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NO MAJOR RETHINK ON PICARDY PLACE

 ONLY LIMITED ROOM FOR MANOEUVRE  Fundamental redesign of the proposed Picardy Place gyratory is not possible if it entails spending more…
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HEARTS, MINDS AND HOLYROOD

 BATTLE FOR OLD ROYAL HIGH ENTERS NEW PHASE Over 100 guests assembled in the Scottish Parliament building at Holyrood last night in a…
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COUNTER-TERRORISM EXERCISE STARTS TODAY

A major, multi-agency counter-terrorism exercise begins today in central and eastern Scotland and Northumbria.What follows is quoted in full from a…
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PICARDY PLACE REACTIONS

 COUNCIL U-TURNS ON BAD PLANS AND FLAWED PROCESS   With a surprising turn of pace, the Transport & Environment Committee convener…
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ISSUE 267 OUT SOON!

It’s nearly October, and Issue 267 will soon be fluttering across Broughton like scrunch-free leaves.If you’re looking for a warm, sheltered, stylish…
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PICARDY PLACE – HAVE YOUR SAY!

Today, the Picardy Place consultation continues upstairs at 11 Multrees Walk from 10am to 4pm. We urge everyone to attend. For those unable to…
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JOHN LEWIS PLANS HOMES

 MAJOR DEVELOPMENT IN LINE FOR BONNINGTON Staff from Montagu Evans LLP met Leith Central Community Council on Monday to discuss a pre…
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COUNCIL APPROVES FACT FINDING

Councillors today approved the Outline Business Case for extending the trams. In doing so, they triggered a year-long ‘fact-finding’ Stage 2,…
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WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE SHOW SO FAR?

Changeworks are asking Edinburgh flat and tenement dwellers for their opinions about shared on-street bins used for rubbish and recycling. ‘It…
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DON’T BE RASH WITH THE ASH

Remember HAL in Arthur C. Clark’s 2001: A Space Odyssey? The sentient Heuristically programmed Algorithmic computer began to malfunction in mid-…
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