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B&Q TO CLOSE – NEW FLATS PLANNED BESIDE WATER OF LEITH

The B&Q at 13 Warriston Road will shut on 3 September as part of parent company Kingfisher plc’s national rationalisation (closure of 60 branches…
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MERCHANTS SEEK YOUNG PEOPLE WITH BRIGHT IDEAS

Are you aged 13–18, full of bright ideas, and with a bit of time on your hands this summer?  If so, why not have a crack at the Merchant Company…
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GET TO GRIPS WITH STAIR LIGHTING

Back in May, tenement dwellers in Broughton and beyond received a letter from City of Edinburgh Council regarding its decision to pass to property-…
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DRUMMOND CELEBRATES YEAR OF ACHIEVEMENTS

David Sterratt, Chair of Drummond Community High School Parent Coucncil, writes: Both new and old head teachers were present at Drummond Community…
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NEW VIEWS ON CALTON HILL

For as long as most people can remember, this has been the view of the City Observatory on Calton Hill.A blank wall and the promise of something more…
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SCOTLAND'S PLACE IN NEW WORLD ORDER

On Wednesday 13 November 1940, the Scottish National Party’s secretary John M‘Cormick addressed a meeting of the party's Stirling branch in the…
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TAKE PRIDE TOMORROW

Pride Edinburgh returns to the streets of the capital tomorrow for the 21st time. With an inclusive message that ‘Love is love’, the event is…
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ISSUE 253 – OUT FROM TODAY!

In? Out? Shaken all about? Exhausted? Why not drag yourself from the house, pick up the latest issue of the Spurtle, and then drag yourself home…
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ONLINE PLANNING SYSTEM BROKEN

City of Edinburgh Council’s ‘Planning and Building Standards Portal’ has been unavailable since Friday, and there’s currently no firm indication of…
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SHRUBHILL – PLEASE MIND THE GAPS

Only a few months have passed since the new pavement in front of Ziggurat’s student accommodation in Shrubhill Place was opened to pedestrians,…
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