Monthly Archives: June 2009
Perennial Winners
When Oatridge College and Gardening Charity Perennial get together, they seem to produce a winning combination. Yet again, they have won a Gold Medal for their exhibit at Scotland’s Garden Show – but this time, their wacky garden was planted … Continue reading
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Cosmo – Still Going Strong
Perhaps experience has taught us to be cynical about mass produced food, but when the factory in question is run by the outstanding chef Cosmo Tamburro, you know that rapture is more likely to be your response.
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Get out the sun cream!
The country edged a step closer to a “barbecue summer†as the Met Office gave warning of an impending heatwave, with temperatures predicted to soar to 30C (86F) – the highest level since 2003, when about 2000 people died of … Continue reading
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Roslin Moat Reclaimed
The Old Moat Colliery at Roslin has been further transformed into a haven for wildlife and people in a reclamation project undertaken to celebrate the year of Homecoming – in recognition of the inspiration the countryside had on the poems … Continue reading
John Muir’s East Lothian Legacy
Conservationist John Muir may have left East Lothian as a ten year old boy back in 1848, but Dunbar’s most famous expatriate retains a strong character in East Lothian today – not least in the country park which bears his … Continue reading
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