Monthly Archives: January 2015

Do You Know an Inspirational Young Person?

The countdown is on for people to nominate local young heroes for the Young Scot Awards 2015. Communities across Scotland are being urged to nominate an inspirational young person aged 11-26 who has made a positive difference to the lives … Continue reading →

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The Story of Sandy Bells

There can hardly be a folk music afficionado in Edinburgh who hasn’t heard of and at least once visited Sandy Bells. Like the rest of us at some stage, Gillian Ferguson enjoyed the music and the chat and wondered how … Continue reading →

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Faith Healer – Review

With the set of Faith Healer, you get what you see: any old-fashioned church hall in any small town; precisely the kind of place where a handful of the desperate would congregate for a miracle from a travelling faith healer.  … Continue reading →

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Faith Healer, at the Lyceum

“Teddy’s driving as usual, and I’m in the passenger seat, and he’s immediately behind us, the Fantastic Francis Hardy, Faith Healer, with his back to us and the whiskey bottle between his legs.” The lame, the ill and the broken-hearted … Continue reading →

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Local Residents Urged to Protect Themselves from Flu 

*Over 49 per cent of people in the Lothians who suffer from underlying health conditions have yet to receive the free flu vaccine, as it is revealed that GP consultations for flu increased during December.

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January Sudoku

Place a number from 1 to 9 in each empty cell so that each 3×3 block, column, and full row includes each of the numbers from 1 to 9 only once.

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