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CITY IN THE SUN

ESSENTIAL EDINBURGH IN EARLY SPRING A photo essay by David Jackson Young 1. It’s March. There’s a change of seasons in the air, and in the…
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CIVIC SPACES STUCK IN THE MUD

CONSULTATION SIX MONTHS LATE AND HASN'T EVEN STARTED YET  Yesterday we reported how design principles for George Street are reaching completion…
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GEORGE STREET – WHERE NEXT?

The process of determining George Street’s future is moving forward. Readers will recall the year-long Experimental Traffic Regulation Order…
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WHERE HAVE ALL THE WOMEN GONE?

This afternoon on International Women’s Day, we were left scratching our heads about how half the human race are memorialised (or not) around…
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CANONMILLS MEN LUCKY TO BE ALIVE

Many readers will already know something of the Porteous Riots in 1736.They started at the public execution of a tradesman called Andrew Wilson, who…
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BROUGHTON SCOUTS WIN THE CUP

Congratulations to captain Adrian Gomes and his hard-working Broughton Scouts team on winning the Edinburgh North East Scout District footie…
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IN PURSUIT OF ILLUMINATION

The new Community Cinema in the middle of Broughton continues this coming Friday with two screeenings aimed at children and families in the…
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SEARCHING FOR THE BOING

Spring has not yet sprung, but it’s certainly thinking about it. Out and about across Broughton this morning we found more than one sign that…
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BANGING A DRUM FOR COMPROMISE

BOTH SIDES MUST SHIFT IN LIVE-MUSIC VENUE DEBATE Sound clouds are gathering in the distance, threatening to cast smothering shadows over…
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BANKSY IN BROUGHTON?

Word reached us on Monday of a ‘Banksy’ on Leith Walk. The person who told us of its appearance is a keen admirer of the Bristol-based graffiti…
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