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What ever happened to the Scottish strawberry?
10/06/07 10:45 Filed in: Granite
Chips
Remember when Scottish strawberries
were a mouth-watering taste of the best soft fruit in the world?
Now, if you buy them in supermarkets strawberries are tasteless and
unexciting. Why? Read More...
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E&M closure is sad news for Aberdeen
25/04/07 11:43 Filed in: Granite
Chips
The news that Esslemont & Macintosh
is to close with the loss of more than 100 jobs is sad news for
Aberdeen. E&Ms has been a local institution for more than a
century and was Aberdeen's last remaining department store with
real local roots - albeit that it had been bought out of local
ownership by Owen & Owen, only for that company to crash into
administration.
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Think local when filling your car
11/04/07 11:44 Filed in: Granite
Chips
Remember when getting a loaf of bread
or a pint of milk meant just a short walk if you lived in any North
East town (or a short drive in Aberdeenshire) to the local corner
shop? Now you probably make a family excursion to your nearest
Tesco, ASDA, Sainsbury's or Morrisons. Now think about refuelling
your car. Remember when refuelling the car was something you did
when the fuel light came on? Oh, fuel light on, there's a
station... fill up. Read More...