Monthly Archives: January 2010
How Linlithgow Meets the Climate Challenge
From a small but sweet meeting just 2 years ago, William Ross, John Fleming and Peter Roberts have seen their dream of Linlithgow residents trying to reduce the impact of climate change develop dramatically. Linlithgow Climate Challenge has grown from … Continue reading
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Tagged Hot Spot Campaign, Linlithgow Climate Challenge, Linlithgow Food Group
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Seeds in the Wind, book review
Ian Comrie is a West Lothian character. He recently celebrated his 70th birthday. With his family he has managed Houston Farm Riding School, at Dechmont, since 1962. Ian Comrie is also a poet.
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Not Just Another Herbal Tea
A chat with Mama Tea’s founder Anna Louise Simpson quickly reassures you that these ‘new releases’ in the herbal tea world are genuinely something different. The idea first came to her while she was pregnant – we all know how … Continue reading
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East Lothian’s Seals
Seals are a great favourite with visitors to zoos and circuses but two species of seal can also be seen in their native habitat on the East Lothian shores: the grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) and the common seal (Phoca vitulina) … Continue reading
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Jane Welsh Carlyle, the Flower of Haddington
Jane Welsh Carlyle, the wife of poet, writer and philanthropist Thomas Carlyle, was the only daughter of Dr John Welsh, a highly respected G.P. who had a flourishing practice in Haddington.
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A New Principal for a New Decade
Professor Steve Chapman was appointed Principal and Vice-Chancellor of Heriot Watt University in Edinburgh in September 2009. His impressive c.v. includes a NATO fellowship to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Chair of Biological Inorganic Chemistry at the University of Edinburgh … Continue reading
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