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Short Term Lets – Vital For Sustainable Tourism in Scotland
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Next Wednesday, 3rd February 2021, The Local Government and Communities Committee meets to decide the fate of what they describe as Short Term Lets in Scotland. I say decide the fate, because the suggested legislation, will probably beat the last breath out of my industry, already on its knees due…

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Most Loved Photographs of the Year – Edinburgh 2020
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In this strange old rollercoaster year which has been 2020, taking and sharing photos of beautiful Edinburgh has been one of the things we’ve enjoyed most. We know many of you love the city and planned to be here this year but couldn’t travel. These photos have helped us to…

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Dickins Best of Edinburgh Awards 2020 – WINNERS
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As we approach the end of this oh so strange year, we are delighted to celebrate the wonderful local businesses, our lovely city and all things good in Edinburgh with the Dickins Best of Edinburgh Awards 2020 – and now we have our winners!  With over 1,000 votes and some…

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Dickins: Best of Edinburgh Awards 2020
Best of Edinburgh
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2020 has been quite the year, I think we’ll all agree! We don’t know about you, but we’ve found the daily dose of doom of the news so depressing. Good news stories seem thin on the ground in the media, but we know there are plenty of them in real…

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Staycation Ideas – Stunning Scotland
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Like families across the UK this summer, we decided to holiday on our own shores, so I researched staycation ideas. We live in Edinburgh and exploring parts of stunning Scotland we don’t know was high on our agenda. So, when friends offered us their family house in Bettyhill, Sutherland, we…

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