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FAR-SIGHTED GALLERY PLANS FOR CITY OBSERVATORY COMPLEX

City of Edinburgh Council and The Collective gallery have come forward with plans for a major re-imagining of the Observatory Complex on Calton Hill…
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VERNAL ON THE RIDICULOUS

Spring in Edinburgh. First, let's start with the theory. Pictured right, the window of a Rodney Street café has been decorated with…
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TOUGH LOVE FOR SPOILT PUDDOCKY

Many Broughton residents are avowed Nature lovers.Many spend hours studying or attempting to improve the lot of our scaly, feathered and four-footed…
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PARLIAMENT, PEDALLED ON

To everyone's relief, the sun shone on this afternoon's Pedal on Parliament. Thousands gathered in the Meadows at lunchtime, before cycling…
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HOW HUGE, HOW MANY, HOW COME? BINS EXPLAINED FOR THE BOGGLED

One topic which arises frequently in correspondence with locals is how the Council decides how many bins to put in any particular street, writes Fred…
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LATEST NEWS ON OLD ROYAL HIGH

Today, we received official notification of St Mary's Music School's interest in the old Royal High School.The press release confirms what we…
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NEW SHOOTS ON HOWE STREET

A new business looks set to fill the space at 46 Howe Street formerly occupied by News Corner (Ref. 15/00928/ADV) Pad Lifestyle Ltd have…
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PSYCHOGEOGRAPHIES 5

TOTEMS AND THE TRIBE: DAVID HILL ON CUMBERLAND STREET, GREAT KING STREET AND DRUMMOND PLACE  Shadows cast by terrains long ago trodden can…
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FAIRGROUND PITCH

When it comes to the shows, what appeals most to me about them is their discomfiting collisions. I love that unnerving interface of noise and…
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WHO SAID WHAT AT THE HUSTINGS 2015

Last night’s General Election hustings event was a well-attended, quiet and rather bloodless affair. Around 150 people filled St Mary’s Parish…
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