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ELECTION RESULTS IN BRIEF

Council-supplied results in detail are available in the pdfs at the foot of this page. Council-supplied results for outlying parts of Edinburgh…
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GET UP, GET OUT AND GO VOTE!

You have until 10.00pm tonight to cast your vote in the City of Edinburgh Council election.You don’t need your poll card to vote, but it will speed…
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BLIND FAITH IN THE GLASITE

 BRIGHT FUTURE IN VIEW? A new tenant could soon move into the Glasite Meeting House.  The Scottish Historic Buildings Trust – owners…
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SUTTON TRUST SUCCESS FOR DRUMMOND STUDENTS

Katherine Dempsie and Peter Wright, both in S5 at Drummond CHS, have been successful in their application to The Sutton Trust’s prestigious summer US…
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MUSIC SCHOOL BACKERS TO SHOW THEIR SUPPORT

Those wanting a music future for the old Royal High School launched a new initiative this morning in the battle for hearts and minds and ears.St Mary…
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ISSUE 262 – OUT SOON!

No sooner does one May leave Scotland than in comes another – this time bringing with it a new Spurtle.Issue 262 carries word of welcome support for…
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SHIPWRECKED ON McDONALD ROAD

 LOCAL LANDMARK DISAPPEARING FAST  It never was Broughton’s most beautiful building, but it was certainly one of the more unusual. Now,…
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COMMUNITY COUNCILS CALL FOR REFORM

 SWEEPING CHANGES NEEDED TO IMPROVE PLANNING SYSTEM As was evident at last week’s Heritage Hustings (19.4.17), there are currently…
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HAS ANYBODY SEEN THIS BOY?

Can any reader explain this?We think the bouncing bather with biceps began appearing on Broughton lampposts about a month ago (this example is in…
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HERITAGE HUSTINGS REPORT

EDINBURGH THROUGH THE LOOKING-GLASS Last night, Edinburgh World Heritage and Built Environment Forum Scotland staged their inaugural ‘Heritage…
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