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YORK PLACE DIVERSIONS – MIXED NEWS
Friday 31 August 2012 - 08:53
A report issued by the Council's Tram Communication Team detailing local progress contains mixed tidings and loose ends.The paper displays Action…
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POOR PARKING MARS RETURN TO SCHOOL
Thursday 30 August 2012 - 11:41
A new academic session has started, but old familiar worries about safe routes to school are troubling locals.There are three areas of concern.The…
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AMBIGUOUS AND INTRIGUING: 'THE WAITING PLACE'
Thursday 23 August 2012 - 14:31
One of the quiet highlights of this year's Edinburgh Art Festival is surely Andrew Miller's The Waiting Place, set not far away from Ronald Rae's…
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ESCAPED BIRD ON THE RUN IN BROUGHTON
Wednesday 22 August 2012 - 17:37
One of Edinburgh Zoo's eight rare Scarlet Ibises escaped yesterday and was last seen in Dundas Street.It broke free with help from a squirrel which…
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HOLMES'S SWEET HOME
Tuesday 21 August 2012 - 15:42
For one awful moment, locals were afraid there'd been a murder. Or – worse – that somehow reality was mirroring BBC trailers and East Enders's Sharon…
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HARD-TO-FIND ARTWORK LEAVES VISITORS STUMPED
Monday 20 August 2012 - 15:06
Have you seen (or heard) the new artwork in Hillside Crescent Garden?It's been in position since June, but if you haven't noticed it don't worry: you…
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'BABY BLING' RISKS BAD TASTE IN THE MOUTH (OR WORSE)
Saturday 18 August 2012 - 10:34
Edinburgh trading standards officers yesterday warned parents about the dangers of substandard 'baby bling' products.Home-workers are believed to be…
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GRUMBLES OVER RUMBLES AND 'SINKING' BRIDGE – MORE TRAMWORKS WORRIES
Thursday 16 August 2012 - 22:17
That Leith Walk will not be getting the trams is old news, writes Liz Ballantyne. However, this area is still being inconvenienced by tramworks.…
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WOOF WAITING FOR ... DALMENY STREET DOG SHOW WITH A DIFFERENCE
Wednesday 15 August 2012 - 16:55
Is your dog unconventionally attractive, a mongrel, ill-mannered, disobedient or a bit of an odd shape?If you can answer yes to any of these…
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PETITION AIMS TO SHORE UP CITY TENEMENTS
Wednesday 15 August 2012 - 10:54
An Edinburgh householder has launched an online petition calling for government incentives to repair Scotland's tenements and preserve the country's…
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