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CROSSED WIRES OVER SANDY HILL

The regional Openreach Customer Network Solutions Manager contacted Spurtle today to allay local concerns about telephone engineers working…
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PRIZE COMPETITION RESULTS

Congratulations to Robin Pryor and Moira MacKay who teamed up to tackle our Prize Competition. They solved 5 of the musical clues to Edinburgh…
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HOME FOR CHRISTMAS

We are delighted to report that Ziggy, missing from Annandale Street since 25 November, has returned safe and sound. He got back in the early…
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REVISED OUTLINE FOR CANONMILLS GARDEN

Artisan Canonmills held its second round of public consultation on outline plans for 13 Warriston Road earlier this month.You can see the exhibition…
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SMALL BUT GOLD STANDARD

The Scottish National Gallery is one of the quieter places in Edinburgh at the moment. Despite the raucous goings-on outside, it is a peaceful…
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RBS SCHEME – TIME TO START WRITING

Those in favour of, or against, demolition of RBS property between Dundas Street, Eyre Place and Fettes Row/Royal Crescent, and planning permission…
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NEW TOWN HIT AND RUN

A 73-year-old man was knocked down in a hit and run yesterday afternoon. He was trying to cross Abercromby Place at the corner with Dundas…
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NO GO FOR TRAM STOP ADVERTS

St ANDREW SQUARE SPARED  City of Edinburgh Council has turned down an application to cover the St Andrew Square tram stop in adverts. …
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AWKWARD QUESTIONS AND A VISION OF HELL

What exactly is so unsettling about this year’s Louis Vuitton window display? God knows, this correspondent has the patience of a saint and…
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POLICE INVESTIGATE DEATH ON SCOTLAND STREET

A property on Scotland Street is taped off this morning, with uniformed police outside and other plainclothes officers in attendance. Forensics…
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