Talk of the Town: JK scowling from her end of the desk

DESPITE being one of Britain's richest women, JK Rowling still doesn't have a desk of her own, it seems. The wizard writer has revealed how she shares with her GP husband Neil Murray.

Describing her side of the desk she said it was a clutter of orange peel, two-week-old leftovers and a mountain of papers.

Having of course written the first Potter book in a cafe, perhaps unusual surroundings are the key to creativity.

Survey's motives turn out to be berry suspicious

UNPATRIOTIC shoppers are "all talk and no action" when it comes to buying British groceries, with Edinburgh folk among the main offenders.

If a new survey is to be believed, an overwhelming 89 per cent of shoppers say they intend to buy homegrown fruit and veg when they go to the supermarket, but only 26 per cent actually do.

Shoppers in the Capital are among the worst offenders, joining the good people of Brighton and Plymouth in the shame stakes.

The survey of 1000 consumers was conducted by British strawberry growers Driscoll Jubilee.

June sees the start of the UK strawberry season, by the way.

Oh, that's so sweet

ON the subject of being sweet, neighbours in the Capital have proven to be better than most after a survey showed we would be more likely to lend a cup of sugar to the person next door.

The research, by AXA, suggested 69 per cent of residents would provide the sugar if asked, making them the most generous in the UK.

The survey also showed that three in 10 people would be more receptive to a woman than a man, and 12 per cent said they would never ask for help from a stranger, instead opting to ask a family member of friend.

A little bird told me..

TWITTER fans in the Capital have been having fun with a new trending topic on the social networking website.

A sarcastic game where tweeters proffered porkies about the Capital, tagged as #edinburghliesfortourists, broke out online and was played by dozens of tweeters with gusto.

User sonicrampage said: "Due to a geological quirk, the water at Portobello has a Mediterranean warmth year round, perfect for a dip!"

Another user, called littlegrumpyG, pointed out: "Edinburgh has an integrated transport network to rival that of any major European city."