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THE ONLY WAY IS UP

Do you remember this footpath in about the year 2000?It used to be known as 'Dog-Poo Lane' and was the cause of frequent frustration and disgust for…
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MONTGOMERY STREET PARK COMES ON BY LEAPS AND BOUNDS

Friends of Montgomery Street Park have won major funding to revamp facilities for local people.The £40,000 Biffa Award will be be spent on…
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MINOR PLEASURES OF THE MODERATELY INTERESTING

Walking along McDonald Road the other day, I was passed by two sightseeing buses. I thought this was odd; we were a long way from any meaningful…
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QUINTINSHILL DISASTER: APPEAL TO DESCENDANTS

Local resident John Edward contacted the Spurtle this morning with news of commemorative events surrounding the centenary of the Quintinshill Rail…
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FASCINATING RHYTHMS

RHYTHMS Reviewed by Rhys Fullerton This joint exhibition at Patriothall Gallery features paintings and prints by Soosan Danesh, Tracy White…
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BROUGHTON STREET'S METROPOLITAN

St MARY'S METROPOLITAN CATHEDRAL 1814–2014: MOST BELOVED GATE OF HEAVEN by Darren Tierney Reviewed by David Hill I have something to…
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BELLEVUE RUBBISH AT RECYCLING

I'm sure that Environment Convener Councillor Hinds read my piece about the Bellevue recycling trial closely, and looked carefully at…
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GRIGOR DAMNS ROYAL HIGH PLANS

The influential filmmaker, writer and exhibition curator Murray Grigor has criticised proposals for the former Royal High School.In a short film by…
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SHORE-FOOTED ABSTRACTIONS

Jackie Gardiner is an Arbroath-based painter of mostly Scottish seascapes and landscapes in a semi-abstract style. Her first solo show in Edinburgh…
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STICKLER ON A MISSION

Those picking up from last week’s cliffhanger may be in for a disappointment.You left me standing in no man’s land at the crossing on Mansfield Place…
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