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OWNERS ASSOCIATIONS MUST REFLECT MODERN REALITIES

Last week, we published an article summarising responses to the Scottish Law Commission's proposal for compulsory owners associations in Scotland's…
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SORRY, NAE DUGS!

Here’s a question for you. Where in Spurtleshire can you find for sale, under one commercial roof: address labels, adhesive numbers, anti-slip…
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MIDDLEFIELD

'Carpe diem, quam minimum credula postero'. No. 51 in an occasional photo-series celebrating Spurtleshire street-name signs. #Edinburgh #hyperlocal #…
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HOW TO DEFUSE THE TENEMENTAL ‘TICKING TIMEBOMB’

Following publication of a Scottish Law Commission report and draft legislation commissioned by the Scottish government, two built-environment bodies…
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GRANNY'S GREEN STEPS

Coffee and conversation. Spurtle ventures into the Deep South. #Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news #Winter…
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COCKBURN CELEBRATES 150 YEARS

Last night in the City Chambers, the Cockburn Association celebrated its first 150 years of campaigning to preserve and enhance the best of the…
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OFFICIALS BACK NEW TOWN QUARTER PROPOSALS

Locals to object at hearing Planning officers recommend approving plans to develop the 2.7 ha former Royal Bank of Scotland site between Dundas…
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THE DELISHYOSS DETOUR

Charlie Ellis enjoys some Broughton byways My walk from Stockbridge toward Leith began not by the river but on a tangent: a gentle wander along…
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GAYFIELD SQUARE

By our estimation, there were crocks of gold in Canonmills and Montgomery Street Park. #Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news #weather…
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