Angie Brown
Edinburgh and East News Reporter at BBC Scotland
I'm a BBC news reporter in Edinburgh but this is my personal Twitter page. Love birds especially owls, capercaillies…and the big fat bullfinches in my garden.
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2 weeks ago |
bbc.com | Angie Brown
Call for rich Edinburgh residents to fund city projectsAngie BrownBBC Scotland, Edinburgh and East reporterGetty ImagesDonors would have their names displayed on statues or in parks they had helped fundWealthy Edinburgh residents could be asked to help pay for projects around the city after councillors agreed to look into setting up a fundraising team. The proposal was brought forward by Liberal Democrat Lewis Younie, who highlighted frustration at delays to major projects through lack of funds.
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3 weeks ago |
bbc.co.uk | Angie Brown
Media caption, 'I discovered I was far happier teaching ballet, it was what I really loved'BBC Scotland, Edinburgh and East reporterSheena Gough is 89 years old but she can easily lift her leg on to a ballet barre to demonstrate elegant dance moves to her class. The ballet teacher, who trained in London and Paris, has pupils who travel hundreds of miles every week for her 90-minute lessons in Edinburgh. But now the grande dame has decided to hang up her ballet shoes after a 72 year career.
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1 month ago |
bbc.com | Angie Brown
Police drone plan to tackle vandals on quad bikesAngie BrownBBC Scotland, Edinburgh and East reporterMarie-Clair Munro/FacebookQuad bike riders have been seen at The Meadows at dusk as well as during the day. Police drones could patrol Edinburgh's historic parklands after grass and paths were damaged by vandals on quad bikes. Riders wearing masks have churned up parts of The Meadows and Bruntsfield Links.
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2 months ago |
bbc.com | Angie Brown
Knife from the 1800s found under botanic gardenAngie BrownBBC Scotland, Edinburgh and East reporterRoyal Botanic Garden EdinburghThe turf knife is about 49cm (19in) longA large turf knife thought to date back to the late 1800s has been discovered under the ground at the Royal Botanic Garden in Edinburgh. The "exciting" artefact was found during excavation work to install a new energy source heating system at its Inverleith hot houses.
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2 months ago |
bbc.com | Angie Brown
Could Edinburgh's festive big wheel open in June? Angie BrownUnderbellyEdinburgh's big wheel has become a popular festive attraction in recent yearsA bid to house a Ferris wheel in Edinburgh's city centre for six months of the year has sparked concern from a heritage watchdog. Unique Assembly currently has planning consent to run the big wheel attraction in Princes Street Gardens from 4 November until 4 January.
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