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JUST BLOWN IN FROM THE WINDY CITY

Gusts of up to 53mph have rocked Broughton throughout today, bringing grimaces to the faces of pedestrians and smiles to those of roofers and…
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PLANNING UPDATE (15.4.13)

Simpson & Marwick Solicitors seeks planning permission for 9 illuminated advertising signs and 2 television screens at their corner office at 58…
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GOVERNMENT CONSULTS ON 'GROW-YOUR-OWN' LAW REFORM

The Scottish Government wants your opinions on allotment legislation.Richard Lochhead, Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and the Environment, today…
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SKIMPY SELLS AS SKIMPY SPELLS

Indie Chic at the foot of Broughton Street are offering great reductions on clothing and lingerie at the momentPositively i-popping, in fact. …
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ENJOY ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY, FUN, FREE FEASTING THIS SUNDAY

Green-fingered and/or community-minded and/or hungry-but-cheap Broughtonians are going to enjoy this Sunday.From 11am–1pm, Greener Leith are…
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BEGUILING BYWAY

It's hard to say exactly what appeals to us about the scene below, spotted today in a mystery location somewhere in the Edinburgh World Heritage Site…
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BENEFIT CHANGES – COUNCIL PREPARES FOR HARD TIMES

City of Edinburgh Council will consider ways of reducing the effect of national changes to welfare benefits during its Corporate Policy and Strategy…
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NEXT STAGE FOR SHRUB PLACE PLANS

Proposals for redevelopment of the site west of Shrub Place have now entered the Planning process.EMA Architecture and Design – acting on behalf of…
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UNCERTAINTY OF THE SHORE

'Refraction,' one dictionary declares, 'is the deflection of light, heat, sound etc. as it passes obliquely from one medium to another'. …
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BROUGHTON REACTS TO DEATH OF THATCHER

Lady Thatcher, prime minister from 1979–90, died this morning. Nick Eardley at the Scotsman was first to break the news in Edinburgh. The…
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