slid in pretty much a brand new house. "A lot of people would love to build their own home. It's such an important part of your life. I spend so much time in this house it's insane. "There's no limitations. This house almost echoes the original building that was here in terms of shape and footprint but we can do new things and add nice glazing and natural light into the building. "You can put your own stamp on it." Chris, who has lived in the house for five years, said the whole process should have taken seven months to complete. I was struggling to pay my rent but my creative side hustle paid for my home for a year – it costs me nothing to run However, Covid led to postponement when the building was just two weeks from completion. He added: "It's quite popular in the north east at the moment. "I've got two more neighbours either side who also built brand new homes. "So this is like a mini development of self builds. "I look out my window and can see four and I have another friend with one too. "There's a lot of old agricultural type properties that fell apart and planners are open to developing them." But despite having what many would consider their dream home, Chris and his family don't think they'll stay there forever. He admitted: "Me and Jess talk about it and we don't like the idea of a forever home, we like the idea of moving on. "It could be every five years you start a new project."
