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DRAFT PLANS FOR NEW LEITH WALK SECTION

Draft plans for the revamp and reconfiguration of Leith Walk between Pilrig Street and McDonald Road went on display yesterday.Council staff stressed…
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OVA AND OUT ON GREEN STREET

A warm summer's evening: the perfect time to relax, writes David Sterratt.  Amy, a Harris Hawk, is no exception. Earlier this week she was…
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BREATH OF FRESH AIR IN BELLEVUE

Just as summer arrives, Spitaki, a new Greek taverna, brings a taste of the Aegean to Broughton at 133 East Claremont Street!Occupying the former…
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TAXING QUESTIONS FOR LOCALS

Are you concerned about the quality of state education in Edinburgh? Or about social care for the elderly? What about how often the bins are emptied…
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PSYCHOGEOGRAPHIES 9

NEW TOWN GOTHIC—By David Hill  If New Town streets, resplendently enigmatic in their hues and mysteries, are sometimes minded to reveal a little…
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REMEMBERING THE RITZ

In Issue 241, John Ross Maclean fondly recalled the Ritz cinema, which used to stand on Rodney Street where the modern flats are now. Reader…
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WHITEN BRIGHTENS WINDY WALL

Hard at work and battling the elements on Dalmeny Street this morning was artist Kirsty Whiten. She was putting the finishing touches to her…
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LEE MILLER AND PICASSO

REVIEWED BY RHYS FULLERTON He’s one of the most famous artists of all time and he created a body of work which seems to be endless.There have…
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SMASHING, NOT SMASHED

I eavesdropped the following snippet of conversation whilst waiting for a tram the other day.‘You should have seen the amount of bottles that chap…
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HOW LOCALS SHAPED HOPETOUN

George Reiss, former Broughton resident and community worker, has been researching changes in the area. An exhibition of his photographs is now on…
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