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Brian Ferguson

The Scotsman

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Christmas in Edinburgh is truly magical - but its markets are the last place to visit

Christmas in Edinburgh is truly magical - but its markets are the last place to visit

There is a splendid slice of Edinburgh folklore in the story that Charles Dickens was inspired to create the character of Ebenezer Scrooge after a...

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Herald Scotland

Brian Ferguson

My 30-year love affair with Edinburgh's festivals and why I cannot get enough of them I cannot get enough of the annual explosion of arts and culture that transforms Scotland's capital city.

It was peak rush-hour on Edinburgh’s South Bridge, as buses, cars, bikes and pedestrians tried to navigate their way around a coach-load of...

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Herald Scotland

Brian Ferguson