Bank Holiday Britain

Hyde Park Square, London

“Thirteen per cent of drivers affected by droppings claim the damage has knocked off more than £200 from their car’s selling price, with seven per cent claiming it devalued their car by more than £400. ”
source: myfinances.co.uk

photo by Peter Law

Warwick Road, Carlisle

“Blackbirds are relatively short-lived birds. They live on average only 3-4 years, but a few reach quite an advanced age.”
source: The RSPB

West Bowling Green Street, Leith, Edinburgh

“A prominent Muslim organisation in Britain has issued a fatwa on suicide bombings and terrorism - declaring them ”un-Islamic”.”
source: The Times

Mile End Park, Grove Road, London

“It often seems that every failed comic that ever stalked the Fringe has indulged that ‘I Love 1972′ comedy line, ‘whatever happened to Spangles/Chopper bikes/white dog shit, etc’ at some time in their miserable careers.”
source: Culture Wars

photo by Sam Oakley

North High Street, Musselburgh

“Drink from plastic bottles can raise the body’s levels of a controversial ‘gender-bending’ chemical by more than two thirds, according to tests.”
source: The Daily Mail

Abbeymount, Edinburgh

“A plague of “super rats” with poison-resistant DNA is infesting Britain, scientists said yesterday. Tests show a mutant gene protects the rats from all ­toxins – making them fitter, faster and “almost impossible” to kill.”
source: The Daily Express

photo by Tony Black

Jackson's Entry, off Holyrood Road, Edinburgh

“Pigeons are often tough and best casseroled unless you have a very young bird which can be roasted or grilled.”
source: CookItSimply.com

Jacob's Ladder, Edinburgh

“The ice cream market is worth £1.25 billion … Innovations from the ice cream industry have raised its game”
source: Ice Cream UK - market report

Holyrood Road, Edinburgh

“Faced with impossible situations our qualified drainage engineers can determine the nature and whereabouts of almost any blockage or collapsed drain and provide cost effective solutions.”
source: Economic Maintenance

Gullan's Close, Edinburgh

“We are the UK’s largest and ONLY database of public toilets.”
source: Find a Toilet