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Sprint for Life! Gavin McMurray
Balerno resident Gavin McMurray is involved in the fight against coronary heart disease. Founder of the Sprint for Life charity, in...
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Oct 20, 20182 min read
Meet the jazz cook! Shannon Denson
Shannon Denson is the new manager of the Bridge Community Café at Holy Trinity Wester Hailes, a church that St Mungo’s, Balerno partners....
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Oct 20, 20182 min read
"I chose Colinton over the internet while living in San Francisco" Lorraine O'Shea
“I picked our home in Colinton over the internet from where I was living in San Francisco in 2000,” says Lorraine O’Shea. “My...
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May 1, 20183 min read
Footgolf: yes it is what it sounds like
“I’d never heard of footgolf until you called me about this article,” I say to Declan Reid when we meet in the Black Bull Inn in Mid...
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Apr 2, 20182 min read
Suzan Webber: The queen of time management
Councillor Susan Webber represents the Pentland Hills ward alongside fellow Conservative Councillor Graeme Bruce. A local, she attended...
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Feb 6, 20182 min read
Carolyn Holt: Doula
Carolyn Holt gets some inquisitive looks when she tells people what she does for a job. She tells Konect about becoming a “doula” and the...
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Oct 2, 20172 min read
Diane Clayton Chrisholm
Passionate about the many benefits that cycling brings, Diane Clayton Chisholm is both a youth coach for the West Lothian Clarion Cycle...
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Mar 3, 20172 min read
Amy Foster: A Girl and her Golf
Balerno High School pupil Amy Foster (17) has a passion for golf! In 2015 she reduced her handicap from 27 to 14 and was named “Most...
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Feb 6, 20172 min read
Magali Redding
Motivated by her daughter Gaelle, Linlithgow lady Magali Redding founded the charity Eczema Outreach Scotland (EOS) back in 2011. Here,...
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Feb 6, 20172 min read
A day in the life of a Natural Heritage Officer
When you and (most probably) your dog make your way round Harlaw Reservoir, you’ll pass the Visitor Centre, which is opened and closed...
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Oct 1, 20163 min read
Let's go fly a camera kite
Kite flying has timeless appeal ...but how many people realise that flying a kite can be used to discover what lies underground?...
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Mar 3, 20144 min read
A Carmondean Character
For the last 12 years, Tuesdays to Saturdays, rain or shine, Daniel Priester (Dan), has been selling his popular, char-grilled hot dogs...
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Mar 3, 20123 min read
Malcolm Round
There is a good chance they are the only family in the UK with three separate leap year birthdays in two generations.
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Feb 1, 20123 min read
The Ratho murderer : last public hanging in Edinburgh
Delve into your family history and what will you find? Lives that were eccentric, funny or sad? But what if alarming family events jump...
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Feb 2, 20112 min read
Drew McAdam - Master Mind Reader
Usually described as Scotland’s foremost mind reader, he lives in Polbeth and is in great demand all over the country as an entertainer,...
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May 3, 20105 min read
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