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Peebles Portraits
Another of our regular features, where internationally renowned Peebles based photographer Kenny Martin takes a portrait of a well known local and we interview them. Please send suggestions for candidates to us.
Big Issues
Every month we take a look at a local, national or international topic and sometimes we just find something that has particularly piqued our interest or irked us! If you have a topic you would like us to cover please contact us.
Out & About
A round up of what’s happening in the town this month, whether it is a local festival, a coffee morning or you just want to publicise your group or event let us know and we will do our best to include it.
Peebles Life Columns
Topical Tax from JRW, Chartered Accountants-May 2013
Gift Aid Small Donations Scheme for Charities & CASCs
Following the earlier announcement of the above scheme HMRC have issued their guidelines on
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Fitness Advice from Lesley Mitchell - May
Osteoporosis
Is more common than you may think in the UK. One in two women over 50 and one in five men over 50 break a bone due to poor bone cond
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Fitness Advice from Lesley Mitchell - April
Why exercise?
As I was flipping through a magazine the other day it occurred to me that all the advice was being given with a view to losing weight
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Peebles Portrait
May 2013 - John McCusker
Living in Cardrona with his wife, Karen and daughters, Caitlin and Erin, John McCusker is probably most familiar locally in his Scout Leader guise
May 01 2013
April 2013 - Sophie Holt
It is clear that the subject of this month’s Peebles Portrait, Sophie Holt, is certainly a very independent lady with not a little of the daredevil
March 29 2013
March 2013 - Neil Dalgleish
Our Portrait this month, Neil Dalgleish, is best known locally for his love of all things cycling and, whilst many restrict this passion to weekends s
March 01 2013
Out and about
Grahame visits Lab in a Lorry at Peebles High School
An enthusiastic Christine Grahame MSP managed to refrain from blowing anything up during a visit to the Lab in a Lorry, which was at Peebles High Scho
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Step Count Challenge at Home Basics
Volunteers and staff at Home Basics in Walkerburn are preparing to step into Spring by taking part in the Pathways for All Step Count Challenge. This
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Latest news from The Bridge Tweeddale May 2013
The Bridge is part of a national network of Councils for Voluntary Service. We aim to represent and support the voluntary sector and to assist local
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Big Issues
May 2013 Big Issue
For the last month, I have been mostly to be found in one of several sheds on the farm, dealing with that most wonderful of creatures, the sheep. Wh
May 01 2013
April 2013 Big Issue - Parking Charges
There are several subjects of importance to the town that rear their heads on a regular basis – empty shops, new bridges, dog fouling, car parking:
March 29 2013
March 2013 Big Issue
In January 1813, 16 Luddites were hanged at the York Assizes, effectively quashing the movement which had begun two years earlier in response to the b
March 01 2013
Political pages
May 2013 - Councillor Catriona Bhatia
In preparation for the Council elections in 2012, the Liberal Democrats developed and produced a detailed manifesto of our Ambitions and Vision for th
May 01 2013
April 2013 - Councillor Stuart Bell
For my sins I have been asked to chair a small group to investigate pay parking in Peebles so I am going to share the problem with you. It certainly
March 29 2013
March 2013 - Councillor Nathaniel Buckingham
In early February the Council passed it’s budgets which set out the revenue spending plans for the next five years alongside a capital spending pr
March 01 2013
Sport
Peebles Rugby Club - May 2013
Peebles Rugby Club - April 2013
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