Baby Charlotte doing well at Simpsons – Fire in West Lothian – Edinburgh High Jumper on way to Commonwealth Games – Rock n Roll – Today at The Cameo
Our main photo today is provided by NHS Lothian and shows the baby found next to a block of flats known as Hailesland Park being cuddled by the nurse looking after her at the Royal Infirmary Edinburgh. Police remain concerned for the welfare of the baby’s mother who it is presumed left her on a bench on Thursday afternoon. The baby has been named after the police officer who carried her to the hospital.
Some of the bigger newspapers such as The Telegraph have displayed their lack of local knowledge by claiming that the baby was left in a park. The nearest park is Hailes Quarry Park further along the canal, where there is an outdoor gym, but the baby was left on a bench near flats which are only a couple of hundred metres from Wester Hailes Police Station.
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A fire this morning at the Five Sisters Zoo in Polbeth has been brought under control, but some animals have perished in the fierce blaze.
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High Jump athlete, Allan Smith, is currently in America completing his winter training in a warmer climate. He won his first outdoor competition of the season at the US National Training Center Throws & Jumps Meet #6 in Clermont, Florida.
His winning leap of 2.17m was also the Scottish team qualifying standard height for the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow 2014. The qualification window opened on 1 April 2013. We interviewed Allan earlier in the year which you can watch here.
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The Rock n Roll Half Marathon began this morning just after 9. It finishes in Holyrood Park where there is supposed to be a Finish Line Festival with live music. It may be that the weather will finish that off this morning….
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Loads of good things on today at The Cameo. You can get in out of the rain here. The Cameo is our favourite because of the snacks they serve – which are a cut above some others… Do you have a favourite cinema?
Today they are screening Trance which has had some mixed reviews….. What is your view?
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