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Archives for October 2008

Hard Landscaping Company in Central Scotland
Hi, I was hoping that someone might be able to recommend a company that could come and do some hard landscaping work in my garden. I am in the Falkirk area. Thanks.
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Wanted - builder in Edinburgh/West Lothian area
Hiya I was wondering if anyone knew of a reputable and reliable builder in the Edinburgh/West Lothian area? We are planning to build an extension to our house soon and are looking to get quotes done asap. Any help would be much appreciated. Emma
free computing books - Edinburgh
Corstorphine Library in Edinburgh have received a donation from a house clearance which has left them with duplicate copies of some of the books, so they are giving them away to anyone who wants them. They are mostly computing books from the Dummies series (which normally cost around £20), but there are a few others on…
1 to 1 swimming lessons in Ayrshire / Renfrewshire
Does anyone know of swimming instuctors in Ayrshire or Renfrewshire that do private lessons for children? I have been trying to get my 4 yearold lessons for a while now with no luck there must be a shortage of swimming instrucors! I checked a previous thread but the swimming schools mentioned are for Glasgow and its a bit…
Digital Camera Bargains
Evening guys, Its our second anniversary and my partner loves her older Cannon 5 megapixel camera, which she now agrees its time for updating, since she uses it constantly. Anyway.... We're going shopping in Glasgow tomorrow to hopefully find a great bargain but I'd like to go armed with some knowledge. Is anyone aware of…
Looking for a good Limo company in Aberdeen
DS1 will be 7 on the last school day in December and he loves cars and loves seeing the Limos when they are about town so i fancy getting him a Limo waiting for him outside school at the end of the day. My mum lives accross from the school so we would all be there anyway so thought me, DH (he has the day off work), DS 1&2,…
Morrisons Petrol Offer - North Edinburgh
I filled up at Morrisons Ferry Road today and they had leaflets advertising a new offer of spend £40 instore and get 5p off per litre on petrol. Only valid at the Granton and Ferry Road filling stations however so I don't know if this is a nationwide offer or not :confused: Offer valid instore until 7th December and…
Heating Oil
I'm in Moray and phoned four firms this morning for a 900 ltr quote and the best was £403.14 inc vat (42.66 p/l) I thought it might be cheaper given how the price of oil is dropping so much. Is it still high because sterling has dropped against the dollar or because the oil price drops haven't filtered through yet?
Good website for things to do with kids in Edinburgh
Good website for things to do with kids Edinburgh http://www.wizkidz.org.uk/ Has day by day listings etc and family friendly restaurants.
Appliance repairs in Lanarkshire
Our dishwasher just died on us but as its only 2 years old we would like to try and fix it rather than replace. Every number i have phoned wants a call out fee and huge labour charges. does anyone know of anyone in the EK area??
Has anyone used/heard of Clearwater Bathrooms in Lanarkshire?
Hi there, We're thinking about installing a new bathroom and have had a few quotes so far. The most recent was from Clearwater Bathrooms Ltd who are based in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire. Apparently they have not been selling to the public for long (14 years as commercial suppliers) and we are just a bit wary as they don't have…
The new Centre in Livingston opened last week
A word of caution if anyone is planning to come through to the Centre there is NO mens dept. in the H&M store.:confused:
national express offer with Scotsman
Hi! National Express Train travel with Scotsman newspaper is offering discounted tickets, but you need to collect three passwords. Does anyone have the passwords from Saturday and Sunday, please? The password for Monday is deal.
Social groups in Dundee?
hi, my mum is trying to find a social groupor something in Dundee. She is 58, my dad died about 18 months ago and she has only really had family members to go for coffees with, go to the cinema etc and really would like to meet some new people to socialise with. All the groups advertised in library etc seem to be based on…
Shawfield Greyhounds, Glasgow?
Anyone been? We were going to go there for a Christmas night out, but info is scarce. It seems only the Christmas Menu will be available in the restaurant - no bargain at 30 quid for a turkey dinner! Anybody know if there are other bars/food places on site? What kind of night is it? Thanks for any info.
Get a free pound for taking the bus to Ikea from Largs, breafast at Ikeas is 95 pence
I only found out a few weeks ago that if you take the luxury Harte bus from Largs to Braehead shopping centre and get out at the huge Ikea there the bus driver gives you a pound coin. Scratching my head in disbelief I asked him what this was for. He said it is for your breakfast at Ikea's. I thought it was a joke or…
Lothian Fireworks Displays?
Hi there, I'm planning on getting my dh to take 3 of my children (13, 11 and 7) to a 'proper' fireworks display this year. They've never been to an organised fireworks event before. I know Medowbank does one, does anyone know when they start selling the tickets and how much they cost? Does anyone know of any other…
St Andrews Day
historic scotland are having a free entry weekend in honour of st andrews day. it won't cost a penny for entry on saturday the 29th november or sunday the 30th to access any historic scotland site. http://www.historic-scotland.gov.uk/index/places.htm i organise a peoples parade every year through edinburgh, all are welcome…
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