Monthly Archives: November 2012
Stir Up Sunday is Fun
Stir Up Sunday brings families coming together to cook and get in the mood for Christmas. Every member of the family is supposed to take part in the stirring and to make a wish at the same time.
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Thinking About a Good Old-Fashioned Log Fire?
With a 63 per cent rise in fuel bills since 2008, lots of us are looking for alternatives to oil and gas. Wood burning stoves are obviously popular as they take some of the control away from utility firms and … Continue reading
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Diamond Celebrations for Children’s Charity
Children’s charity Action Medical Research is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year by marking their contribution to medical innovation in Scotland. Support from the charity in Scotland – an investment of more than £6.3 million over the past 30 years … Continue reading
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Midlothian’s Lauren Chosen to be Poster Girl
A local pupil from Lasswade High School is playing a starring role in a football campaign featured on billboard across Scotland. From Edinburgh to Elgin the posters feature Lauren Watters (13) from Midlothian, who was chose from a large group … Continue reading
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Woolly Pandas Arrive at Edinburgh Zoo
Edinburgh Zoo has welcomed another giant panda duo… this time in the shape of two giant knitted pandas which have been put together by a group of knitters known as the Knit Wits.
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Deacon Brodie – Guilty or Not
A stranger,  climbing from The Mound up to  the Lawnmarket in Edinburgh, on seeing the bright facade of Deacon Brodie’s Tavern, might be excused from giving some ecclesiastical association to the title of Deacon Brodie. Such a connotation would be far … Continue reading