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Lottery winners on a plane (Rousse)

I was extremely lucky to have two seats to myself on the long flight across the Atlantic. I even managed to get some sleep in the first couple of hours of the journey. However, I was very curious about the … Continue reading

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Lottery winner celebrates (Rousse)

I won £4000 in the Royal Mail postage stamp lottery.

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Whitby for work and pleasure (Rousse)

It was difficult to tell whether we were in Whitby for work or pleasure. It was also unclear how the beautiful beaches of Uig in the Outer Hebrides had relocated to the coast of north east England. However, what was … Continue reading

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Award-winning dress designer’s garment giveaway and new restaurant business venture (Rousse)

I bumped into the award-winning dress designer MSB in the queue at the enquiry desk of the Scottish Business Information Service, within the National Library of Scotland. While I had been working (and risking the loss of my MacBook Air … Continue reading

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Chocolate cheesecake recipe wins national award (Rousse)

Hidden on the back page amongst stories of minor sporting triumphs, and presented in a tiny font, I read the most exciting news. My friend DT was the overall winner of the UK chocolate cheesecake championship!

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Rousse is runner-up

The web page loaded with a simple blue typeface on a white background to reveal the winner as CU of Aberystwyth. Strangely it also noted the runners-up. I wasn’t too convinced that it was necessary that everyone should know that … Continue reading

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