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ANCIENT ROME IT AIN'T, BUT ...

Consent has now been granted for development of a vacant site on Beaverhall Road (Breaking news, 6.3.13; Ref. 11/03374/FUL). But it may surprise some…
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BROUGHTON PLACE: THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM

Forget miserable sleet, forget trams. Feast your eyes (and ears) on this Indian Benares Silver Gilt, Enamelled and Jewel Mounted Figure of an…
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COUNCIL BOOBS ON NEW TOWN BIN PLANS

City of Edinburgh Council has apologised for mistakenly distributing inaccurate information about plans for waste management in the West End and New…
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UNDER AFRICAN SCANS

Marilène Oliver's work spans new digital technologies, traditional print and sculpture.She uses MRI and PET scanning to discover the inside of the…
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THREE GARDENS IN THE HAND WORTH ONE IN THE BUSH

I have read with interest the thread of correspondence regarding the exclusivity of Drummond Place Garden, writes John MacDonald of Jamaica Street…
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COUNCIL GETS TOUGH ON EMPTY HOMES

Edinburgh Council's Finance and Budget Committee today approved outline plans to reduce the number of long-term empty homes in the capital.Following…
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DRUMMOND PLACE DISCONTENT CONTINUES

My partner and I live on Scotland Street, writes Susie Bell, and have been trying for some time to get a key to the Drummond Place Garden – to no…
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DOWNHILL PHILOSOPHY ON BROUGHTON STREET

Diogenes of Sinope lived from c.412–c.323 BC in Ancient Greece, and was a philosopher of the Cynic school.He is said to have travelled by day…
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NEW TOWN CONTAINERISATION – DRAFT PLANS AVAILABLE HERE EARLY

At long last, provisional Council plans for where to site on-street waste containers in the New Town and West End are about to be issued. Spurtle has…
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HAMMER-THROWING REED BACKS LEAD 2014

Broughton hammer-throwing sensation and Team Scotland member Kimberley Reed will be busy at today's Lead 2014 conference at Edinburgh University,…
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