Monthly Archives: May 2018
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Posted: May 15, 2018Categories: James Pirie NewsRead more »
Don’t Cry for Me Marge and Tina –
Breaking Down Set to Be More Expensive
If you break down on the motorway or have an accident and have to be removed then stand by for a whopping 25% increase in vehicle removal rates. The current charge for a vehicle removal is £150 under the Removal, Storage and Disposal of Vehicles regulations. And anti-social drivers can have their car seized at a cost of £105 to...
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Posted: May 15, 2018Categories: James Pirie NewsRead more »
Congratulations to the Happy Couple-
Harry and Meghan Tie the Windsor Knot!
Here at James Pirie we wish them a long and happy marriage and as much freedom from intrusion as their duties allow.
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Posted: May 15, 2018Categories: James Pirie NewsRead more »
Scottish Bees Going to the Wall-
Imports Pressurising Natives
I’m quite worried about bees, to the extent that for Christmas last but one I got a bee palace which was meant to encourage solitary bees to nest. Solitary bees are thousands of times more effective at pollination than honey bees, but so far no bees have been tempted into the palace, perhaps as it’s royal wedding week one or two might be...
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Posted: May 14, 2018Read more »
How Many Relatives Do You Have? –
New Survey Suggests Many More than You Think
Now I don’t know about you, but I come from a fairly small family, just and my sister growing up, but with the usual raft of cousins off in the distance. My mum was one of five, but my dad’s only sister never had children. So I was surprised to find out that Scotland's population leads the UK with more living cousins...
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Posted: May 14, 2018Categories: James Pirie NewsRead more »
Wuff Justice-
Narrow Squeak for Rescue Pup Echo
Now some stories are just plain heartwarming like the story of Echo the Romanian rescue dog who felt the need of a stroll across the Forth Bridge at evening peak rush hour. It was on the Forth Bridge between North Queensferry and Dalmeny. The poor confused scamp was on the tracks for about 2 hours panicking and running back and forth numerous times...
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Posted: May 12, 2018Categories: James Pirie NewsRead more »
Head in the Clouds (of Smog) -
Scotland’s Cities Clean up Their Act
We’ve just been choosing a car to replace our current and elderly vehicles which are showing the effects of time. Mine is a staggering 21 years old and still performing well, but with the new MOT tests this month it will have to go. We only wanted petrol because of the brouhaha over diesel these days and that limits your options, but...
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Posted: May 01, 2018Categories: James Pirie NewsRead more »
St Andrews Now Has Its Own Scotch –
160 Wait Is Over
St Andrews as you know was the birthplace of James Pirie when James a local baker tired of rising at 4am everyday and went into the fine glass and collectibles we know today. That was in 1890 when he furnished the mansions and town villas of fashionable Victorian St Andrews. But what no one could offer was a dram made in St Andrews itself. Because...
