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KATNES FOLIO
Tuesday 15 November 2011 - 10:15
This splendid cormorant is attracting visitors (and possibly bears with buns) to a rear window in Axolotl Gallery's rear window on Dundas Street.The…
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WHISKY KISS GO EAST: HYPE, PIPES AND LIFE BEYOND CARBERRY
Monday 14 November 2011 - 19:58
Locally based band Whisky Kiss are on the move again. In the first of a new series, bassist Iain MacPhail looks backward and forward to an exciting…
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GONE TO EARTH
Monday 14 November 2011 - 11:07
The twenty-six scenes depicted in Alison Auldjo's solo exhibition at the Union Gallery are loosely based on those she found herself among last summer…
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AUDACIOUS BAD DRIVER FLEES SCENE OF SCRAPE
Friday 11 November 2011 - 16:56
Hell hath no fury like a woman pranged, especially when £1000 worth of damage has been caused to her brand-new car.The local resident's 2-month-old,…
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LOCALS PETITION TO STOP THE CHOP
Friday 11 November 2011 - 16:31
Locals appalled at the felling of so many beautiful trees during flood defence works along the Water of Leith are mounting a campaign to defend those…
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CRANBERRY & ORANGE MUFFINS
Friday 11 November 2011 - 12:18
When I spotted fresh, juicy cranberries in my local grocers the other day, I couldn't resist trying out my recipe for cranberry and orange muffins.…
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SUDDEN DEATH OF STEWART BLAIK
Thursday 10 November 2011 - 14:52
We have just learned that Stewart Blaik, Chair of the Leith Central Community Council, died suddenly at home yesterday evening. The cause is thought…
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THE EDINBURGH EVENING ECHO
Wednesday 9 November 2011 - 11:37
For many years now, Spurtle readers have noted a curious journalistic phenomenon.News items in Scottish print and online media – even the very…
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PROP UP YOUR PROPERTY PROPERLY – ADVICE
Wednesday 9 November 2011 - 10:05
You may have seen our article in Issue 200 about taking a proactive approach to maintaining your home ('Bricks, mortar, common sense').On the same…
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COUNCIL SEEKS WAY OUT OF HOLE
Tuesday 8 November 2011 - 10:42
Edinburgh's cash-strapped Council is in a deep financial hole.But, determined always to look on the bright side of life, they want your ideas about…
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