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2 weeks ago | 
thetimes.com | George Mair |Carla Jenkins
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2 weeks ago | 
theedinburghreporter.co.uk | George Mair
The venue, entered by the Cowgate entrance of Virgin Hotels Edinburgh, has embarked on a new chapter with a menu filled with a handpicked list of classic dishes “just like Nonna used to make”. All featuring authentic Italian ingredients, dishes include the signature “Eve carbonara”, an indulgent dish made for sharing and promising to “leave diners wanting more”.
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2 weeks ago | 
theedinburghreporter.co.uk | George Mair
The structure, housing tennis and padel courts, was erected in October last year, by the Grange Club. City councillors had rejected plans for the structure, but their decision was overturned by a Scottish Government planning reporter on appeal. Campaign group Stockbridge Residents Against the Plook (StRAP) say the structure is “a monstrous blight” on the “cherished conservation area”.
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2 weeks ago | 
theedinburghreporter.co.uk | George Mair
Olumide, who was brought up in Wester Hailes, said she had been more into sports than fashion and didn’t see herself as beautiful or attractive. She admitted she rejected several agency scouts before eventually deciding to “give it a go”. Speaking on the BBC Scotland documentary Icons of Style, available on the BBC iPlayer, she also claimed the fashion industry is rare in that it doesn’t discriminate against those with a working class background.
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2 weeks ago | 
thesun.co.uk | George Mair
SIR Andy Murray and his wife are using lion poo — to stop deer eating tulips at their luxury hotel. Bags of the pongy dung have been laid out to repel plant-munching mammals at Cromlix House, which is owned by the tennis hero and spouse Kim. The flower damage came to light after Kim, 37, met with head gardener Kathy Beckett at the country retreat near Dunblane, Perthshire. Wildlife experts reckon wild deer are hardwired to avoid the king of the jungle.
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2 weeks ago | 
theedinburghreporter.co.uk | George Mair
Buchanan, 52, has spent his life exploring the natural world and hunting for footage of elusive creatures. But according to the photographer his scariest moments were always caused by humans making bad decisions. He told the National Trust for Scotland’s Love Scotland podcast: “I’ve been doing this since I was 17 so I have been hanging out with what people view as big scary animals for all of my adult life.
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2 weeks ago | 
thescottishsun.co.uk | George Mair
The hotel was named AA Scottish Hotel of the Year last September. SIR Andy Murray and his wife are using lion poo — to stop deer eating tulips at their luxury hotel. Bags of the pongy dung have been laid out to repel plant-munching mammals at Cromlix House, which is owned by the tennis hero and spouse Kim. The flower damage came to light after Kim, 37, met with head gardener Kathy Beckett at the country retreat near Dunblane, Perthshire.
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3 weeks ago | 
theedinburghreporter.co.uk | George Mair
McIntosh’s backing vocals on hits including Dignity and Real Gone Kid have been central to the band’s identity and success over almost 40 years. Deacon Blue have just released their acclaimed eleventh studio album The Great Western Road, and launched a major UK and Ireland tour at Edinburgh’s Usher Hall on Sunday night.
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3 weeks ago | 
theedinburghreporter.co.uk | George Mair
The latest annual Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (ALVA) members’ visitor figures show that visits to Scotland’s most popular sites increased by 3.2% in 2024 compared to 2023. The top ten alone drew more than 12 million visits compared with 11,967,989 in 2023. Scotland was also home to six of the 30 most visited attractions in the UK, compared with just five for the whole of the rest of the UK outside London.
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3 weeks ago | 
theedinburghreporter.co.uk | George Mair
The RBGE holds one of the world’s richest botanical collections in its four gardens across Scotland, including its flagship in the capital. With more than 40% of the world’s plants thought to be in danger of extinction, the new “Living Collection Policy” details practical solutions for managing botanical collections, written “with collaboration in mind”.
