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EDINBURGH IN JUNE

As we approach the end of the Summer Term, Spurtle took a look through the pages of the Edinburgh Evening News for Friday 26 June 1864.Surprise,…
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BIN THERE, DONE THAT, ‘IT’S A SUCCESS’ SAYS COUNCIL

The trial introduction of kerbside communal bins in Bellevue and Hillside has seen the amount of glass recycled rise by 300 per cent, and the amount…
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CAN YOU HELP?

A flexible but forgetful person seeks help in recovering two lost purses and two or perhaps four sets of keys. Their securely stuck sign adorns…
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PLANNING APPLICATION NO JOKE

The Glendola Leisure Group, owner of the Shanghai nightclub at 16 George Street, wants to erect an obelisk, table feature and canopy…
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POLICE CALL TIME ON METAL THEFT

With new legislation coming into force in September, Police Scotland and British Transport Police are this month busily reminding scrap metal dealers…
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STICKING TO THE FACTS

The lampposts of Calton Hill are a complete mess. Hundreds of small stickers have been added to them – some to an astonishing height (see foot of…
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NEW REPORT OUTLINES FUTURE FOR GEORGE STREET

As last reported here on 10 March, new principles for the layout and uses of George Street have reached an advanced stage. They will go before…
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PLEASE KEEP ON THE GRASS

Another fine day. More crowds in St Andrew Square Garden enjoying the sunshine, enjoying the grass. Not the gurgling bog but the warm, soft, scented…
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GOLD TOP CELEBRATION FOR BROUGHTON PRIMARY SCHOOL RUNNERS

Monday saw the second Edinburgh outing of the gold open-topped bus in as many weeks as it visited Broughton Primary School, writes Nicola Clark-…
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NO QUICK COMEBACK FOR GORMLEYS

The missing Gormleys will not return to the Water of Leith this summer. Last August we reported the National Galleries of Scotland’s…
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