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GREEN STONES, GREEN BONES, GREEN GRAPES, GREEN EVERYTHING

Half-submerged in the wonderfully lush vegetation of Warriston Cemetery stands a fruitful monument to Robert Arthur.It's pleasant to think that this…
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DELICIOUS THICKENING

This painting (mixed media on board) is by Karen Fleming, and is currently on show at the Gallery on the Corner (34 Northumberland Street). It has…
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GLAMOROUS S6s SIGN OUT IN STYLE

A great night was had by all at Drummond Community High School's S6 Prom in the Carlton Hotel, writes Depute Head Teacher Sharon Gibson.The pupils,…
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LONG BUILDING MAY NOT BE LONG FOR THIS WORLD

Gurneth Ghatoray – managing director of Rayprographics Ltd – has applied for planning permission to demolish the existing buildings at 5 Warriston…
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DARK CORNER WITH INTERESTING HISTORY

Spurtle ventured out of our comfort zone this afternoon to visit the seedier side of Calton, in particular this splendidly malagrugrous cul-de-sac:…
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BROUGHTON'S BATON

Broughton’s Christina Thomson, picked by locals for her work as a community volunteer, ran a local stretch of the Queen’s Baton Relay this afternoon.…
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ROGUE MAIL

Has anyone else noticed how local addresses are beginning to resemble complicated mathematical formulae these days?You practically need a degree to…
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COUNTRY CORNER

The bucolic pleasures of Bellevue Place are even bucolicer and more pleasurable at the moment than usual.The junction with Mansfield Place – long…
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NEW ROLE FOR OLD PLAYER

A minor tragedy has unfolded on McDonald Road, writes our wandering Music correspondent. It concerns the unexpected arrival there, last Monday…
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SPURTLESHIRE – YES, BETTER TOGETHER APART

Last autumn we reported on the Council’s interesting bid to establish what locals in Edinburgh think of as their ‘natural neighbourhoods’ (Breaking…
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