Bank Holiday Britain

North High Street, Musselburgh

“There are many myths surrounding children’s access to pubs and what they can and can’t do when on the premises.”
source: The British Beer & Pub Association

Haymarket, Edinburgh

“A worker is entitled to an uninterrupted break of 20 minutes when daily working time is more than six hours.”
source: The Health and Safety Executive

High Street, Musselburgh

“The people of Scotland and Northern Ireland eat more ice cream on average than those in England and Wales.”
source: The Ice Cream Alliance

Number 30 bus, Edinburgh

“Once, this was a class thing: tattoos were for soldiers, sailors, bikers and criminals. Borderline deviant behaviour. Now the prime minister’s wife has one”
source: The Guardian

Pilrig Park, Edinburgh

“Ask yourself this question: ”Will someone coming along the road or footway from any direction understand exactly what is happening and what is expected of them?””
source: Safety at Street Works and Road Works (PDF)

photo by Whyn Lewis

Charity shop doorway, North High Street, Musselburgh

“Being physically active for at least 30 minutes a day, at least five days a week, is easier than you think.”
source: NHS Choices

Clayton Street, Newcastle

“Camelot already runs the most cost-efficient lottery in Europe - an achievement that has helped the UK National Lottery to generate over £24 billion for the Good Causes, and counting.”
source: The National Lottery

Holyrood Road, Edinburgh

“While England seized on chavs, in Scotland we have their ‘white trash’ cousins, the neds”
source: scotsman.com

Derelict butchers shop, Botchergate, Carlisle

“Every single county in the UK has really good sausages”
source: SausageFans.co.uk

Waterloo Street, Newcastle

“The drug was initially prescribed as medication for heart conditions such as angina, but is rarely used for this purpose nowadays.”
source: TheSite.org