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JOSEPH PEARCE SEEKS TO EXPAND UNDER COVER

Joseph Pearce, part of the Boda Bars chain, has applied for planning consent to build a temporary, partly covered seating area for drinking and…
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No excuses for bad bin behaviour

Dear Spurtle, This is a bin in Scotland Street. During the storm on Friday 26 November, it was empty and blown into the kerb. It is proving…
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BIG BEAST IN BROUGHTON BACK-GREEN

Has anyone else spotted this absolutely huge Bellevue squirrel? Has anyone else noticed this absolutely huge Bellevue squirrel? -----  
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REFORMED CHARACTERS MAKE YOU THINK

This is interesting: the Ingleby Gallery’s virtual viewing room, part of its Instalments series, in which local artist Jessica Harrison describes the…
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TRAMWORK PROGRESS – ENJOY THE VIEW

Despite Covid, despite shortages of material and skilled labour, despite unexpected ‘utility conflicts’ at key junctions, the Trams to Broughton…
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ARE YOU MISSING SOMETHING IMPORTANT?

Wedding ring found on Albany Street. Call 07858 355 884.  
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CROWNING ACHIEVEMENT FOR BROUGHTON BUSINESS

Congratulations to Paige Conner and staff, who have been voted the Edinburgh’s top hair salon in this year’s Scotland’s Business Awards. An unknown…
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LONDON STREET SHORT-TERM LETS REFUSED AGAIN

Edinburgh Council’s refusal of planning permission to convert 37a and 39 London Street into short-term lets has been upheld. On 1 December, a…
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ELECTED MEMBERS' FINANCIAL INTERESTS

Following high-profile controversies in Westminster last month, Spurtle decided to check closer to home on what our politicians earn outwith the…
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THE SKY AT NIGHT

Moody and luminous in Bellevue this evening. #Edinburgh #hyperlocal #chimney
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