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VOLUNTEERS TO REMOVE HELMETS

Who can forget the carefree days of their youth, middle age or dotage when no wander through the summer countryside was complete without splitting…
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TESCO KNOCKED BACK ON LONGER HOURS

Tesco on Broughton Road has been refused consent to extend its hours for deliveries to 7.00am–9.00pm on Monday–Saturday and 9.00am–6.00pm on Sunday (…
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HOT, HOT, COOL

Edinburgh today was baking.Temperatures on Princes Street – where sun, pavements and south-facing shopfronts combine to intensify the heat – easily…
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TO OIL, OR TO BOIL? THAT IS THE QUESTION

One of the best things about living in Broughton is the sense of community, and although you live in a big city you really feel as if you belong to…
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BUNCH OF FIVES

The Union Gallery celebrates its anniversary this month with a group exhibition featuring work by some of the artists who have shown here over the…
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TRAM FAN ON TRAFFIC JAMS

Spurtle's David Sterratt has been asking why Edinburgh's new trams keep getting stuck on Princes Street. Those in the know were only too glad to…
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WEE HOOSE, BIG STUSHIE

Neighbours are practically farting sparks at the latest developments on East Scotland Street Lane.Mr Dermot Ferrigan has appealed against…
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SUMMER QUIZ

For the benefit of readers with too much time on their hands over the summer, we present a 26-part word quiz, whose overall theme is suggested by the…
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MEANING IN THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER

Pictured here is the cipher panel on the wall of No. 29 Spey Terrace.All sources agree that it comprises the monogram of the Edinburgh Artisan…
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SHRUBHILL HOUSE – A FOND FAREWELL

Shrubhill House on Leith Walk will be demolished over a period of around eight weeks, announced STV yesterday.It is to be replaced by September next…
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