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IN FOR THE LONG HAUL

These devoted fans – photographed approaching the top of Leith Street – caught our fancy. Scorning warm clothes, they were on their way to…
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SIC TRANSIT GLORIA

This ramshackle structure at the end of Bellevue Rd is facing its final curtain.Work began today on taking down the roof and upper storey of the B-…
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HERIOTHILL DEVELOPER – REASSURANCE AND AN AXE

In Issue 181 and Breaking news (26.3.10), we reported on pre-planning application proposals for land between Heriothill and Broughton Rd.Following…
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ART TO GLADDEN THE HEART

Spring has sprung, and so have all the local children into the flower-beds.If your horticultural spirits are feeling a bit flat, there are two new…
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SCOTLAND YARD – ONWARD AND UPWARD

Curious locals have been asking what the building work at Scotland Yard Adventure Centre – visible from King George V Park – is all about.The Yard's…
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PINSKY STILL MISSING

The hunt is still on for Pinsky, the young, black-and-white Bellevue Rd cat who went missing on 21 April (see 'Breaking news', 27.4.10).Pinsky's…
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CHEAP BEDS FOR YORK PLACE?

Planning permission has been sought to change offices at 34–8 York Place into a hotel.The Cameron Guest House Group (CGHG) initially proposed…
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CEC SEEKS IT VIRGINS

A drop-in session for 'older' computer novices will run at the Central Library Learning Centre, from 10am–12.30pm on Saturday 22nd May. No previous…
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SIGNED, SEALED, AND DECIPHERED

City of Edinburgh Council's election team staff began checking an estimated 55,000 postal votes this morning in advance of the count proper.To help…
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SUNDAY DRIVERS FACE DELAYS AND DIVERSIONS

The 6th BUPA Great Edinburgh Run will take place over 10km on Sunday 2 May.As well as driving an estimated 10,000 amateur athletes into the arms of…
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