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Santa’s reindeer are in Edinburgh until 24th December after trotting down from the Cairngorms. They were just having some supper before bed when we spotted them and the lead male was eating the lion’s share. Santa was nearby in an igloo, handing out presents, and some children had got trapped in a snow globe next [...]

I know what you’re going to think “Rob, you’re always hammering the BBC, I actually quite like them! Their coverage of Glastonbury is boss, for a start (sic)!” – so before we get in to this, I will come out and say that I enjoy much of the BBC’s coverage, to the point where I [...]

The 2009 Edinburgh Raft Race took place on Saturday 27th June at 11am. On a warm but rainy morning, four teams took to the waters of the Union Canal at Edinburgh Quays with only milk cartons, oil drums and ballons to keep them afloat. To the tunes of the eighties blasting out over the tannoy, [...]