Monthly Archives: December 2024
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Posted: December 31, 2024Categories: James Pirie News
Read more »Well it’s time to toast Hogmanay and see in the New Year, but it’s also yet another cancellation for the outdoor events in the Edinburgh New Year’s run up. Anything that’s not indoors is off and so yet again Mother Nature defeats all but the stoutest hearted reveller. But there is no need to be downhearted as staying indoors means that you can participate in the great James Pirie sale. It’s our 134...
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Posted: December 19, 2024Categories: James Pirie News
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Posted: December 17, 2024Categories: James Pirie News
Read more »Crofters in Sutherland are starting to be a little bit disappointed. There was supposed to be a spaceport built on a crofter’s association site, but monied interests have weighed in and the possibility of the new launching pad are fast receding . The Highland peat bog was supposed to be home to the UK's first spaceport, but after six years of toing and froing it has come down to a lot of throwing...
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Posted: December 16, 2024Categories: James Pirie News
Read more »T’is the season to be jolly so it seems but that’s not a reason to go crackers about your spending and to know that there’s still plenty of time to take your time,but not too much though, and choose a gift worthy of the occasion. And all from the comfort of your home, office or the man shed at the bottom of the garden. But it’s not so cosy everywhere else as strong winds have battered the nation this...
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Posted: December 12, 2024Categories: James Pirie News
Read more »Now I don’t go to the bookies, except for the Grand National, but I do love going to the race course and seeing the horses in the flesh. And of course I love a ‘sure thing.’ But the missus will tell you I am a terrible gambler. The mounts are fantastically beautiful and exciting to watch, but one horse became a bit too exciting this last week. A 10 year old serial loser called Rufio, was a...
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Posted: December 08, 2024Categories: James Pirie News
Read more »Now that storm Darragh is just about over we can all breathe a sigh of relief until the next named storm, which is bound to disrupt your Christmas shopping, comes along. But please always remember that whatever the weather James Pirie is here 24 hours a day 365 days a year for your convenience and delight. And established as we were in 1890, we are always trying to exterminate high prices.
Exterminate...
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Posted: December 06, 2024Categories: James Pirie News
Read more »I had a bunch of logs delivered today and it was a considerable bit more than last year. And last year was even worse with an extra £25 on a small wagon load. It’s been a dear do all round with a trip to the supermarket requiring tranquilizers in the recent past. But here at James Pirie, rather than putting prices up we have been squeezing them down. Yes down, not up
We were founded in 1890 and...
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Posted: December 04, 2024Categories: James Pirie News
Read more »I don’t know about you, but I’m sitting in my office and cold. The sea outside is a decided gunmetal grey and the air hangs heavy with moisture and the threat of strong winds and storms at the weekend. I could do with something to smile about. The winds are so strong nowadays that I’ve put up angled supports for the fences and hidden them behind foliage as I’m tired of replacing fence panels...
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Posted: December 02, 2024Categories: James Pirie News
Read more »Well I hope you are enjoying the St Andrew’s Day bank holiday and have you fingers hovering over the computer or phone screen. It’s also Cyber Monday which is the digital extension of Black Friday and as we are in the business of making people happy we have extended our Black Friday offers with as much as 70% off our already keen prices. After our Gold Star weekend we have carried on those lovely...
