When is a motorbike not a motorbike?

Why, when it's an 'electronically assisted pedal cycle' of course. Or EAPC. Or e-bike.

Ah, what a glorious morning it was! Roseberry was draped in a luxurious blanket of cloud, obscuring any hint of beauty or interest. As I ascended Little Roseberry, I stumbled upon a lad indulging in a fag and soaking up the "atmosphere". Apparently, he was ...

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A lesson for us all: beware of the tallyman

A few scattered hawthorn trees mark the vestiges of an old hedgerow. Little Roseberry and Black Bank in the distance.

The massive credit facility needed by our former Prime Minister has been making the headlines recently. A lifestyle that demands this amount of money 'on tick' is incomprehensible to me.

At the turn of the ...

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I ought not allow this day to pass without mentioning Rabbie Burns, born on this day in 1759 in Ayeshire

But I won't quote the National Bard of Scotland's poem most associated with Burns Night and recited worldwide on this day: 'Address to a Haggis'.

Instead a poem in which Burns reflects on the treatment of nature and the fortunes ‘Of Mice and Men’, a line later immortalised in t ...

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Deck the halls with boughs of holly, Fa la la la la la la la!

It's been a bumper year for all sorts of fruits and berries, and the holly is no exception.

I was fascinated by this holly bush on Ryston Bank — the northern slope of Little Roseberry. Its branches are laden with bright red berries. In the distance is the flat topped Bousdale Hill ...

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