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BLENHEIM PLACE – LOCAL VIEWS PREVAIL

Councillors have refused planning consent for the proposal  by CSG Projects Ltd to build a 5-bedroom family home on Blenheim Place (24/01889/FUL…
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BROUGHTON CAT MISSING

Attractive creature. Handsome reward.#Edinburgh#hyperlocal#news#lostpet
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US ELECTION

Feeling tense?Keep your hair on.Corner of Forth Street and Union Street.#Edinburgh#hyperlocal#news#fakefollicles…
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INVERLEITH TERRACE

Decline and fall. No. 40 in an occasional photo-series celebrating Spurtleshire street-name signs.#Edinburgh#hyperlocal#news…
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IN AT THE SHARPE END

Local author Rosslyn MacPhail’s biography of her great great grandfather Captain John Orr (1789–1879) was published in October and will be launched…
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EDINBURGH WORLD HERITAGE EXPLAINS

Edinburgh World Heritage is keen to correct widespread misconceptions surrounding its efforts to consult on and shape reform of its governance…
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ISSUE 345 – PUBLISHED TOMORROW!

As you read this, advance copies of the November Spurtle are already appearing across Broughton like early voters in a faraway election of which we…
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MAN AND WOMAN ASSAULTED AND ROBBED ON LEITH STREET

Police appeal for informationPolice Scotland issued a press release earlier today which we reproduce below unedited and in full.*****Detectives in…
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SOLAR PANELS PLAN FOR St STEPHEN’S

St Stephen’s Theatre Company seeks listed building consent to install photovoltaic solar panels on the roof of its Stockbridge headquarters (24/05221…
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IS EDINBURGH’S FESTIVAL HISTORY AT RISK?

By Charlie Ellis  The possible closures of the People’s Story Museum and Summerhall Arts Centre have attracted plenty of controversy, as…
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