The Meadows
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| Address | Melville Dr, Edinburgh EH9 1ND, United Kingdom |
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| Hours | Open 24 hours |
| Phone | +44 131 529 5151 |
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| ID | 2371409 |
About The Meadows
The Meadows is a large public park in Edinburgh, Scotland, to the south of the city centre. It consists largely of open grassland crossed by tree-lined paths, but also has a children's playground, a croquet club, tennis courts and recreational sport pitches.
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Michael Anton O'Connor: Nine sentenced for mistaken identity murder
... Michael Anton O Connor was attacked outside a property in Wilford Crescent West, The Meadows, Nottingham, shortly after 22:20 GMT on 10 November 2021...
How Seychelles ocean plants could help tackle climate change
... The SeyCCAT project undertook field work using remote sensing technology and took sediment samples to reliably map The Meadows...
St Giles' vigil: Up all night and queueing through the sunrise
... So we came down from The Meadows at about 08:00 and got all the way through...
The people queuing to see the Queen's coffin
... At The Meadows, people from across the country lined up for their chance to file past the Queen s coffin while at rest in St Giles Cathedral...
Eight murder arrests as fatal stabbing Nottingham victim named
... Officers arrived at Wilford Crescent in The Meadows area of Nottingham at about 22:30 GMT on Wednesday after receiving reports of a fight...
Edinburgh warned to prepare for COP26 disruption
... " Planned protests, such as this Sunday s Extinction Rebellion march from The Meadows to the Scottish Parliament, will also contribute to restricted movement around Edinburgh...
'Ashamed' rules ' in spite of adherence to social distancing
... George, 68, from Edinburgh, told how he had stopped to talk to a friend, make sure that they kept a large distance between them - after they happened, in his daily walk in The Meadows in Edinburgh...
Nadia Whittome: Youngest MP had been looking for temp work
... I was living in The Meadows, where I still live now, and we were being directly impacted by austerity measures...
Nadia Whittome: Youngest MP had been looking for temp work
Nadia Whittome first became actively involved in politics Six Years ago
The House of Commons' youngest MP says she had been looking for temporary Christmas jobs before winning her seat in the snap general election.
Nadia Whittome is the new Baby of The House after topping the poll in Nottingham East with a 17,393 majority.
The 23-year-old was picked as Labour's candidate after Chris Leslie quit The Party to stand as an independent.
She has pledged to donate a large chunk of her MP salary to The Local community.
The former Hate Crime support worker said the speed at which events unfolded with The Calling of the snap election took her by surprise.
"I never thought a few months ago when I was applying for Christmas temp work, minimum wage work, that I wouldn't need it because I'd be an MP by Christmas," She Said .
Ms Whittome said she did not think Labour had moved too far to The LeftMs Whittome, who was raised in a single-parent household in The City , said she first got involved in politics as a teenager in 2013.
"What politicised me was the introduction of the bedroom tax," She Said .
"I was living in The Meadows , where I still live now, and we were being directly impacted by austerity measures.
"I saw first-hand my neighbours, friends and family struggling to make ends meet and put food on the table.
"That's what made me mobilise and join The Fight back against the Tory government. "
You may also be interested in:Ms Whittome has already said a significant chunk of her £79,468 MP salary will be given back to The Local community.
"I've pledged to take an average workers' wage which The Office for National Statistics calculates as being just over £35,000 a year," She Said .
"I'll be donating the rest to local causes. That includes charities, strike funds, grassroots projects that are working so hard in The Face of austerity. "
She defended Labour's election manifesto but will not be drawn on who should replace Jeremy Corbyn As Party leader.
"The reason we lost the election is not because we were too left-wing, it's because Brexit dominated the election," She Said .
"I think there are many good MPs in our party who would make good leaders. We don't know who's standing yet. "
According to the, the average (mean) gross annual wage in the UK is £30,169. The average full-time wage is £37,428.
The UK's is £35,300.
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Source of news: bbc.com