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Rosyth to Zeebrugge ferry
Ferries start again on 19 May with mini cruise to Bruges... http://www.brugesminicruise.com/ Booked with the above company for a mini cruise to Bruges a while back and can recommend.
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Looking for timber offcuts fife/kinross-shire/perth/edinburgh
We want to make some raised beds for our garden but sourcing wood has become a bit difficult. We have some pallets but nowhere near like the amount we need. Does anyone know of any timber yards around fife preferably (but can travel a little further) that do a good price on bundles of timber offcuts ?? Thanks
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New Farmers' Market outside Ocean Terminal in Leith on Fridays.
Not been yet but hope to pop along on Friday - anyone been to this? Ocean Terminal's Farmers’ Market offers a wide variety of fresh, seasonal locally produced goods including fruit and vegetables, fish, meat, beer, wines, jams, soft drinks, baking and some wonderful treats and craft gifts, plus organic and fresh wholefood…
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Skiing on Cairngorm mountain
Hi With the credit crunch and the snow up on the cairngorms at the moment we have just booked 5 days over 1/2 term. Anyone live locally or skied here before who can give us some tips about hire/car park/eating out/eating on the mountain . Anything really to help us get the most out of our time here. Keeping our fingers…
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Kitchen drawers falling apart
Hi The drawers in my kitchen units are falling apart. :mad: I really need a new kitchen but can't afford it atm esp with DH being made redundant. Does anyone know of a joiner in the central belt that can repair drawers. thanks
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Braehead Eating
We are going to Braehead Climbing and Sno thing on Wednesday. Can anyone recommend anywhere nearby to eat. I appreciate that there are the usual outlets but can anyone who visits regularly recommend one which delivers good food on a regular basis? So often Franchise places are a hit or a miss. Thought about trying Tony…
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Borders gift voucher - anyone want it?
I was given a Borders Gift voucher in September last year - I think it has £20 on it. I live miles away from a Borders, there is one in Dundee but I never go there, and I can't use the voucher on line. I'm assuming it's still valid, I checked on their site and it seems to be valid for a year, I've been having a clear out…
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2 for 1 voucher on a great cup of coffee!!
Hi All, I spotted a 2 for 1 voucher for a new Coffee Republic Store which has opened at the Gyle shopping centre in Edinburgh. It can be down loaded from the Gyle website at www.gyleshopping.co.uk Nice coffee!! Cheers
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Disabled parking in Edinburgh
Hi, We're staying at the travelodge on St Mary's street on Sunday 15/02 till the afternoon of monday 16/02.We have a blue badge for free parking in most places but we were unsure how this works in Edinburgh.Ideally we would park at the travelodge but we think it may charge us £10,not sure on that one.Does it make a…
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Commuting to Aberdeen
Hello, looking for some locals knowledge here! Husbands got a job at Kintore, so we are going to be moving to Aberdeen soon. I will hopefully get a job at Abdn uni or at hospital. We dont want to live in town, but in the country/village/small town. (ie can walk/cycle from our house, garden for BBQs etc). So my question is…
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Ideas for Family Day Out tomorrow.
DH and I were looking for ideas for a family day out tomorrow. Our son is 2.5 and we would prefer to do something indoors as it is so cold. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. :confused:
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Spa hen weekend in Edinburgh...please help
My friend wants me to arrange a spa hen weekend for her in Edinburgh (city centre), the idea being that we all arrive on the Friday, have dinner, spend the Saturday in the hotel swimming, having treatments etc and go out on the Sat night and leave on the Sunday. I don't know where to start looking for such a place...any…
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Emigrating to Canada
Anyone know of a money saving website such as this one which would apply to canada? Thought it best to leave the UK before the Pound is worse than the dollar!
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Dundee Hiexpress location
Although I know my way around Dundee I don't know the name of the streets. Can anyone tell me where this hotel is and if handy for the centre ? Thanks
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Mechanics in Edinburgh
Hi guys Does anyone know ( or is anyone) a good mechanic in Edinburgh who is MOT registered and doesnt cost the earth and wont do work to the car the doesnt need it ( eg.. Kw*k fuffing fit... skinned me for nearly £300 worth of work which Vauxhall subsequently told me didnt need done).. K xx
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Edinburgh - Kirkcaldy on Saturday - travel and prices please!
Hello! I'm off to Kirkcaldy for the day but was gobsmacked to see that is's over £15 return on the train. After about fifteen minutes of wandering round the Stagecoach website (It's rubbish!) I know when I can leave Edinburgh but not how much it's going to cost me. So, I beseech you good people of the interent, how much is…
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Strepsils Study in Glasgow
Dont know where else to put this.Advert on t.v.Strepsils are running a study in different areas around the country which will take 2hours of your time,the only criteria is that you need to have a sore throat.You get £50.00 when study is completed tele 0800 0856029.
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party venue - Ayrshire
Hi, Hoping someone can help! It's my parents' 40th wedding anniversary in the summer & we are organising a surprise party for them. We're looking for a venue for 40-50 people for a buffet & get-together in the Kilmarnock/Troon area. Though my brother lives in the area, I'm 5 hours away and so far we're not coming up with…
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Air Discount Scheme: Flybe rip-off (and BA money saving workaround)!
The Scottish Government's Air Discount Scheme (ADS) aims to tackle the problem of high air fares for the remotest communities in the Highlands and Islands by providing a discount of 40% on the core air fare on eligible routes. The scheme is intended to fulfill the Scottish Government's commitment to deliver lower air fares…
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auctions & second hand in fife
Im at looking at moving into my first flat shortly and wondering if anyone knows where I should be looking for a television in good condition second hand, looked on scot adds website but not much on there, is it worth buying the newspaper? can anyone recommend any local auctions, possibly looking for a 2+2 suite…
