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LOOK WHO'S MISSING

BELLEVUE CRESCENT MYSTERY (SOLVED)Mixed howls of anguish and derision have greeted the disappearance of the recently installed wooden sculpture from…
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CELEBRATING WAVERLEY'S BUILT HERITAGE

The Cockburn Association has recently expressed concern about the potential major redevelopment of Waverley Station which we summarised in Issue 283…
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STACK-IT-HIGH LOCALS AIM TO GAIN

With concern mounting over the prospects of Britain crashing out of Europe, and the potential negative effects of such a hard Brexit on business and…
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ISSUE 283 – OUT TOMORROW!

As you read this, copies of the April Spurtle are already glancing across Broughton like spring rain on an optimist’s BBQ. Issue 283 kicks off…
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BAG NEWS FROM BROUGHTON ST

Take a butcher’s at this. The capital’s trendiest tote bag, designed by Edinburgh-based artist Alexandra Snowden, will be available the length…
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IT AIN'T OVER TILL IT'S OVER

 HISTORY REPEATING ITSELF AS FARCE ON EAST SCOTLAND STREET LANE The latest planning application for the lockup / flat / AirBnB / Class 2…
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SCUNNERED?

Many thanks to local reader John Hein, who today sent us this photograph of a sign attached to a London Road bus stop. As Mr Hein observes, ‘…
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LEITH WALK HUSTINGS – WHO SAID WHAT

Around 120 people filled the Thomas Morton Hall at Leith Theatre last night for an event billed as the Save Leith Walk (SLW) hustings. For a by-…
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TRAMS TO NEWHAVEN – LOCALS LAY DOWN TERMS

Community Councils Together on Trams (CCTT) is a coalition of the four community councils most impacted by the proposed tramway extension route…
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NEW SCHEME FOR SLOPING SITE

Architects LBA have put forward new plans for a development of six 1-bedroom apartments on a narrow sloping site between 13 Claremont Crescent and…
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