Category Archives: Serious pieces
Brass necked thieves target Bute House neighbours
Alex Salmond will be nervously keeping an eye on his front door after thieves stole a brass name plate from a neighbouring building. Bute House, the First Minister’s official residence, has two such plaques displayed prominently either side of the … Continue reading
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NHS staff turned away during winter weather
NHS staff were stopped from working at hospitals nearer their home during the worst winter weather in 40 years due to red tape, it has emerged. NHS Lothian staff living in Fife and the Borders who were unable to get … Continue reading
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Stone for Tay disaster driver
THE driver of the train which plunged into the Tay when the Tay Bridge collapsed is to have his grave marked more than 130 years after the event. David Mitchell was one of 75 souls to die in the Tay … Continue reading
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Waste site set for visitor centre
BARMY council chiefs are set to open a new visitor centre on the site of a new waste facility. Edinburgh and Midlothian councils have submitted plans for the attraction at their new food and residual waste treatment facility at Millerhill … Continue reading
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Fred shreds neighbour’s land for BB cable
Sir Fred Goodwin’s new broadband connection has upset his new neighbours after apparently being laid without their permission. The cable has been laid from a junction box in upmarket Laverockdale Park, Edinburgh, where homes cost in the region of £400,000, … Continue reading
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More councillors costs £250,000
The number of councillors in Edinburghcould rise by 12 – at a cost of £250,000 per year. The news comes just over a month after the council passing a motion to cut public spending by £32 million next year. The … Continue reading
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Boss offers 4K reward for tools
The nephew of former Rangers Boss David Murray is offering a “substantial reward” after thieves took off with £4000 of tools. Ian Murray’s firm, SI Construction (Scotland) Ltd, was renovating a property in Heriot Row in the city’s New Town … Continue reading
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Edinburgh butcher goes wild for African meat
The people of Scotland are more used to seeing zebras in the zoo than on their plate but an Edinburgh butcher is hoping to change that. Zimbabwean Tinara Shumba, who runs Shumba Meats in the city’s Gorgie Road, plans to … Continue reading
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Mystery of old wedding photos
An Edinburgh business woman was left astonished after a set of wedding photos mysteriously landed on her doorstep – 40 years after they were taken. The black and white snaps were returned to Edinburgh after failing to reach their intended … Continue reading
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Pensioner searches for lost love
A ROMANTIC Scottish pensioner is searching for the girl who stole his heart more than three decades ago. Charles Ingram of Dalwhinnie had a romance with Jane Annan in the seventies and has never been able to get her out … Continue reading
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