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Suntrap Garden

Tucked away peacefully, up the back road from Ratho to Gogarbank, the Suntrap Garden lies, in predatory wait, ready to stun the next unsuspecting visitor. Full of interesting nooks and crannies, walkways and features, doocots and follies, colour and harmony, the garden subtly invites you into its bosom.

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May Film Reviews

Iron Man, Speed Racer, Smart People, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Dangerous Parking, Sex and the City, California Dreaming.

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A View of East Lothian

Hopetoun Woods, not Hollywood, is where Russell Cowe has built up one of Britain’s largest vintage video distribution centres, Panamint Cinema.

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Common Sense on Sweets and Fizzy Drinks

‘Bright colour additives which make children hyperactive should be banned throughout the EU,’ says David Martin, Scotland’s senior MEP.

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