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    Woolly reply to electric shocks riles councillor

    Friday, July 16th, 2021 - Written by GRAHAM FORD
    The playpark in Wilton Lodge Park

    Community council vice-chairwoman Marion Short was “distinctly dissatisfied” at a suggestion from Scottish Borders Council that the solution to people experiencing electric shocks from Wilton Lodge Park’s playpark gate was “to wear woollen clothes”.

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