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  • Will Brexit cause food chaos?

    This week Bosco Santimano, founder and executive director of social enterprise You Can Cook, shares his thoughts on the threat of food shortages. If you have been following the Brexit saga, you may have noticed a lot of fear mongering and scare stories about the supply and availability of fresh food after the March 29…

  • View from Stooriefit Mountain

    Having moved to Peebles in 2002, self-proclaimed ‘stooriefit’ Bosco Santimano gives us his own take on what he feels is the hot topic of the day. This week it’s Universal Credit. So what have the Tories given us since being in government from 2010? A lot really! This column will not be able to focus…

  • View from Stooriefit Mountain

    Having moved to Peebles in 2002, self-proclaimed ‘stooriefit’ Bosco Santimano gives us his own take on what he feels is the hot topic of the day. This week, once again, it’s Brexit. The Brexit saga continues. I have received lots of comments about my previous column on Brexit and people wanting to know more. So…

  • Can Scotland become a 100% Organic Country?

    This week Bosco Santimano, founder and executive director of social enterprise You Can Cook, shares his thoughts on organic farming. Most of us are already conditioned into believing the so called ‘magic’ of science. That science has or will find solutions to all our manmade problems. The issue with this approach has always been that,…

  • View from Stooriefit Mountain

    I have recently started a monthly column with the Peeblesshire News called View from Stooriefit Mountain. This column will be published monthly on every 3rd Friday of the month. Brexit means Brexit! What does this catchphrase really mean? The problem is there is no one answer and it all depends on your economic situation, which part…

  • Make Scotland 100% GMO Free

    We are a Peebles based social enterprise, legally constituted as a community interest company and deliver our services all over Scotland. The aim of the organisation is to encourage and empower local communities to make informed choices about their food and health. We have a threefold vision for Scotland; To make Scotland a 100% Organic…

  • Can Scotland Produce 100% Renewable Energy!

    This week Bosco Santimano, founder and executive director of social enterprise You Can Cook, shares his thoughts on renewable energy. Having covered making Scotland GMO free and a 100 per cent organic country as part of our vision, I can now focus on our third and final vision for the country – to make Scotland…

  • Life is a journey, so relax, chill and enjoy the ride!

    The last few years have been a rollercoaster ride for me. There seemed to be no light at the end of the tunnel sometimes and it felt an impossible situation to deal with on a number of occasions both on a personal and professional level. I am here now, with scars that are not visible,…

  • Muddled Mundell

    It was astonishing to see Scotland treated badly at Westminster with regards to only 15 minutes been allocated to debate Scottish objections to the Tories EU withdrawal bill. 24 powers  will be coming back to the UK after Brexit but all will be going to Westminster instead of Scotland, in areas already devolved to Holyrood.…

  • President Trump – Truly an A**Hole

    Trump is truly on a rollercoaster ride since being sworn in as America’s President last year. He has single-handedly upset more people and countries than all previous US Presidents combined. History or facts are not this man’s forte and the latest faux pas on allegedly calling the African continent and Haiti as “Shithole” countries takes the…