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PARKING CARPING DEADLINE APPROACHES

Property occupiers within Edinburgh's Controlled Parking Zones 1–8, N1–N5 and S1–S5 have until 1 March to respond to City of Edinburgh Council's…
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BROUGHTON RD/HERIOTHILL DEVELOPMENT – PUBLIC TO SEE OUTLINE PLANS

Architects' plans for 8 townhouses off Broughton Road will be presented at a public meeting on 1 March. Spurtle understands that  a 4-storey…
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DIFFICULT BUDGET VOTED THROUGH

As expected, the Liberal Democrat–Scottish Nationalist Administration succeeded in voting through its widely trailed budget proposals on 11 February…
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ROMANCE MEETS RETAIL THERAPY

Broughton Street traders are beating tramworks disruption with a series of promotions to retain old customers and attract new ones. Loved-up locals…
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CEC DARTS SELF IN FOOT

Normally Spurtle researches stories rather than lifting them wholesale from press releases (unlike a certain other Edinburgh newspaper we could…
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BROUGHTON STREET TO REOPEN SOON?

Unconfirmed reports suggest that Broughton Street may be scheduled to reopen at the end of this month.If proposals are adopted, one lane will reopen…
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IS YOUR HOME FUEL-EFFICIENT?

The Scottish Government's Climate Challenge Fund is backing Edinburgh World Heritage with £39K. The money is to address energy efficiency issues and…
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ADMINISTRATION BLINKS FIRST IN SCHOOLS BUDGET STAND-OFF

In a partial but significant climbdown, Administration councillors are now promising to reduce the cut in the schools budget from 2.5% to 1%.The…
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SCHOOL BUDGETS - POLITICIANS COMMENT

The Spurtle has approached all local politicians (see Directory) for comments about the City of Edinburgh Council's forthcoming school budget.We're…
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IT'S QUIET ... TOO QUIET

In Issue 179 ('Briefly', p. 2) we pointed readers towards what we mistakenly thought was a new (if somewhat quiet) website for the New Town and…
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