Neil Braidwood

Magazine addict, creative and publishing manager for Connect, lecturer and drummer in The Bail Sheriffs. Tweets my own, and I use the Royal 'we'.

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@BowlsScotland I volunteer for The Portobello Reporter community newspaper and we'd like to use the pic of Jessica with the cup. Can you point me to the photographer for clearance please?

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@RoyalMailHelp Wow! That's news to me. Yes, looks like I have the 100g stamps. I wasn't given an option. Very confusing for the general public. Thanks for clarifying, but what a system… 🙄

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@RoyalMailHelp Can you tell me why this was returned to me? I put a large letter stamp on which covers a package of this size and weight. So why say that I have underpaid? Not surprisingly the addressee never collected. So what do I do now?

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@VicGalloway @edhogmanay Loving the tunes! And this is on my doorstep too!

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@LNER Open now, but a wee bit stressful. 10.28 from Edinburgh to Aberdeen. I reserved and my space was showing as reserved, but neither locker was open.

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@LNER disappointed to find the cycle storage locked on my train to Kirkcaldy. Currently waiting for someone to open it!

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@CrispMalt anyone there? I've emailed twice and when I phone you it just rings out! Can someone get back to me about a media enquiry? Thanks! Neil

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When you've been in the #magazine business for more than 35 years (like me), it's lovely when a fresh, exciting take on the industry comes along, and it's right on your doorstep! Off to Magazine Street now! Save me a bacon roll @MagazineCentre

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@SYdocumentary @CarlaJEaston @TheScotsman @edfilmfest @CosmicCatFilm @GirlsOnFilm_Pod @forestofblack @lunglegband @Hen_Hoose @popgirlzscot @docnrollfest @reid_trish Any mention of The Delmontes?

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Off to see @StranglersSite tonight, with my old school pal Alan. Last time we saw them together was at the Glasgow Apollo in 1978. Time flies eh? Support by local heroes Twisted Nerve. Last time we missed the train home. Hope that doesn't happen again!

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Hey @laurenlaverne – Two quid for a pint? Hah – when I was at college in 1980, the union bar had a 'drink the bar dry' night (couldn't keep it over the holidays for some reason). It was a penny a pint. I held up 50p and shouted: "drinks for everyone!"

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Forty-one years after this original photo was taken on the Ponte dell'Accademie in #Venice, #Italy, we recreated it! I am even wearing the same sunglasses given to me by @mrkevinlow and the rest of The Wild Indians…
The background may not have changed much but I have!
#1980s

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Great to hear Aberdonian funksters APB on @BBC6Music just now. Blast from the past, but I suppose they were big in NYC - isn't that right @OfficialHuey

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@brucerisk Legend in your own lunchtime! Hope you had a great birthday!

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Watched a bit of the original Randall & Hopkirk (deceased) on the telly last night. I loved that when I was a kid. The red Mini that Jean Hopkirk drives had a really distinctive number plate, so I looked it up on DVLA. It's still going strong after 60 years!

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@gsoutar Wandering on a beach on North Ronaldsay (Orkney) where the seals told me to marry my now wife.

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@cocteautriplets This made fascinating reading, thanks for doing this. Are there stats on how many of these homes are still in public ownership? ie: still council houses? That would be interesting to know.

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@lionelkessi10 @ProstateUK 😂

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Terrible picture, but this is me waking up from a radical prostatectomy two years ago #OTD. I had #prostatecancer , but it was contained, so this was my best chance of survival. I'm doing fine now and grateful to NHS Scotland for taking the best care of me. 😍@ProstateUK

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@lionelkessi10 @ProstateUK Wow! I was walking the dog at about 20 days after, but very short distances. It was March before I considered running again but I gradually got back to it. Keep doing those pelvic floor exercises! You'll be glad you did! ☺️