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EDINBURGH SAFARI (4)

Two weeks ago we launched the third of our Edinburgh safaris by inviting readers to search for dogs.  You can see the nine we found  at the…
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BETTER LATE THAN NEVER

CITY LANDMARK RETURNS IN MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT After an absence of four years, Forsyth’s Finial returned to the Edinburgh skyline in the small…
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THE PAST IS NOT A FOREIGN COUNTRY

Ahead of Edinburgh’s municipal elections in 1919, the Scotsman reported on a Broughton ward hustings attended by a large audience in the Free…
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KEEPING IT REAL

One of the things we like about living in this part of Edinburgh is that you don’t have to conform. Doing your own thing is positively…
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CHAIR NAMED FOR PP1 SCHOOLS INQUIRY

A leading construction and procurement industry professional has been appointed to chair the independent inquiry into the Edinburgh PP1 school…
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COUNCIL CONSULTS (UP TO A POINT) ON PARK EVENTS

City of Edinburgh Council is consulting about plans to tender for additional major events in public parks from 2017 to 2020.It seems to us that any…
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A SENSE OF PLACE

THE CARSON CLARK GALLERY It’s not that often that I feel like a Mongol emperor, believe it or not, writes David Hill. Today, however, happens to…
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NEW HEAD FOR DRUMMOND CHS

David Sterratt, Chair of Drummond Parent Council, writes:On Monday 29th May, Jodie Hannan joined Drummond Community High School as Headteacher. She…
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NEW Wi-Fi PRIVACY RULES UNDER THE MICROSCOPE

THEY KNOW, YOU KNOW — AND SO SOON MAY OTHERS When we reported the forthcoming roll-out of free Wi-fi across the city centre in Issue 152, we…
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EDINBURGH SAFARI (3)

Two weeks ago we launched the second of our Edinburgh safaris by inviting readers to search for 13 or more lions (see foot of page). Since then…
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