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Maureen Sweeney, nee Noble, was born in Leith in the late 1940s. She talks here of the milk bars and cafe of her youth. Chip shops in Leith. Taking broken biscuits and buckies (winkles) into the pictures. Late night cinemas and catching the bus in Duke Street, Leith to go dancing at Portobello Town Hall. Evocative memories from the 1950s and 60s. Interview conducted by Donna Mackie.