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HOT TIP FOR HAT SPOTTERS

In Issue 204 we set the following picture challenge. Name the location of this curious Broughton light-fitting and a £15 retro-style book token could…
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ROCHEID PATH – YOUR VIEWS SOUGHT

Friends of the Rocheid Path have welcomed City of Edinburgh Council's agreement to undertake immediate necessary improvements to the popular cycle…
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5 THINGS JOURNALISTS NEED TO KNOW TODAY

1. Recommending FIVE things readers need to know every morning is REALLY annoying. 2. The number FIVE is NEITHER significant NOR helpful. 3. ONE…
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THE MASTERING OF THE BALLANTRAE – A WINTER'S TALE AND PLANNING UPDATE (12.3.12)

The Ballantrae Hotel has been refused consent for a 3-storey, 14-bedroom extension with external stair and canopy to the rear of its Albany Street…
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HIDDEN BLOOMS

Pictured here is Lynne Harkes's 'A Floral Welcome', part of her exhibition currently showing at Bon Papillon on Howe Street.It almost makes you…
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'EDINBURGH EVENING NEWS' AND SMUT

On Saturday 10 March, the Edinburgh Evening News splashed 'Whipping Up a Storm' across its front page alongside the image of an amply bosomed, corset…
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ROSE AND LEMON CUPCAKES

Mother’s Day (18 March) – the perfect opportunity for us all to show our mums how much we appreciate what they have done, sacrificed and taught us…
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THE SECRET SOCIAL LIFE OF JUGS

In the week since I first saw Cathy Campbell's solo exhibition at the Union Gallery, I've been struggling to put my finger on what it is about her…
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'LOCAL' SWIMMING HERO RECALLED

Broughton and Scotland swimming legend David Wilkie will reopen Edinburgh’s lavishly refurbished Royal Commonwealth Pool on 21 March.Remembered for…
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ARTISTS MUST FIGHT LICENCE BUREAUCRACY

On 1 April 2012 it will become necessary to have a Public Entertainment Licence for any kind of public art in Edinburgh, writes Spurtle reader and…
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