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LANDSCAPES IN A SPIN

Gayfield Creative Spaces and Whitespace in Gayfield Square are proving a real draw  this Festival, showcasing a variety of innovative and…
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BORN-AGAIN GORMLEYS BACK IN 2016

EXCLUSIVE Antony Gormley’s Six Times will be fully restored to the Water of Leith next year, possibly as soon as May.The four component statues…
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LEITH WALK BY-ELECTION CANDIDATES

A total of ten candidates had registered to stand in the Leith Walk (Ward 12) Council by-election by yesterday's deadline. They are, in…
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WHEN IS A HOLE NOT A HOLE?

WHEN IT'S A BIGGER HOLE  An application to partially knock down a Category A-listed wall and create a single raised car parking space in the…
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TWO CONVERSATIONS ABOUT CHANGE

If you have time to take in only one exhibition this summer, Audrey Grant’s at the Union Gallery is a strong contender for your attention.Spurtle has…
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STANDARD LIFE GOES TITS UP

As reported in Issue 244, the former call centre at 52-52A Annandale Street is to be replaced by housing. Demolition has already begun, and the…
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WE ARE ALL OF US IN THE GUTTER, BUT SOME OF US ARE LOOKING AT THE BASEMENTS

Few things are as interesting as other people’s little corners.Spurtle makes a point of noseying such nooks, and on various errands today enjoyed…
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LOCALS MUST ENGAGE WITH LATEST GEORGE STREET CONSULTATION

Locals have a chance to influence the future of George Street next week at the first of two summer drop-in meetings open to the public.From 2–7pm on…
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OUT OF THE DARK

Today was the last day of local artist John Patrick Bissett’s weeklong exhibition at Whitespace: Stand –  Emblems of Imagination. Bissett…
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TIME TO THINK AHEAD

PUBLIC ASKED FOR STRATEGIC PRIORITIES Do you plan on living in Edinburgh or south-east Scotland between 2017 and 2037? If the answer is yes…
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