Tom and Jim Gold train different dog breeds. Tom works with retrievers and Jim with spaniels. On the Friday of the Scottish Game Fair they will be judging in the All Age Competitions in their breed specialities. This is a first for The Scottish Game Fair and so we had a chat with Tom and Jim about their backgrounds, aims and hopes for the future. Q:  Can you tell us how you both got into gundogs? Tom: "We both got involved in the shooting world around the age of seven to eight-years-old. Jim is a year older but our dad took ...

This year’s cookery theatre is jointly sponsored by ESSE and Scottish Venison. ESSE’s stunning range cookers will take centre stage, as chefs presenting in the cookery theatre make use of two of the company’s energy-efficient electric models. One such presenter is Tim Maddams; chef, food writer, and cookery teacher, who works with ESSE to produce seasonal recipes at his home in Inverness using ingredients grown in his kitchen garden. ESSE first encountered Tim over ten years ago when he featured in the hit TV series River Cottage, regularly using ESSE’s iconic wood-burning Ironheart. During his time as River Cottage Head ...