Despite Lewis Capaldi taking a break from his musical career to focus on his health, the Scottish hitmaker has managed to still leave a huge impact on his beloved fans and scooped a win at the National Television Awards on Tuesday night.
27.08.2023 - 21:09 / dailyrecord.co.uk
A couple visiting Edinburgh from Australia have been left "blown away" after a kind act from a stranger soon after arriving in the city. Tina and her husband Mark Walker from Queensland were struggling with steep stairs and cobbled roads after coming out of Waverly train station.
A kind Scot stopped to help the couple who are in their 60s. The selfless resident, named Hannah, led the couple to where they were staying and carried the heaviest bag.
Speaking to Edinburgh Live, Tina said: "My husband, Mark and I, arrived in Edinburgh today. We've just cruised for a month, are from Australia, and came on the train from London into Waverley Station.
"As we were leaving the station to head to our hotel, we were struggling with our suitcases, we're both in our 60s.
"A young lady who was leaving the station and had just finished work for the day was heading home. She stopped took our biggest heaviest bag, asked where we were going and then proceeded to escort us to our hotel, which was up over The Mound.
"What a beautiful soul. Her name is Hannah, she is our first contact with a Scot and has left us feeling on top of the world. I just had to give her a hug! What an amazing three weeks we are going to have.
"Now we are so excited for the rest of our stay."
She continued: "We're from Brookwater, in Queensland Australia. Away on holiday for 12 weeks, hence the amount of luggage.
"We are doing a 30-day cruise, then a seven-week self-drive Scotland and England. Scotland for three weeks, and picking up a rental car on Tuesday. Hannah who helped us, works in Leith, in Horticulture therapy with people with mental illness. She had been to Glasgow for work that day.
"The streets were crazy busy as you would know with the Festival. And she did not
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