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News, information and fun from Edinburgh's seaside - Portobello!
Edinburgh, Scotland
Joined February 2018
The UK wrote the ECHR after WW2 in order to ensure that the likes of Hitler would not come to power...which is exactly why Farage wants the UK to leave. Thanks @PeterStefanovi2
Reform UK leader @Nigel_Farage says “We need to leave the ECHR so we can deport people that come illegally & take back control of our borders & that’s what the public wants” RT if you disagree with his populist boll**** the UK should join Russia & Belarus outside the ECHR
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From noon today in @PortyTownHall you can hear every track The Beatles ever recorded played by tribute bands in #BeatlesMarathon. Find out more in today's episode. https://t.co/k2pxWL2dEe
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This month the #EdinburghToolLibrary marked its 10th anniversary. This week, it lent out its 60,000th tool. For this episode, @ScotDavidCalder spoke to @ChrisHellawell about what persuaded him to create the first such service in the UK https://t.co/PRaFW2IvVU
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This morning we hear about a repair service in Porty known as the RepairMongery. The first was held at the Porty Community Fridge today. To find out more about who are behind it and why, have a listen https://t.co/IK4W1VOsOa
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This is where the shame should be - not with the victim but with the perpetrators
In a heroic move, Gisele Pelicot fought to make public the videos of her unconscious rapes at the hands of over 50 men and won. She wanted the public “to look rape straight in the eyes.” Shame, she said, must change sides —from the victims to the perpetrators. Police found more
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🚨🚨🚨MAJOR BREAKING: In a shocking expose, the New York Times has uncovered that Donald Trump has secretly spoken with Vladimir Putin as many as SEVEN times since leaving office. The conversations coincided with Trump pressuring Republicans to block military aid to Ukraine.
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Love that we’ve gone from… Disgraced Foreign Secretary can fly on a taxpayer-funded, Kardashian-style private jet To Prime Minister can’t watch his team play football in a box that costs the taxpayer nothing.
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The launch was on Thursday at the Library. Yes, the #PortobelloBookFestival 24 is on its way. In this episode @ScotDavidCalder talked to Joanne Baird @portybelle and her daughter Grace, both Trustees of the event, about what literary delights are to come.
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When someone shows you who they are ... believe them. This man is a threat to the social cohesion of our country 🇬🇧
Ah yes, the arsonist returns to the fire he’s set and tells the firefighters how to put out the fire.
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In today's episode of The @PortyPodcast , @ScotDavidCalder went to meet the staff and clients at The Cottage which, for over 40 years, has been supporting people and families in Portobello who are living with dementia. https://t.co/3JROD7e1Y7
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Tomorrow @ScotDavidCalder discovers The Cottage, a club in Portobello for those living with dementia. It's part of @LifeCare_ Edinburgh which also offers a range of other support and care services.
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I can categorically say I’ve never loathed a political party like I loathe this Tory party. I’ve never felt this angry about what a govt has done to our country. And never thought that a bunch of politicians deserved the total crushing defeat these Tories do. How many agree?
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St Mark's Church is badly in need of care. It's just received a grant of £100,000 to add to its restoration fund. But that's only half way towards its target. As Rector Sophia Marriage explained to David Calder, she's confident of success https://t.co/H4L3N2PFcU
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It was great meeting the amazing team which won a pretigious award. The team of four P6 students from Towerbank suggested ways of making the dualling of the A9 more sustainable and environmentally friendly. Meet them in today's episode.
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Tomorrow's episode will hear from the Primary 6 pupils at Towerbank who took top place for their age-group in a Scotland-wide challenge called 'Academy 9'. The award was for environment and sustainability. Find out more in the morning.
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It's been an amazing year for #PortobelloTownHall which marks its first anniversary this month. Trustee @moragphillips joined @ScotDavidCalder to talk about its success for this episode. https://t.co/22eK4jRs4T
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Local hero Morag Donaldson was presented with an award for her voluntary work this week. She talked to @ScotDavidCalder for this week's episode. https://t.co/iOurvXpzCN
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