Delighted! Colinton Fairmilehead now has 2 Scottish Conservation Cllrs. 🔵🔵 Cllr Neil Cuthbert is newly elected and will join Cllr Jason Rust after winning the by-election yesterday A dynamic duo that will focus on improving your local community, a common sense approach!

Colinton Fairmilehead (Edinburgh) by-election, 1st prefs (vs Nov 24): Con: 2027 (32.6%, +12.9) La: 1146 (18.4%, -1.1) LD: 1009 (16.2%, -20) SNP: 840 (13.5%, +2.7) Grn: 426 (6.8%, +1.5) RUK: 345 (5.5%, +1.9) Inds (Rtn): 347 (5.6%, +1.5) Inds (New): 18 (0.3%, new) Family: 65 (1%, +0.4) Con + Lab win

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Winter walks in glorious sunshine today. Loved it! And Alfie loved the snow ❄️ What a contrast from yesterday.

My weekly column 👇🏼 This week I look back as we near the 1 year anniversary of the tragic explosion in Baberton Mains Avenue www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/opinion...

Huge turnout of farmers and crofters from across Scotland at Holyrood today. Great to chat to local farmers too Clear messages that both the Scottish and UK governments need to listen to. Not one Labour MSP came out to address the rally.

After the Lib Dems fighting a campaign based purely on being “a local champion”, this is quite something (understatement!) 👇🏼https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/politics/edinburgh-colintonfairmilehead-councillor-louise-spence-resigns-days-after-by-election-due-to-move-from-city-4879199

My weekly column in Edinburgh Evening News 👇🏼 www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/opinion...

Glen Sannox finally handed over to CalMac seven years to the day it was launched by Nicola Sturgeon

Word of the day is ‘quiddler’ (19th century): one who pays great attention to trivial matters as a way of avoiding the important ones.

Yesterday the hospitality students from West Lothian College took over the Scottish Parliament kitchen. They created a very impressive tasting menu, and I loved every bite!

Thank you to everyone that came along on Friday to my coffee morning in aid of MacMillan Cancer Support 👇🏼

One of Scotland's most prestigious universities has blamed the UK Government's National Insurance hike for looming job cuts www.holyrood.com/news/view,ed...

🕚 11am on Tuesday 📍 Orkney Auction Mart 🚜 #BackBritishFarming

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