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King Koby Barbershop
Unit 12, Central Arcade, Briggate, Leeds, West Yorkshire LS1 6DX
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Gorgie Motors Garage
266 Gorgie Road, Edinburgh EH11 2PP
Independent vehicle servicing, MOT testing centre, diagnostics & brake repairs in Gorgie, Edinburgh
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Blossom Surprise
Drapery, Northampton, Northamptonshire NN1 2ET
Independent artisan florist, bespoke floral arrangements & seasonal British blooms in Northampton
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Mark Thompson (Leeds) Ltd
New Road Side, Horsforth, Leeds LS18 4QD
Master building contractors, domestic brickwork, structural renovations & joinery in Horsforth
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Cyan Clay Works
5 Commercial Street, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh EH6 6JA
Precision engineering, custom fabrication & bespoke architectural workshop manufacture in Edinburgh
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Kinloch Anderson
4 Dock Street, Leith, Edinburgh EH6 6EY
Royal warrant holder kiltmakers, bespoke Highland dress & traditional Scottish woollens in Leith, Edinburgh
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Matrix Roofing Systems
Feeder Road, St Philips Marsh, Bristol BS2 0TH
Specialist fibreglass GRP flat roofing, commercial waterproofing & roofing contractor supplies in Bristol
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The Hole In The Wall
10 High Petergate, York YO1 7EH
Historic Grade-listed traditional York public house serving regional cask ales & honest pub fare
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THE COLLAPSE OF 9,000 BUTCHERS: How Supermarket ‘Gas-Flushed’ Meat and the WWF 60:40 Mandate Are Ruining British Beef
Over 62% of independent British butchers have closed in 25 years. Behind the corporate 'protein transition' and fake…
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