Talk of the Town: Personal training? No can do, Nick..

Nick Mitchell is responsible for honing the Australian's famed physique, and wants to find someone local who has performed similar miracles.

It is part of the hunt for the Exorex Personal Trainer of the Year.

He said: "The winner will be the kind of person whose 'can do' attitude makes their sessions unmissable."

While the Talk of the Town team just drips with "can do" attitude, a hack's lifestyle doesn't really leave time for lung-busting gym sessions so we'll open this one up to the wider public.

Showpiece pair

AT the beginning of this new football season let's hope it is an omen for entente cordiale between the Capital's big two clubs that Allan Preston (ex-Hearts) and John Hughes (ex-Hibs) should have teamed up last weekend to win the annual Duddingston golf club invitation foursomes tournament.

And you thought the days of an "Edinburgh Select" being formed for a showpiece game to herald in a new campaign died out in the 1960s.

Staying on course

STAYING with the football-golf connection, one Capital club with a high-profile neighbour is currently displaying a sign in the clubhouse referring to the owner of Hibs and stating: "Anyone going out of bounds with a mis-directed shot into the garden of Sir Tom Farmer and setting off his alarm must report the incident to the club professional at once."

Time for lunch?

WHEN it comes to making sure you take a lunch break, Scots are leading the way, it seems.

A study, commissioned by Edinburgh-based biscuit maker Nairn's Oatcakes, revealed that 60 per cent of office workers across the country take a lunch break during the working week - the highest in the UK.

In contrast, only 50 per cent of their London counterparts manage to squeeze in a break during the working week.

But although Scots are going against the grain by taking a break, the average working lunch break across the nation is only 25.9 minutes - and is often served with a side of work.

The survey investigated the lunch habits of people in the UK and their attitudes towards the daily lunch break across the working week.