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ELM ROW BIN AND THE ART OF WAR

An intriguing little battle of wills is being fought out on Elm Row.Staff at local bar Jeremiah’s Taproom appear to be tired of their expensively…
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BLUE PLAQUE FOR LOCAL WATCHER OF THE SKIES

The Institute of Physics in Scotland (Iops) has honoured the achievements of a well-to-do amateur astronomer, Thomas David Anderson, with a blue…
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TOUGH TIMES FOR TIGGY-WINKLES

This amusing whimsy outside the Broughton Delicatessen on Barony Street has set us thinking. Spurtle does not recall ever having seen a hedgehog…
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WOMAN SEXUALLY ASSAULTED ON EYRE PLACE

A woman was subjected to a serious sexual assault on Eyre Place early this morning near Smithie’s Bar. The street is currently closed (2.50pm)…
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ALISON AULDJO: 'LIFELINES'

REVIEWED BY RHYS FULLERTON For many contemporary artists, getting their work exhibited can often by the hardest part of the process. Owning your…
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COUNCIL PARKING UP THE WRONG TREE

Much to the annoyance of some locals, other locals have been parking in front of the new communal bins on Hart Street between 9.50pm and 7.50am.On…
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COLD CALLS IN THE DARK

Its 3.00am. The baby monitor starts to beep and I wake up. The battery is exceptionally low and I presume that I forgot to switch the charger on…
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ROAR TALENT AND OMINOUS MARK

Two works by contrasting painters in closely situated galleries caught the eye on Dundas Street this afternoon. The first (‘The Interpreter’,…
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SEW COLOURFUL ON BELLEVUE STREET

The rather modest exterior of 4 Bellevue Street doesn’t scream ‘Look at me!’, but it’s certainly worth a visit. Inside is a remarkably light and airy…
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BIRDS, BEES AND SPEWGS

Despite a catastrophic recent drop in population (numbers may have declined by as much as 71 per cent between 1977 and 2008), the RSPB estimates that…
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