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BEAR BACK IN THE NEW TOWN

Bear – the popular, well-kent, fluffy St Vincent Street resident – has been found and returned safe amd sound after an inexplicable absence lasting…
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MOVES TO CURB BAD CABS

In Issue 204 we reported how residents near London Road had been disturbed by the idling engines of overnight parkers.The buses have since gone, but…
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NEW PLANS FOR McDONALD ROAD GAP-SITE – PLANNING UPDATE (16.4.12)

Foremost Developments Ltd have received permission to begin pre-application consultations regarding property 35 metres southwest of 132 McDonald Road…
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ROOMS WITH A VIEW

Using pencil, pen and watercolour, members of a local art club have recently focused their attention on one narrow corner of Broughton.Using your…
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VOTERS – DON'T FORGET TO REGISTER!

If you want to vote in the forthcoming City of Edinburgh Council elections, you must be registered by Wednesday 18 April. That's Wednesday of this…
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MISSING BEAR IN THE NEW TOWN

This fluffy black cat has been missing from St Vincent Street since Easter Sunday. A well-known local character, 'Bear' wears a black collar and is…
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CHIVAS HALF THE PRICE: WHISKY KISS IN THE BIG APPLE

Whisky Kiss are representing Broughton in the Big Apple for New York Tartan Week, writes bassist Iain MacPhail.The main gig for the local 'souped-up…
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RED FOX NO BRUSH

On this page is more street-art spotted in Broughton over recent days.On the corner of Gayfield Square and Street appears this spray-paint stencilled…
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HOWARD HOTEL MEWS WITH THE TIMES – PLANNING UPDATE (10.4.12)

The Howard Hotel (at 34 Great King Street) seeks planning permission to develop 7 new bedrooms in a disused mews building at 16 Cumberland Street…
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HAVE YOU SEEN THIS WOMAN?

Newly arrived in Broughton (we think late last month), this cheerful face with scarf spills from a blocked-up window in Gayfield Square.The portrait…
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