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SNP AND LABOUR WIN WARD 12

The Scottish National Party and Labour won in yesterday’s City of Edinburgh Council Leith Walk (Ward 12) by-election. As expected, it resolved…
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GAP IN THE PORTAL OVER HOLES IN THE WALL

Kingsford Developments Ltd have applied to create two new gates in the existing stone boundary wall and cast-iron railings of the former school at…
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LEITH WALK BY-ELECTION IS TOMORROW

Just in case you’d forgotten, there will be a City of Edinburgh Council by-election tomorrow to elect two councillors for Ward 12 (Leith Walk).Ten…
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FROM THE ARCHIVES

David Sterratt takes an occasional look back at what was rattling Broughton's cages … 5 years ago Spurtle 186 reported  that The Royal…
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COMMUNITY COUNCIL CONDEMNS 'QUART IN PINT POT' HOTEL

NTBCC WILL OPPOSE OLD ROYAL HIGH SCHEMENew plans for the old Royal High School were roundly criticised at last night’s meeting of the New Town and…
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PLANNING CATARACTS AND HURRICANOES

EAST SCOTLAND STREET LANE – NEW BLOWIt may not quite match the thunderous rumblings and counter-rumblings of the current debtate about the old Royal…
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FISHY GOINGS-ON ON FRIDAY NIGHT

The following account of multiple break-ins around Broughton on Friday night are enough to give anyone who loves their dried ling fish nightmares.…
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MOVING ON UP

As reported in Issue 244, the Union Gallery will close its doors on Monday for the last time. After six-and-a-half years, the search is now on…
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'FAIRY-TALE' SCHEME ENTIRELY WRONG

Spurtle asked the Architectural Heritage Society of Scotland what they thought of the latest plans for the old Royal High School. They describe it…
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LEITHERS ARE TIDYING IT FOR THEMSELVES

Zsuzsa and Jerry Farrell were at the Croall Place police box this morning, drumming up support for a new initiative by local people. Leithers…
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