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From dormant volcanoes and salt pans to urban forests and library gardens, these are the places we go for peace and quiet.

Cllr Val Walker The Edinburgh Reporter was very sad to hear the news yesterday that Cllr Walker who represented Fountainbridge/Craiglockhart had died suddenly. She was comfortable in her role as ...